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RA 060, 119, no. 48 (P361097)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 119, no. 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361097 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16203 |
| 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 ti2-il5-tu3-um-ma-ni-u2-ma2# | thus Tiltum-maniu |
| 2 | a-na ka3-ri-im | to the quay |
| 3 | ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi4-ma mi3-nam! | Speak firmly, what is it that you are? |
| 4 | e-pu-ku-szu-ku-nu a-na-ku | I will do for you. |
| 5 | ku-nu-ti2 / an-ha-ku / a-szu-mi3 | (Sum) I am a stranger, I am an ašumean |
| 6 | dam-qa2-ku-ni / a-tu3-nu | Your good deeds |
| 7 | i-a-ti2 / ta-ze-ra-ni | “I, you are angry with me! |
| 8 | mi3-ma / u2-nu-tam2 2(disz)-[szu] | two times |
| 9 | [e]-ri-isz-ma a-na-ku | he asked, and I |
| 10 | [u2]-nu-tam2 sza a-na | the utensils which for |
| 11 | _e2-gal_-lim e-pu-szu | a palace built |
| 12 | szi2-ip-ri la2 u2-ka3-il5! | the work he did not perform, |
| 13 | szu#-ma-mi3-ni | Šuma-mini |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta#-di2-na-ni-im | given to me |
| 2 | [da]-mi3-iq-ni | may he bless me. |
| 3 | [szu]-ma# la2 ta-di2-na-ni-im# | If you do not give it to me, |
| 4 | [da]-mi3-iq-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| 5 | [wa]-di2 _e2_-ti2-mi3-in | the owner of the E-timin |
| 6 | _dumu#_ a-szur szu-um-szu | son of Assur, his name |
| 7 | um#-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 8 | a-na szi2-ip-ri-ma | for the work |
| 9 | szu-ma e-me-s,a-tu3-nu u2 szu-ma | “He is the emeṣatunu-plant and he is |
| 10 | ka3-ru-um e-me-s,i2 szu-up-ra-nim | Send me a copy of this tablet! |
| 11 | szi2-im _siki_ / pu-<szi2>-ki-im | šīm, siki, <pûm>, |
| 12 | a-na {d}utu-ub-la2-am | to Šamaš-ublam |
| 13 | di2-na-ma lu-ub-la2-am | let me bring a verdict. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a-tu3-nu ma]-la2!-ku-nu a-tu3-nu | “Atunu, your land, Atunu! |
| 2 | [u3 a-na-ku] ni#-dam-mi3-iq | and I myself will be satisfied. |
Sources & licences
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