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Fs Matous 150a 39 (P360835)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Matous 150a 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360835 |
| Museum no. | Adana 237 D |
| Collection | Adana Museum, Adana, 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 szu]-hu-bur-ma a-na | Šuhubur says thus: |
| 2 | [pu-szu-ke]-en6 qi2-bi-ma | “Pušukēn, speak! |
| 3 | [a-szu]-mi3# sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | My father, about whom you wrote me |
| 4 | [um]-ma# a-ta-ma me-er-u2 | Thus (says) Meru. |
| 5 | [la2]-qe2-ep / ra-bi-a-an a-na | I will take. The chief to |
| 6 | na#-ru-qi2-im / na-szu-i-im | “The sacrificial sheep, the herdsman |
| 7 | wa#-as-mu la tu3-wa-sza-ar-szu-nu | You shall not raise a claim against them |
| 8 | a-na-kam / a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | what is it that Assur-šamaš |
| 9 | pi2-szu a-na na-ru-qi2-im na-sza-i-im | Its mouth is a narūqû-demon. |
| 10 | i-di2-nam u3 na-<ru>-qum! | he gave, and the nacruqum |
| 11 | a-na be2-ti2-ni / e-ra-ab2 | he will enter our house. |
| 12 | a-szu-mi3 a-szur3-ma-lik a-hi-szu | Ašumī, Assur-malik, his brother, |
| 13 | t,up-pu-um sza i-a-ti2 u3 a-szur3-utu-szi | Tablet concerning me and Assyria. |
| 14 | a#-na a-szur3-ma-lik i-tal-ka3-szum! | to Assur-mālik he went |
| 15 | [u3 a]-szur3-utu-szi-ma a-na-kam | and Assur-uššima, this |
| 16 | [... a]-na# szu-hu-bur a-na na-ru-qi2-im# | ... for the šuḫubur and the narūqu-service |
| 17 | [...] ma# i x a-ti2-di2-in | ... I gave |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-ma-kam] / a-ta / pa2-ka3 a-ma-ma-an | It is a word, from the water, it is an utterance. |
| 2 | [la] ta#-da-an-ma la tu3-ba-sza-ni | You will not give it and you will not bring it to me. |
| 3 | [la]-al-kam-ma / szu-hu-bur a-na-kam | “Let me go, and what is this šuḫubur? |
| 4 | u2-za-ka3-ka3 / a-pu-tum szu-ma | “It is the apsû-demon’s. |
| 5 | a-hi a-ta / a-ma-kam / a-wa-tam isz-te2-et | “My brother, from the water I have spoken, a word is spoken. |
| 6 | a-na a#-szur3-ma-lik ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to Assur-malik like me |
| 7 | qa2#-ri-ib um-ma a-ta-ma a-szar | “Speak to me, thus (says) he: Where |
| 8 | [a]-bu#-ka3 u3 a-bu a-bi-ka3 i-na | your father and father in |
| 9 | [x x]-tim# a-mi3-nim / _tug2 hi-a_ | ... ... garments |
| 10 | [il5]-ta#-ab-szu-ni / u3 a-ta | have seized him, and why |
| 11 | [a]-ma#-kam / na-ru-qam na-an-szi2-ma | “It is my word, it is a supplication. I will speak to her, and |
| 12 | [...] li-it-ba-asz2# / a-szu-mi3 | ... may my name be proclaimed |
| 13 | [...] x x _dumu_ qar-ri-a sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | ... ... son of a hero, about whom you wrote to me |
| 14 | [... a]-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 | ... of your silver |
| 15 | [...]-im / li-qe | ... may he take. |
| 16 | [...]-ma u2-la2 i-szu | ... and he has none. |
| 17 | [a]-ma-kam lu isz-ti | I say: "May it be with |
| 18 | [...] x-ri-szu | ... his |
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