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POAT 06 (P361119)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361119 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-559 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-szur-i-di2-ma a-na a-szur3-na-da | Thus Assur-idi: to Assurnada |
| 2 | i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | Ili-alim and Assur-taklāku |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / ma-asz2-qal-ti2 a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a | Speak to Ummi-ana: |
| 4 | i-na na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur a-sza-qal | I will eat in Narmak-Assur. |
| 5 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i3-li2-a-lum2 | 20 minas of silver: Ilī-alum |
| 6 | li-ik-nu-kam u3 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 8 minas of silver |
| 7 | sza a-na ma-na-ah-tim a-na ku-zal-li | which for the stele, for the booty |
| 8 | ha-bu-lu szu-ut-ma li-ik-nu-kam | He is a fugitive, let him establish you. |
| 9 | a-pu-tum a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | Apotropaic ritual for Assur-taklakku. |
| 10 | la2 i-ba-re t,ur4-da-ni-szu i3-li2-a-lam5 | Ilī-alam |
| 11 | i-na da-asz2-e t,ur4-dam | in the threshing floor you will grind. |
| 12 | a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ 2(u) _ma-na_ u2 ma-la2 ta-ka3-szu-du | You will weigh out 20 minas of silver and as much grass. |
| 14 | isz-ti2 a-szur-[ta]-ak-la2-ku | with Assur-taklāku |
| 15 | sze2-bi-lam a-na-kam lu a-na _an-na_ | send to me, whether to ... |
| 16 | lu a-na _uruda_ a-di2 ta-la2-ka3-ni | or to copper until you bring it, |
| 17 | la2-di2 a-pu-tum a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | “Loss, I am Assur-taklākū, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 i-ba-ri a-szu-mi3 _an-na_ | the one who does not fear the name of An, |
| 2 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ | As to what you wrote, 30 minas of lead |
| 3 | a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 a-di2-na-kum sza 1(u) _ma-na_ | I have given to you for 10 minas. |
| 4 | _an-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-na-kum _szunigin_ 4(u) _ma-na_ | I paid to you the lead, total: 40 minas. |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 sza _e2_ nu-ur-ZU sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Ašumi of the house of Nūr-ZU about which you wrote me |
| 6 | u2-za-ka3-ma a-sza-pa2-ra-kum | I will clear it and send to you. |
| 7 | a-pu-tum / a-wa-at / _dingir hi-a_ | appointment, the word of a god |
| 8 | u2-s,ur / a-di2 5(disz) ha-am-szi2-szu u3 6(disz) szi2-szi2-szu | I shall guard, together with his five ḫamšu and his six ṣišīsu, |
| 9 | pa2-ka3 a-na _dingir_ / ta-di2-ni | the gate to the god was given, |
| 10 | la2 tu3-pa2-sze2-er / a-pu-tum | You should not remove the apsû-demon. |
| 11 | a-na ni-ki-isz-tim sza _dingir_ i-ki-szu-ka3 | for the nī-kiš-tum prayer of the god your prayer |
| 12 | la2 ta-tu3-ar / ta-tu3-ar-ma | Do not turn back, turn back! |
| 13 | ta-ha-liq a-ma-kam e u2-sza-<am>-t,u3-ka3-ma | (Sum) You are destroyed by the flood, the flood is destroying you (Akk) You have destroyed my flood, I have made you tremble |
| 14 | e ta-[tur4!] dingir-na-at | you have turned into a god |
| 15 | _dingir hi-a_ la2 ta-ma-szi2 a-na i3-li2-a-lim | the gods, do not forget, to Ilī-alim |
| 16 | qi2-bi-ma a-na! sza qi2-ip-tam2 | Speak to that of the qiptam. |
| 17 | ta-aq-ti2-pu i-a-ti2 a-na ma-ga-ri-im | “I have asked you, my friend, for a loan,’ |
| 18 | ta-ta-na-ah-ma ta-aq-ti2-ap2! | you constantly tremble, and you scream |
| 19 | i-a-am / _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | my ‘eyes’ and my clothing |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-ni-u2-tim ta-aq-ti2-ap2-ma a-ta | Secondly, you spoke to me, and thus |
| 2 | a-szar sza-nim tal-te2-qe2 i-na ka3-ri-im | where else you took, in the quay |
| 3 | tu3-uk-ta-bi-da-ni | he had defeated him, |
Sources & licences
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