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RA 088, 121-122 (P361113)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 088, 121-122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361113 |
| Museum no. | Brieux 001 |
| Collection | Brieux, Paris, 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 | a-na um-me-a-an# | to Ummanan |
| 2 | hu-ra-s,a-nim u2 [sza] | huraṣānum-plant and that |
| 3 | ki-ma hu-ra-s,a-nim | like a ḫuraṣanu |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6# | Speak, thus Pušuken: |
| 5 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u2 dan-a-szur-ma | Assur-imittī and Dan-Assur |
| 6 | i-mu-ut hu-ra-s,a-nim | “Imūt ḫuraṣanum’s&du (= Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means . |
| 7 | _dam-gar3_ hu-ra-s,a-nim | merchant of Ḫuraṣanim, |
| 8 | e-ru-bu-ma / ma-s,a-ar-tam2 | they entered and a guard |
| 9 | sza hu-ra-s,a-nim ik-nu-ku-ma | of the ḫuraṣānum, sealed and |
| 10 | a-szi2-a-ti2 i-mu-ti2-szu | (and) the people, his descendants, |
| 11 | la2 ni-isz-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | we did not send to you. |
| 12 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma _dam-gar3_-ru-szu | thus Nēnu: his merchant |
| 13 | li-iz-ku-u2-ma | they must stand, and |
| 14 | u2 te2-er-ti2-ni za-ku-tam2 | and the remission of debts is cleared. |
| 15 | lu ni-isz-pu-ur-szu-nu-ti2 | let us send them. |
| 16 | _dam-gar3_-ru-szu s,i2-ib-tam2 | his merchant a profit |
| 17 | ik-bu-su2-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu | he captured, and their silver |
| 18 | sza-bu-u2 lu t,up-pi2 e-ku-lu | They will eat the rations and the tablets. |
| 19 | lu _dam-gar3_ e-ku-lu sza-bu-u2 | or a merchant eats, that merchant |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ lu ru-qu2-um-ma! nu-ku-ra-u2#? | The silver should be a little, but it should not accumulate(?) |
| 21 | u3 za-ra-ar#-tu3-szu | and his za-ra-artu |
| 22 | 1(asz) _gu2_ ma-s,i2-i | 1 talent of myrtle |
| 23 | szu-ma li-bi-ku-nu | If your lips |
| 24 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ lu 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | 1/3 mina or 1/2 mina |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ ze-ra szu-ma | that silver is a gift |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | tablet of the city |
| 3 | u2 ra-bi-s,a-am za-x x-ni-[a]-ti2# | and the great ones ... |
| 4 | a-na-kam i-sza-ha-at | “Why is it that he is angry? |
| 5 | ra-bi-s,i2-im lu ni-zi-iz# | May the great one stand. |
| 6 | a-szar ni-pa2-li-lu ra-bi4-s,u2-um | where the great nipālīlu-demon |
| 7 | lu / ta-mi3 / 4(u) _gu2 uruda_ | or ... 40 talents of copper |
| 8 | sza i-wa-ah-szu-sza-na i-na | that Iwahšušana in |
| 9 | _e2-gal_-lim / a-szal2-t,i2-szu | the palace I sent him. |
| 10 | a-ma-kam il5-pu-tu3 _uruda_ mi3-ma | “It is the word of the ilputu-priestess, the copper, whatever |
| 11 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim u2-la2 u2-s,a-am | in the palace he shall not bring |
| 12 | u2 a-hu-szu i-de8-u2 | and his brothers he shall measure out. |
| 13 | u2 szu-nu-ma u2-za-ni | and they, and he will clear |
| 14 | ip-te2-u2 / ki-ma _uruda_ mi3-ma | opened like copper, whatever |
| 15 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim la2 u2-s,a-ni | in the palace he did not bring |
| 16 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-na-a | 12 minas of silver that are here |
| 17 | sza i-szal2-t,i2-szu il5-pu-tu3 | (Sum) The one who has sinned against him (Akk) Who has been slandered against him |
| 18 | a-na i-na-a a-na-kam | to here |
| 19 | isz-tu3 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | After 12 minas of silver |
| 20 | ih-lu-pu / u2 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar_] | they have stolen, and 3 minas of silver |
| 21 | s,i2-ib-tam2 i-pu-ul#-ma# | he made a ṣibtu-gift, and |
| 22 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza# | 12 minas of silver belonging to |
| 23 | _dumu_ ZU-na-da a-[na-kam] | son of ZU-nada, this |
| 24 | i-szal2-t,i2-szu il-pu-[tu3-ma] | they performed his recovery, and |
| 25 | a-na e#-nu-be-lim i-di2#-[in-ma] | he gave to Enu-bēlim, and |
| 26 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | 3 minas of gold |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na-ru-qi2-szu il5-pu-su2 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza | they shall cut off, they shall carry. 40 minas of silver that |
| 2 | a-na i-ku-pi2-a a-hi-szu i-di2-nu _ku3-babbar_ sza na-ru-qi2-ma! | to Ikūpî, his brother, he gave. The silver of the nāruqi-service |
| 3 | ni-isz-me-ma a-ma-kam a-szal2-t,i2-szu il5-pu-ut _ku3-babbar_ | we heard, and the word of his recovery he wrote. The silver |
| 4 | 4(u) _ma-na_ a-na-ru-qi2-ma 4(u) _gu2 uruda_ | 40 minas I weighed out, and 40 talents of copper |
| 5 | sza _e2-[gal_]-lim# sza wa-ah-szu-sza-na la2 u2-s,a-am | of the palace, of Wahšušana he did not bring |
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