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AKT 3, 068 (P360677)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360677 |
| 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 a-szur-ma-lik u3 | To Aššīr-malik and |
| 3 | en-um-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Enum-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3 _illat_-tim | 1 mina of silver: Ašumi of the flood |
| 5 | a-na-kam a-na _e2_ a-lim | to the house of the city |
| 6 | asz-qul2 a-na a-szur-ma-lik | Ašqul (is) for Assur-malik. |
| 7 | qi2-bi4-ma asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma | Speak! I wrote to you thus: |
| 8 | a-na-ku-ma ki-ma _illat_-tum | I, like a flood, |
| 9 | i-sza-ku-nu _an-na_ li-qe2-ma | may he take the lead and |
| 10 | a-na en-um-a-szur di2-in | Give it to Enum-Ašur! |
| 11 | ki-ma _an-na_ ta-di2-nu mi3-szu-um | like a tin you gave, what is its value? |
| 12 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu | return to you. |
| 13 | la2 i-li-kam a-na | he did not go to |
| 14 | en-um-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Enum-Assur, speak! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 ha-na-na-ni | together with Hananu |
| 2 | ta-si2 ma-la2 _an-na_-ki | “You are the equal of An, |
| 3 | u3 _tug2 hi_-tu3-a iz-ku-u2-ni-ni | and garments of my own he established for me |
| 4 | mi3-szu-um te2-er-ta-ka3 | “What is it that you want to say? |
| 5 | la2 i-li-kam szu-ma | He is not a lord. |
| 6 | la2 i-di2-nu-ni-kum | did not give to you, |
| 7 | ma e-mu-qa2-tam2 | the land of the army |
| 8 | e-ta-wu-szu te2-er-ta-ka3 | (Sum) He has sworn by the command of the gods that he will return (Akk) You have confirmed to him your agreement |
| 9 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
Sources & licences
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