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AKT 3, 075 (P360684)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360684 |
| 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 | a-na szal2-mi3-hi-im qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak to Šalmiḫum, thus says |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 dan-a-szur3-ma | Pušu-kēn and Dan-Assur |
| 3 | 9(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 4(disz) _ma-na_ a-wi-it-ka3 | 9 talents 24 minas of your man |
| 4 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 4 1/3 minas 1/4 shekel each |
| 5 | 4(u) 2/3(disz)!? _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2 dingir_{tum} | 42/3(?) minas 9 shekels of god |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ta-szi2-a-tum / <<ga szi2 x wa un>> | 1/2 mina of tašītum-flour |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ qa2-qa2-da-tum | 1/3 mina of qaqatum, |
| 8 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ mu-t,a2 _an-na_ qa2-tim | 1 mina, surplus of tin, |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ansze_ i-ha-ra-nim i-mu-ut-ma | 1 donkey he rented, and |
| 10 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ isz-qul2#!?-[ma] | 2 1/2 minas of tin he plundered, and |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ansze_ isz-am 4(disz) _ma-na_ u2-kul2-tum | 1 homer of barley, 4 minas of ukultu-flour |
| 12 | isz-tu3 _an-na_ qa2-ti2-ka3 | from heaven your hand |
| 13 | gam2-ru 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2_ | total: 8 2/3 minas 9 shekels |
| 14 | _an-na_ ta-na-pa2-al 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | you will weigh out the lead. 6 minas of lead |
| 15 | sza a-na a-mu-ri-im | which to see |
| 16 | ta-asz2-qu2-lu is,-he-er-ma | “You have been carried off, he has been seized, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) szu-uq-li-ka3 ni-ip-t,ur4-ma | We opened your two šuqlû-vessels, and |
| 2 | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2_ | 2 2/3 minas 9 shekels |
| 3 | a-na dan-a-szur3 asz2-qul2-[ma] | to Dan-Assur I entrusted, and |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-at 6(disz) [szu-uq]-la2-[tim] | 12 minas, nishat 6 šuqlû-measures |
| 5 | szu-uq-li-i sza sze2-ep / i-di2-su2-en6 | (Sum) The šuqlû-demon, the one who screams(?) (Akk) The one who shouts (var.) the voice of the voice(?) |
| 6 | i-ha-ra-nim a-szu-mi3-ka3 | he shall contest in your case. |
| 7 | ip-t,u3-ru-ma / 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | they opened, and 14 1/3 minas 10 shekels |
| 8 | _an-na_ il5-qe2-u2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | the lead they took, 14 1/3 minas 10 shekels |
| 9 | i-szu-uq-li-ka3 al-qe2 | I took from you. |
| 10 | 1(asz) _gu2_ isz-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ a-na lu-lu | 1 talent together with the textiles for weaving |
| 11 | ni-di2-in szi2-ti2 szu-uq-li-ka3 | Give me a life of abundance! |
| 12 | 3(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) szu-uq-la2-tum | 38 1/2 minas 3 šuqlati |
| 13 | ku!-nu!-ki sza a-lim{ki} i-pa2-ni-a | the seals of the city he made |
| 14 | a-bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Aburušḫatum |
| 15 | a-ta-ba-ak 1(disz) szu-uq-lam | I have poured out. 1 šuqlam |
| 16 | dan-a-szur3 il5-qe2 1(disz) bi4-il5-tam2 | Dan-Assur took, 1 bi-iltam |
| 17 | sza a-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_-ri-im | of the aṣer of the merchant |
| 18 | tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni e-ra-ab-ma | you sent to me, enter, and |
| 19 | t,e2-em-szu a-la2-ma-da-ma | I will give him his report. |
| 20 | ta-da-nam | you give. |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-da-nam u2-s,i2-am-ma te2-er-ti2 za-ku-tum | You will not give (them) back to me, so that the exempted extispicy |
| 2 | i-la2-ka3-kum i-na [5(u) _tug2 sza3-ba_] 8(disz) _tug2_ li-wi-tum | he will bring to you. From 50 garments in the belly, 8 garments of liwītum |
| 3 | 4(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-[ru]-bu 2(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum | 42 garments for the palace entered; 2 garments, nishtum-gifts |
| 4 | u3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al 4(disz) _tug2_ sza szi2-mi3-im | and 1 shekel of silver ta-na-pa-al, 4 garments of the šimmu |
| 5 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na a-wi-il5-tim ni-di2-<in> | 1 garment for Awīltum we gave |
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