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AAA 1/3, 13 (P360984)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AAA 1/3, 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360984 |
| Museum no. | LIA 13 |
| Collection | Liverpool Institute of Archeology, 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 ha-nu-nu qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Hanunu |
| 2 | um-ma wa-la2-wa-la2-ma | Thus Walawalama: |
| 3 | a-na-kam / mu-ur-s,a!-am | “What is it that is missing? |
| 4 | sza ta-mu-ri-a | that you saw |
| 5 | asz2-me a-ma-kam szu-ma | “I have heard, it is the name of |
| 6 | sza-li-im / a-mu-ur-szu-ma | I saw him, and |
| 7 | a-pu-tum te2-er-ta-ka3 | “The apsûtu-demon of the extispicy, |
| 8 | u2 te2-er-tu3-szu | and his extispicy |
| 9 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 10 | li-bi4 / li-nu-uh3 | May he pacify the heart |
| 11 | a-na-kam | Why? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 ni-ra-szi2 | without fear |
| 2 | a-pu-tum | |
| 3 | a-pu-tum | |
| 4 | szu-ma be-li | If my lord |
| 5 | a-ta te2-er-tak2-nu | you have established for me. |
| 6 | ar-hi-isz li-li-kam | quickly come! |
| 7 | ka3-ar-na-ba | in Karna |
| 8 | u2-sze2-bi4-il5-ka3 | I sent to you. |
| 9 | te2-er-ta-ka3-ma | return, and |
| 10 | mi3-szu-um | Mišum |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 i-li-ka3-am | without a god |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ha-nu-nu | to Hanunu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ du-u2-i-du-u2-i | Seal of Du'idû |
| 3 | a-pu-tum a-na-wa-at | “Apotum is a word |
| 4 | t,up-pi3-im i-hi-id | he has received the tablet. |
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