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AnOr 06, 069-070 15 (P361042)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AnOr 06, 069-070 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361042 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1914-0425 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 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 e-szar-tim sza | for the ešartu of |
| 2 | [ni]-ih-ri-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak to my colleagues, thus says |
| 3 | [pu]-szu-ke-en6-ma 2(u) 8(disz) ku-ta-ni | Pušuken, and 28 kutānu |
| 4 | [1(disz) e]-pi3-sza-am 1(disz) _ansze_ | 1 harvester, 1 donkey |
| 5 | mar-tu-ba-ni | Martu-bani, |
| 6 | 2(u) 8(disz)! 1/3(disz) ku-ta-ni 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _tug2_ | 28 1/3 kutānu garments, 1 1/3 garments |
| 7 | ni-is-ha-tum 2(disz)! 1/2(disz) _tug2_ a-szi2-mi3-im! | Nisḫatum 2 1/2 garments of ašimum-plant |
| 8 | _e2-gal_-lum2 il5-qe2 _sza3-ba_ <<szu>> | the palace he took, inside it |
| 9 | sza 5/6(disz) _tug2_ 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | of 5/6 garment, 22 1/2 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-[babbar]_ i-na wa-s,a-a _tug2 hi-a_ | the silver from the wages of the garments |
| 11 | [ta]-la2#-qe2-a sza 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _tug2_ | you took. Of 1 2/3 garments |
| 12 | [2/3(disz)] _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ i-na | 2/3 mina 5 shekels in |
| 13 | mi3-szi2-it e-la2-tim | the upper half, |
| 14 | ta-la2-qe2-a 1(u) 3(disz) 1/6(disz) _tug2_ | you will take. 13 1/6 garments |
| 15 | iz-ku-u2-nim 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 12 shekels each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_ | 4 1/2 minas 8 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3#-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | their silver: 12 1/2 shekels |
| 3 | szi2#-im _ansze_ 5(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) _tug2_ | the price of 5 shekels 1 garment |
| 4 | e-pe3-szi2-im 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | to make, 15 shekels |
| 5 | szi-im 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ku-nu | the price of 2 minas of yours |
| 6 | _szunigin_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | total: 5 minas 10 1/2 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar sza3-ba_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | the silver therein: 2/3 mina 7 1/3 shekels |
| 8 | szi2-im sza-nim asz2-qul2 | šīm of the other, ašqul |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na | 1/3 mina 5 shekels for |
| 10 | [a]-si2-ri-im asz2-qul2 | the Asīrum ašqul |
| 11 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-qa2-ti2 | 1/3 mina 2 1/2 shekels of aqatu |
| 12 | [mar]-tu-ba-ni a-di2-in szi2-ti2 | Martubāni, father of the people |
| 13 | [_ku3]-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu / 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | your silver: 3 1/2 minas 5 2/3 shekels |
| 14 | [ku]-nu-ki-a sza-nam | other seals |
| 15 | u3 a-si2-ra-am | and Asiram |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] ma#? me? nim? mar-tu-ba-ni | ... his(?) high(?) me of the Martuba(?) |
| 2 | [... en]-na-ma-nim u3 | ... as long as |
| 3 | [...] _dumu?_ ki-la2-im | ... son of Kilām |
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