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RA 060, 115, no. 44 (P361091)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 115, no. 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361091 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19605 |
| 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 ...]-esz18#-dar | to ...-ištar |
| 2 | [u3 ... qi2]-bi4-ma | and ... speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gal#-a-szur3-ma a-hu-u2-a | Thus Galašur, my brother |
| 4 | a-tu3-nu a-la2-nu-ku-nu | Atunu, your alānu |
| 5 | a-na ma-ni-im sza-ni-im | to another man |
| 6 | a-da-gal lu a-na {d}utu-ba-ni | I am entrusted either to Utu-bani |
| 7 | lu a-na e-ba-ru-ti2-ni sza i-na | or for the ebarūtinnu that in |
| 8 | t,up-pu!-im isz-ti2-szu2-nu la2-ap2-tu3 | A tablet is missing from them. |
| 9 | pu-nu-a-ma um-ma | (Speak) thus: |
| 10 | a-tu3-nu-ma / be-la2-nam3 | Atunuma, bēlānam |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 ta-da-na-ni# | the silver as much as is given to him |
| 12 | di2#-na-ma gi-mi3-lim? | Judge of the gimlim(?), |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-s,e2-er a-hi-ni lu ni-isz-ku-un | We should have set our arms towards each other. |
| 2 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma | my brother, Atunu, rejoiced, and |
| 3 | a-s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | the aṣer payment of 1 shekel of silver |
| 4 | sza i-na ba2-ab2-ti2-a | which in my requisition |
| 5 | tu3-sze2-<<a>>-s,i2-a-ni u3 | you bring out, and |
| 6 | a-tu3-nu _ku3-babbar!_ 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | Atunu 1 mina of silver |
| 7 | id-a-ma ku-un-ka3-ni-szu | he gave, and his seal |
| 8 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim a-na u4-um | send to me today! |
| 9 | e-t,a2-<<ra>>-ri-im et,-ra-ni | <I am> a young man, he is young. |
| 10 | e-ne2-a pi3-it-a u3 | the word, the mouth, and |
| 11 | [e]-ba#-ru-ti2-ni ma-la2 | he imposed upon me, as much as |
| 12 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 13 | [...]-szu-nu | ... their |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a-hu-u2-a a]-tu3-nu ku-nu-ti2 a-da-gal | my brothers, the sealed documents of Adagal |
| 2 | [i-pa2-ni-im-ma] wa-s,i2-im ti2-ir-ta-ku-nu | opened, and a flood struck you. |
| 3 | [ki-ma a]-ni#-tum la2 a-ni-tum li-li!-kam! | Like an ānu-demon, like an oath, let him come! |
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