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RA 060, 138-140 Frank (P361102)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 138-140 Frank |
|---|---|
| ID | P361102 |
| Museum no. | Blois 73-7-69 |
| Collection | Musée des Beaux-Arts du Château de Blois, Blois, France |
| 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 / a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na sza-sza-ah-sza-szu-szar | to Šašaḫšū-Šar |
| 3 | u2 a-szur3-ne2-me-di2 qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-nemedi, speak! |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina of silver |
| 5 | isz-ti2 {d}iszkur-ba-ni | with Iškur-bani |
| 6 | _dumu_ du-du 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | son of Dudu, 1/2 mina 3 1/3 shekels each |
| 7 | i-sza-tim i-sza-qal | he will weigh out the barley. |
| 8 | u4-mu-szu ma-di2-isz | his days greatly |
| 9 | e-ta-at-qu2 s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | (Sum) They have seized him, they have captured him (Akk) He has taken him, he has captured him |
| 10 | ma-la2 ta-al-qe2-a-ni | whatever you took, |
| 11 | lu-s,a-hi-ra-ku-nu-ti2-ma | I will send to you, and |
| 12 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | that he silver as his wages |
| 13 | _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | minas 3 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ / a-na a-la2-hi-im | silver for the millers |
| 2 | u2 i-a-ti2 isz-ti2 | and I with |
| 3 | pi3-la2-ah-a-a s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | “Seize my lips’, |
| 4 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | his tiara |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 lu-bu-szi2-im | my name is lubušim |
| 6 | sza a-na / a-ha-ar | that to one another |
| 7 | lu-bu-sza-am dam-qam2 | good lubušam-vessel |
| 8 | asz2-e-ma u2-la2 u2-ta-ma | I ask, “Ulalû, I have asked, and |
| 9 | u2-la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-szi2 | he will send her. |
| 10 | li-ba-sza | her heart |
| 11 | la2 i-la2-mi3-in | he shall not pay. |
| 12 | i-na a-la2-ki-a | on the road |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-ba-la2-szi2-im | he shall carry. |
Sources & licences
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