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AKT 3, 066 (P360675)

Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	AKT 3, 066
ID	P360675
Museum no.	AMM —
Collection	Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Genre	Letter
Find spot	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Coordinates	38.8517, 35.6365

Transliteration (ATF)

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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.

Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma	Šalim-ahum says thus:
2	a-na en-nam-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma	Speak to Ennam-Assur:
3	lu isz-ti2 nu-a-e lu a-a-kam-ma	Be it from afar, be it a stranger,
4	ba-ab-ta-ka3 sza asz2-ta-na-me-u2	Your gate, which I constantly seek out,
5	la2-ma ha-ra-nim sza ha-hi-im	“Loss of the ḫarānum-plant, of the hāḫum-plant’s
6	e-ru-ba-ni ra-ma-ka3 za-ki	he entered, in his own free will
7	a-s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_ sza isz-ti2 i-na-a	the interest on the silver that from there
8	tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni ki-ma ni-isz-ri-im	you sent to me, like a gift.
9	_ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 qa2-at-ka3 i-ka3-szu-du	the silver as much as your hand he shall weigh out.
10	i-pa2-ni-ka3 sza sze2-bu-lim	Your eyes are those of the šebūlum-plant.
11	sze2-bi4-lam _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_	send me the tin and the appropriate clothing!
12	sza sze2-ep dan-a-szur qa2-at-ka3	which is in the hand of Dan-Aš[ur],
13	la2 tu3-sza-ar a-na _ku3-babbar_	you shall not pay. For silver
14	li-tu3-ra-ma i-ka3-ni-isz	may he return, and he will be satisfied.
15	la2 ta-ba-re ti2-be-a-ma	Do not abandon it, turn back, and
16	a-tal-kam al-kam-ma	I came, I came and
17	szu-ma li-bi4-ka3 a-ni-ma	“He is your servant’s son‭ (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means
reverse
1	t,up-pa2-ka3 li-li-pi3-it-ma	May your tablet be checked, and
2	ha-ra-ka3 ka3-szi2-id	he will be victorious in the battle.
3	a-nu-a-e-ka3 la2 na-az-qa2-ti2	Anua’e, the one who is not a nazqatu
4	_ku3-babbar_ sza _an-na illat_-at	the silver of the tin, the rent
5	a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na	Assur-malik, son of Luzina
6	ki-isz-da-ti2-a la2 te2-zi-ba-am	(Sum) Do not abandon the kišdātu ritual, do not abandon it (Akk) Don’t abandon my ritual rites
7	_ku3-babbar_ sza _an-na_ sza sza-at-a-szur	the silver of the tin of Šat-Assur
8	u3 a-zi-a i-pa2-ni-ka3	and Aziya, your servant
9	sze2-bi4-lam u2 sza s,u2-ba-ti2-szu-nu	send me, and of their garments.
10	isz-ti2 lu-qu2-ti2-a la2 t,a-za-hi	(Sum) I am not a liar, I am a deceiver (Akk) With my liluqû I am an ecstatic
11	1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ da-mu-qam	15 minas of strong copper
12	re-esz15-tam2 sza ka3-ni-isz	the beginning of the kāniš
13	u2 sza ha-hi-im bi4-lam	and of the ḫaḫum-plant he will produce.
14	1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ isz-ti2	16 1/2 shekels of gold together
15	li-[x-x]-in# i-szi2-ma-la2	he will weigh out.
16	la2-di2#-[na]-kum# ka3-sa3-tam2	I will give to you the kasatam payment.
17	sza [pa-szu-ri]-im sza a-ma-at	of the stela of the word
18	u2 u2-ut, bi4-lam ka3-ab-lu	“The one who eats the food, the one who makes the food plentiful,
19	a-na-kam i-ba-szi2	what is there?
left
1	a-gu-a _dumu_ du10-a-szur3 pa2-szu-ra-am sza ha-bu-la2-ni	Agû, son of Dūr-Assur, the pšuram priest of Habulani
2	li-di2-na-kum	may he give to you,

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