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KTH 09 (P360999)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTH 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360999 |
| Museum no. | E.008-1972 |
| Collection | Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 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 | um-ma i-li-a-ma | Thus Ilia: |
| 2 | u3 la2-qe2-pu-um-ma | and take, and |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Iddin-Ištar: |
| 4 | i-na na-ru-uq | at the threshing floor |
| 5 | i-szi2-im-ZU 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 15 minas |
| 6 | mu-s,i2-ka3 ni-il5-qe2 | We took your ... |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ki_ a-bi-a-qa2-ar | 15 minas with Abi-aqar |
| 8 | ni-il5-qe2 / _ki_ szu-ku-bi4-im | we took from Šukubum |
| 9 | _dumu_ ar-szi2-ah | son of Arši-aḫ |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ u3 s,i2-ba-ti2-szu | 15 minas of copper and its interest |
| 11 | ni-il5-qe2 _sze_-ka3 ni-di2-ma | we took, your barley we gave, and |
| 12 | _e2_ ar-szi2-ah ka3-la2-szu | the house of Arši-aḫ all of it |
| 13 | ni-isz-a-ma-kum | we will send to you. |
| 14 | a-na be2-tim 4(asz) _gu2_ | for four talents |
| 15 | _uruda_ ni-isz-qul2 | copper for a nishqul |
| 16 | lu sza _dam-gar_-ka3 | or of your merchant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu sza _sze_-ka3 nu-pa2-he-er-ma | or of your barley we shall not divide, and |
| 2 | 3(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ni-isz-qul2 | 3 talents of copper for Nišqul |
| 3 | 1(asz) _gu2_ a-s,i2-ib-tim | 1 talent aṣibtum |
| 4 | _ki dam#-gar3#_ ni-il5-qe2 | from the merchant we took. |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma-[na _ku3]-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma | 1 mina of silver ... |
| 6 | lu [nu-ta]-er | I did not return. |
| 7 | isz#-[tu3 _e2_] be-et-ka3 | from the house of your spouse |
| 8 | me-[x x]-lam#-ni | ... his ... |
| 9 | ni-[x x]-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap-ni | ... and silver |
| 10 | tu3-ka3-al szu-ma | you will hold, that |
| 11 | a-hu-ni a-ta ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-ni | (Sum) My brother, why did you kill me? (Akk) Because you have killed me, why do you die? |
| 12 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
| 13 | a-ma-ka3-ri-ka3 la2-szu-ma | “I will send you, he will not be able to come, |
| 14 | i-ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-ni | shall have mercy on me. |
| 15 | ta-ma-ka3-ar | you will measure out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na hu-ur-szi2-ka3 sze2-bi4-lam-ma | Send it to your driver! |
| 2 | ma-la2 a-ka3-al sze2-ri-ka3 | as much as there is to eat in the morning |
| 3 | u3 a-szi2-ti2-ka3 ne2-nu | and your servant, the nēnu |
| 4 | ip-ri-szu-nu lu-ni-di2-in4 | let me give their orders. |
Sources & licences
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