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POAT 03 (P361116)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361116 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-556 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 2 | um-ma lugal-{d}iszkur-ma | thus Lugal-Addu: |
| 3 | 3(disz)? _gu2 ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki | 3 talents of tin, |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mi3 ku-ta-ni | 3 homers of ṣalamu-flour, kutānu, |
| 5 | i-na wa-s,a-i-a / ba-ab / a-bu-lim | On my return march to the city of Abulim |
| 6 | a-szur-i-di2 / ip-qi2-dam i-na | Assur-idi has appointed, in |
| 7 | ka3-ri-im / a-szar ne2-ru-bu | The quay, the place where we enter, |
| 8 | _tug2 hi-a_ / a-sza-la2-ha-ma | garments I shall remove, and |
| 9 | a-pa2-qi2-id-ma / mu-nu-su2-nu | I entrusted to them. |
| 10 | a-sza-pa2-ra-kam i-na | I will send to you. |
| 11 | ma-ah-ri-a / u2-la2 isz-lu!-<uh3> | In the past, he has sinned |
| 12 | mu-nu-su2-nu u2-la2 i-de8 | The manusunu-fodder he brought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-a | 2/3 mina of silver: Aqatiya |
| 2 | i-di2-nam / um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma | he will give, thus Assur-idi: |
| 3 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 17 minas of lead |
| 4 | i-mu-ta-ti2-im / sza-ki-in | “Imūtatum was established. |
| 5 | a-qa2-ti2-ka3 li-qe2 | May your offerings be taken. |
| 6 | a-sza-ar-ma! / za-ku-sa3 | I ask and she is cleared. |
| 7 | a-sza-pa2-ra-ku-um a-hi | I will send to you, my brother |
| 8 | a-ta ga-am-ru-um ma-ad | From the water the grain heap is much. |
| 9 | a-na a-ni-nim / szu-up-ra-ma | send to us, and |
| 10 | szu-uq-la2-an / la2 i-pa2-te2-a | he will not be able to open (them). |
| 11 | u2-ul _ku3-babbar_ / sze2-bi4-lam | I did not pay. Send me the silver! |
| 12 | s,i2-pa2-ra-tim sza _ku3-babbar_ | ṣiparātum of silver |
| 13 | 2(disz) [_gin2_] sze2-bi4-lam | 2 shekels of šebilam |
Sources & licences
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