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AAA 1/3, 06 (P360980)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AAA 1/3, 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360980 |
| Museum no. | WML 49.47.55 |
| Collection | World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK |
| 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 szi2-ip-ri sza a]-lim{ki} | for the work of the city |
| 2 | [u2 ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz]{ki} | and the quay of Kaniš |
| 3 | [qi2-bi-ma um-ma ma]-num#-ki-{d}iszkur-ma | Thus (says) Anum-kī-Addu. |
| 4 | [...] hu-lu-qa2-e | ... destroyed ... |
| 5 | [...] qa2-pi3-it-ra | ... a reed fence |
| 6 | [...] i-bu-ra-ni-ma | ... came to me and |
| 7 | [...] e#-ra-ab2-ku-nu | ... will enter you |
| 8 | [...] asz2-me-szu-ma | ... I heard him and |
| 9 | [...] x | |
| 10 | [um-ma] a#-na-ku-ma t,up-pa2-am | Thus I: a tablet |
| 11 | sza a-ba-e-ka3 ta-asz2-ta-me | of your father you heard, |
| 12 | hu-lu-qa2-e ta-e-er-ma | You recite the huluqā prayer. |
| 13 | _igi_ a-szur li-ik-ru-bu-ni-kum | before Assur may they bless you. |
| 14 | um-ma szu-ut-ma na-as-pi3-tam2 | Thus (says) Na-šapitam |
| 15 | e#-pa2-asz2 wa-ar-ki | later he will do. |
| 16 | na-as-pi3-tim hu-lu-qa2-e | (Sum) The našpītu priestess, the one who destroys (Akk) The heroes are destroyed |
| 17 | u3#-ta-ar u3 sza ir-na#-[x] | he will return, and that he |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na#-as!-pi3-tim e-pa2-azs2-[ma] | he will perform the našpītu-service and |
| 2 | [...] a-ba-e-a | ... of the fathers |
| 3 | [...] ba-al wa-ar-ki | ... the gate of the future |
| 4 | na-as-pi3-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | 1st month, |
| 5 | [...]-la2-ak um-ma a-na-ku-ma | ..., thus I: |
| 6 | [...] wa-asz2-ba-ku ru-ba-am | ... I am a prince |
| 7 | [...]-tam2 dan-na-tam2 a-na-ku | I am a strong |
| 8 | [...] hu-lu-qa2-e ni-pu-ul-ma | ... we destroyed, and |
| 9 | [...] tim ur-du-ni-ma | ... he smote me and |
| 10 | [...] u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni [...] | ... brought out ... |
| 11 | [...] du | ... going |
| 12 | [...]-du-nu-ni-a-ti2-ni | ... ... his ... |
| 13 | [...] im sza a | ... clay of water |
| 14 | [...]-ni-ku ni-di2-in | ... we will give |
| 15 | [...] a-na-ku | ... I |
| 16 | [...] x ir x | ... ... |
| 17 | [...]-ma-al | ... is there |
| 18 | [...] i?-ma | ... ... |
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