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RA 060, 123 MP 1 (P361098)
Legal; Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 123 MP 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361098 |
| Museum no. | MPP 01 |
| Collection | Musée Postal, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal; 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 | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na bu-za-zu qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Buzzu: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 _dub_ sza 4(u) 5(asz) _gu2_ | Asumi, tablet of 45 talents |
| 4 | _uruda_ sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | the copper that you wrote me |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 ta-ta-al-ku-ma | when you went, and |
| 6 | isz-ti2-ka3 u2-s,a-ni um-ma a-ta-ma | he brought with you, saying: “Why |
| 7 | t,up-pa2-am szu-a-ti2 di2-na-szu | Give him that tablet! |
| 8 | pa2-i a-di2-na-kum um-ma | I will give to you, thus says |
| 9 | a-na-ku-ma le-qe2-szu | I shall take it. |
| 10 | a-la2-ak-ma i-li-bi4 | I will go, and he will praise. |
| 11 | t,up-pi3-ka3 a-sza-ka3-szu | I will place it on your tablet. |
| 12 | wa-ar-ki-tam2-ma asz2-pu-ra-kum | After that I wrote to you: |
| 13 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-hi a-ta | Thus (says) “I, my brother: |
| 14 | na t,up-pi3-im | according to the tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-da-ga-[al x x (x)] | Do not be afraid ... |
| 2 | a-ma-kam wa-sza#-ab2 [a]-pu#-[tum] | “I am the one who resides in Apotropa. |
| 3 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap#-ka3# | he bought, and your silver |
| 4 | a-wi-lam sza-asz2-qi2-il5 szu-ma | (If) a man, it is šašqīl. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar la2_ i-ta-ad-na-kum | the silver deficit shall give to you. |
| 6 | t,up-pu-um ku-a-ti2 i-za-za-kum | They will place a sealed tablet. |
| 7 | a-ta _ku3-babbar_ te2-ri-isz la2 te2-ri-isz | from the silver he shall return, not return |
| 8 | a-na t,up-pi3-im ta-asz2-tap-ra-am | you wrote to me for the tablet. |
| 9 | u3 3(disz) s,a-ba-am a-na | and 3 bundles for |
| 10 | szi2-bu-tim isz-ti2-a tal-ta-ap-tam2 | You have opened my ears with a supplication |
| 11 | i-na mi3-nim t,up-pu-um | From whatever tablet |
| 12 | a-ku-a-im i-tur4 | he turned into a cow. |
| 13 | a-na-ku a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ta-at | I for the silver of the hand |
| 14 | szu-esz18-dar a-na be-lum2-ba-ni | Šuʾiṭ-Ishtar to Bēlum-bani |
| 15 | al-ta-ap-tu3 _ku3-babbar_ | I have closed. The silver |
| 16 | a-bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Aburušḫatum |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ti2 i-la2-ak a-_ku3-babbar?_ | Ati he shall pay. The silver |
| 2 | ta-ap-x-(x)-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | You ..., thus I: |
| 3 | li-di2-na? la x x ma x am | May they not give |
Sources & licences
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