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AKT 3, 076 (P360685)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360685 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hi-im qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Šalim-ahhēm: |
| 2 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-<ma> | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 3 | 5(asz) _gu2_ 4(disz) _ma-na_ qa2-dum | 5 talents 4 minas of wool, |
| 4 | sza ka3-s,a-ri-im# a-wi-it-ka3 | of Kaṣarum, your man |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep en-um-a-szur3 | of the work of Enum-Assur, |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 5 minas 5 shekels each |
| 7 | 2(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 25 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 8 | da-tum ik-szu-dam | Atum arrived. |
| 9 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ qa2-qa2-da-tum | 2/3 mina 5 shekels, qaqatum |
| 10 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 | 4 1/2 minas of copper |
| 11 | _ansze hi-a_ u2 sa3-ri-di2 | donkeys and saridu-plant |
| 12 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ mu-t,a2 _an-na_ qa2-tim | 1/3 mina, surplus of tin, |
| 13 | [isz]-tu3# 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim | After 25 minas of refined tin |
| 14 | [gam2]-ru 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | total: 6 1/2 minas of lead |
| 15 | a-na en-um-a-szur3 | to Enum-Assur |
| 16 | ni-pu-ul 4(disz) _ma-na_ | 4 minas |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-is-ha-at _an-na_ | the nishhatu of tin |
| 2 | szu-qa2-al-ka3 ni-ip-t,ur4-ma | we opened your reed-bed, and |
| 3 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 10 1/2 minas of lead |
| 4 | qa2-dum ni-is-ha-[ti2-szu ne2]-pu-ul | we shook his hands. |
| 5 | i-na 7(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-[a_] | from 72 garments |
| 6 | sza a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-ru-bu-ni | who entered the palace |
| 7 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tim | 2 1/3 nishtum-garments, |
| 8 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al | 1 2/3 shekels of silver you will weigh out. |
| 9 | 6(disz) szi2-mu-um u3 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 šimum and 2 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 10 | ta-na-pa2-al _ku3-babbar_ | you will weigh out the silver. |
| 11 | sza ta-na-pu-lu | that you smear |
| 12 | 1/4(disz) _tug2_ is,-he-er | 1/4 of a garment iṣḫer |
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