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RA 060, 111, no. 42 (P361089)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 111, no. 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361089 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19614 |
| 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 | [um]-ma# e-nu-be-lum2-[ma] | thus Enubelum: |
| 2 | [a]-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma# | Speak to Amur-ilum: |
| 3 | [sza] 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ si2#-pa2#-ra#-tim | of 3 shekels of siparatum silver |
| 4 | sza 2/3(disz) _gin2_ ma-ar-szi2 u3 szi2-qi2!-tim | of 2/3 shekels weight and šiqitim |
| 5 | i?-[szi2]-im#-su2-en6 na-asz2-a-kum | Iši-imsuen is your provider |
| 6 | [ta]-asz2-pu-ra-am 4(u) ku-ta-nu | You wrote me: 40 kutanu |
| 7 | _sag10#_-tim i-na sza ba-ri-ku-nu | good in your absence |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er! 4(u) _tug2_ ku#-ta#-ni 2(u)#? ku-ta#-ni# | 40 kutānu-garments, 20 kukkutannu garments, |
| 9 | _sag10_-tim er-sza#?-[ma] | a good fortune, and |
| 10 | 6(u) ma-li-szu-nu-ma [x x]-ma# | 60 of them ... |
| 11 | i-na za-al-pa2# [la2-al-qe2?] | he will take from Zalpa. |
| 12 | ma-la a-bu-ka3 u2-sza-hi#-zu-ni# | as much as your father gave you |
| 13 | _ug2 hi-a sag10_-tim | the good people |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bi#!-er-ma a-na ma-la | “To as much as |
| 2 | ti2#-ir-ti2-szu _tug2 hi-a_ i-na | his life garments in |
| 3 | za#-al-pa2 e-zi-ib-szu-nu | Disregard that they have been seized |
| 4 | _tug2#-hi-a sag10_ | good quality textiles |
| 5 | ma#-la i-szi2-im-su2-en6 | as much as Išimsuen |
| left | ||
| 1 | [e]-ri-szu-ka3 a-sag10-tim | of Erišuka, the asag-priest |
| 2 | di3-szu-um-ma lu-pa2-zi!-ra-am | May Išum raise me up! |
Sources & licences
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