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RA 058, 132 Gou. 2 (P361070)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 058, 132 Gou. 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361070 |
| Museum no. | Sammlung Goudchaux 2 |
| Collection | Goudchaux |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3-ma# | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na il5-we-da-ku qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza ma-ma-hi-ir | my name which he received |
| 4 | asz2-pu-ra-kum# um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you, thus I: |
| 5 | sza 6(disz) [n] _gu2 uruda_ 3(disz) _ma-na_ | of 6 n talents of copper, 3 minas |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ al#-[qe2] _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma | silver I took. Silver whatever |
| 7 | u3-la al#-qe2# u3 a-na-kam | I did not take, and why |
| 8 | _igi_ i-di2-a-[bi4]-im u3 | before Iddin-abīm and |
| 9 | en-na-su2-en6 aq-bi4-szum | Ennasuen said to him: |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma ti2-ir-ti2 | Thus (says) Tirti: |
| 11 | il5-we-da-ku i-li-kam | Ilwedaku is of the god |
| 12 | um-ma szu-ut-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Thus he: silver |
| 13 | sza _dam-gar3_ ha-bu-la2-ku-ni | of the merchant of Habulakuni |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-bu-a-ku | I am king. |
| 2 | a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar la2_ ta-la2-qe2 | the word of the silver deficit you shall take |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the other side of the river he crossed, and |
| 4 | 2(u) _gu2 uruda tun3?_ sze2-bi4-lam | 20 talents of copper, tun3(?) |
| 5 | ni-na-sza-i-um# si2-kam | “Ninašāyum is the straight |
| 6 | la2 e-pa2-sza-am-ma i-na | he will not do, and in |
| 7 | _ansze hi-a_ lu s,u2-ha-ru | a donkey or a goat |
| 8 | 1(asz) _gu2-ta_ u3 2(asz) _gu2_ | 1 talent and 2 talents |
| 9 | li-iz-bi4-lu-nim | may they bring. |
| 10 | _uruda_ a-na-kam i-ba?-ir | the copper he shall weigh out. |
| 11 | a-hi <a-ta> <<hi-id>> i-hi-id-ma | <If> he slips through a hole, and |
| 12 | ra!-ma-ka3 za-ki-ma | “I am free, I am free! |
| 13 | ha-ra-ka3 e!-pu-usz | he built for you. |
| 14 | szu-pur-ma sza i-li-bi4-ni | Send! That which Ilī-bini |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-sza-asz2#!-qi2#-lu!-szu u3 sza | the silver they shall redeem him, and that |
| 2 | i-a-ti2 _ku3-babbar?_ ma?-la2 x sza? _ku3#-babbar#_-pi3-a | the eyes of silver, as much as ... of silver |
| 3 | e-pu-usz | I built. |
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