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POAT 05 (P361118)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361118 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-558 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma / a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | a-mur-esz18-dar a-la-hi-im i3-li2-a-lim | Amur-Ištar, the miller, Ilī-alim |
| 3 | u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | and Assur-taklakku |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_{ki!} | speak, and 2 talents 1 mina of An |
| 5 | ku-nu-ku 3(u) 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | “Kunuku, 38 textiles, |
| 6 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | Ūṣur-ša-Assur brought you. |
| 7 | ig!-ri sa3-ri-dim sza-bu | “The wagon, the sa’ridim-carrying pole(?) |
| 8 | mi3-ma la2 ta-da-na-szu-um | whatever you do not give him, |
| 9 | i-na pa2-ni-im t,up-pi2-a asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | Before my tablet I sent to you |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _an-na_ | thus I: “Anu |
| 11 | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na i3-li2-a-lim | and clothing to Ilī-alim |
| 12 | di2-na mi3-ma la ta-da-na-szu-um | Do not give him anything! |
| 13 | i-na sza sze2-pi3-szu _an-na_ | from his shins of tin |
| 14 | ma-dam / il5-te2-qe2 / i-na | He has taken the house, in |
| 15 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-a / ma-at,-u2-tim | garments of my luxuriance of the land |
| 16 | li-iq-a-ma / a-na ni-ka3-si2-a | may he take, and to the ni-kasīya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ti2 / i-ta-di2-a / s,i2-ti2 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | my hand he has bound, my foot a garment of my own |
| 2 | u3 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ a-na | and 2 talents of tin for |
| 3 | a-szur3-[ta]-ak-la2-ku di2-na-ma | Assur-taklāku, judge, and |
| 4 | a-szar _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ba-la2-t,i2!-a | where the silver is 1 shekel: Balaṭia |
| 5 | lu-bi4-il5 / szu-ma la2-szu a-szar | Let me carry (them) off where he is. |
| 6 | wa-asz2-bu sze2-bi4-la2-szu-um szu-ma | Send him a message! |
| 7 | ha-ra-szu / a-ni# [_an]-na_-ki | To his father, Anu of heaven, |
| 8 | u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-[a i-na] s,e2-er | and my clothing in the steppe |
| 9 | _dam!-gar3_ [ke]-nim# / a-na u4-me | the loyal merchant, forever |
| 10 | id-a [_dam]-gar3_ lu ke-en6 | the river, may the merchant be reliable. |
| 11 | u4-me 1(disz) _iti-kam_ u3 2(disz) _iti-kam_ | the days 1 month and 2 months |
| 12 | la2 ta-be!-e-la2 a-na i3-li3-a-lim | Do not take it away from Ilī-alim |
| 13 | qi2-bi4-ma szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ pa2-ni-im | speak! That is the face of the silver |
| 14 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ i-na pa2-ni-im!-ma | 2 minas before |
| 15 | sze2-bi4-lam lu-qu2-tam2 | send me a luqutu-gift! |
| 16 | sza sze2-pi2-ka3 za-ki-a-ma | that your feet are cleared, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | ti2-ib-a-ma a-<ta>-al-kam t,up-pu-um | You are the one who wrote the tablet. |
| 2 | a-ni-um wa-ar-ki | This after |
Sources & licences
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