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POAT 13 (P361126)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361126 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-567 |
| 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-szur-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | [a]-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma mi3-szu | speak! What is it that he has done? |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma um-ma _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im-ma | Thus (says) Atāma, thus the son of Alahim |
| 6 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3_ | 10 minas of silver |
| 7 | sza a-bi4-ka3 a-s,a-ba-at | of your father I seize |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 i-na ki-ta-im | the silver in the truth |
| 9 | za-ru szu-ma szu-ut 1(u) _ma-na_ | he is the zāru-official. For 10 minas |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-s,a-ba-at a-ta | the silver he shall take, from |
| 11 | 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-bi4-szu | 11 minas of silver belonging to his father |
| 12 | s,a-ba-at mi3-na-am | seized, what? |
| 13 | a-na a-bi4-szu ha-bu-la2-ku-ma | to his father you shall take away, and |
| 14 | ma _ku3-babbar_-pi3 i-s,a-ba-at | he will take the silver. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ma-ma _ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-la2-[ak!]-szu-um | and the silver of Habulakšum |
| 2 | szi2-bi4-szu li-ir-de8-a-ma | may he bring his witnesses, and |
| 3 | u2-la2 t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am | If not, he will break his tablet. |
| 4 | lu-ub-lam-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | let me bring, and his silver |
| 5 | a-na-kam sza-qa2-la2-am | “What is it that I want to say? |
| 6 | la2 a-le-e um-ma a-bu-szu-ma | “It is not enough, thus his father: |
| 7 | gi5-im-la2-ni _an-na_{ka3-am} | his messenger of An, |
| 8 | 1(asz) _gu2_ sza ik-ri-bi4-<a> | 1 talent of ikribi<ca>-plant, |
| 9 | li-qe2-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | take, and 10 minas of silver |
| 10 | la2 ta-ba-ta-qa2-am | do not take it away! |
| 11 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ szu-uq-lam | 1 talent of tin, fine quality |
| 12 | wa-su2-um-tam2 li-qe2-ma | he shall take the remainder, and |
| 13 | isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im | from the day |
| 14 | sza ta-la2-qe2-u2 | that you took |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na e-ti2-szu 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for his life 10 minas of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pa2-am di2-szu-um | ṣarupam of Išum, |
Sources & licences
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