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RA 060, 103, no. 38 (P361086)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 103, no. 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361086 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16537 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 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 [a-mur]-esz18-dar sza-lim-a-hi-im | To Amur-Ištar, Šalim-aḫum |
| 2 | u2 wa-za a-na | and your breast to |
| 3 | sza-lim-a-hi-im qi2-bi4-ma | Šalim-ahhem, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma e-na-a-szur3-ma | thus Ena-Assur: |
| 5 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ap2! e-ga | 10 shekels of refined silver |
| 6 | u2 5(disz) it-qu2-ra-tim | and 5 itquratum-plants, |
| 7 | i-li-bi ha-na-nim | may his god be glorified for him. |
| 8 | a-di2-i | as far as |
| 9 | hi a-ta szu-ma a-di2-ni | “Ha! Why did you give me so much? |
| 10 | a-na wa-za la2 i-di2-in | he did not give to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | seized him, and silver |
| 2 | u2 it-qu2-ra-tim | a kind of grass |
| 3 | sza-di2-na-szu-ma | he gave him, and |
| 4 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar di2-na-ma | Give it to Amur-Ištar, |
| 5 | lu-ub-lam a-pu-tum | I want to bring (them) to you. |
| 6 | a-hi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the other side of the river he crossed, and |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-[szu] | silver for his šašqilu |
| 8 | gi#-mi3#-lam# _gal_ i-[s,e2-ri-a] | the great reed-bed of Ishtar |
| 9 | szu#-[ku-un] 3(disz) _gin2_ [...] | ... 3 shekels ... |
| 10 | _ku3-[babbar_ sza e]-zi#-ba-ku#-ni# | the silver that I imposed upon you |
| left | ||
| 1 | na wa-za di2-in | “You are the judge! |
| 2 | a-hi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the other side of the river he crossed, and |
| 3 | a-mur-esz18-dar tur4-dam | Amur-Ištar is a cow-pen. |
Sources & licences
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