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RA 060, 099, no. 36 (P361105)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 099, no. 36 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361105 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16373 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku u3 | thus Ilwedaku and |
| 3 | bu-za-zu la2-ma-ma ti2-ir-ta-ka3 | Your būzazu-vessel is a tirta vessel. |
| 4 | i-li-ka3-ni nu-sza-ri-ma | his lord does not rejoice, and |
| 5 | i-di2-ku-ba-am ni-ri-isz-ma | Iddin-Kūbam, the herald |
| 6 | be-lu-ba-ni sza-zu-uz2?-tu3-szu | his lordship |
| 7 | i-sze2-u2-ma _uruda_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | he took, and copper in the granary |
| 8 | i-szu-ma a!-na be-lu-ba-ni | he had, and to Belu-bani |
| 9 | i-ta-ad-nu-szu ni-a-ti2 | they have given to him. |
| 10 | ma-ma-hi-ir u2 tu3-ra-mi3-il5 | he has received, and Turamil |
| 11 | i-di2-nu-ni-a-ti2 / a-di2 _uruda_ | they gave to me, together with the copper |
| 12 | i-sza-qu2-lu-ni um-mi3 | they will raise, the mother |
| 13 | t,up-pi2-im sza ka3-ri-im | Tablet of the kārīm-festival. |
| 14 | nu-ka3-al _uruda_ | he does not hold. Copper |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nu-sza-asz2-qal-ma a-_ku3-babbar_ u2 | we will weigh out, and silver and plants |
| 2 | _ku3-sig17_ nu-ta-ar-ma | the gold was not returned, and |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 ti2-ir-ti2-ka3 ne2-pa2-asz2 | We perform the balaŋ composition tirtu. |
| 4 | a-di2 sza _dumu_ szu-nu-nu a-na-kam | as long as they are their sons, here |
| 5 | _dumu_ szu-nu-nu s,a-ah-ru-um isz-ti2-ni | a son of theirs, a refugee with us |
| 6 | i-t,i2-hi a-wi-su2 isz-ti2 _dumu_ lu-zi-na | his man with the son of Luzina |
| 7 | i-la2-qe2-ma a-s,e2-ri-ka3 ha-ra-szu | he will take, and your caravan will reach him. |
| 8 | a-na-kam sza _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-szu] | what of his house |
| 9 | t,up-pa2-asz2-nu ni-ha-ri-ma | We will collect their tablets and |
| 10 | i-la2-kam-ma / a-ma-kam | He will come, and I will speak. |
| 11 | _igi_ ka3-ri-im i-da-ku-szu-nu | before Karim they shall kill them |
| 12 | um-ma szu-nu-ma a-bu-ni | Thus (says) their father: |
| 13 | szu-ut-ma li-il5-qe2-szu-nu | he should take them. |
Sources & licences
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