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POAT 14 (P361127)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361127 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-568 |
| 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 | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-[bi]-ma# | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ sza [ka3]-ri-a | Asumi the silver of the kārūya |
| 4 | u3 ku-a-ti2 / sza tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni | and the silver that you sent me, |
| 5 | um-ma [sza] ki-ma / ka3-ri-a-ma | Thus (says) the one who like a ... |
| 6 | lu-qu2-tam2 a-na i-ta-at,-li-im-ma | (Sum) The luqutu priestess, to the one who has sinned, |
| 7 | li-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_ | may he give, and silver |
| 8 | lu-sze2-bi-[lam] / la u2-wa-szar | I shall send to him, but he will not make it satisfactory. |
| 9 | a-pu-tum a-na i-ta-at,-li-[im] | the apsûtu-demon to Itaṭlum |
| 10 | lu-qu2-tam2 / di3-in-ma | The luqutam priestess ... |
| 11 | mi3-isz-li-szu _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam | send me half of his silver! |
| 12 | u2-za-ka3 / la i-ba-szi2 | he will clear it, there will not be. |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap a-wi-lim a-na na-ru-qi2-im | the silver of a man for the sacrificial sheep |
| 14 | mi3-ma / la ta-na-szi2 | Do not take anything away! |
| 15 | u3 szu-ma / i-qi2-szu-ni-<kum> | and if he has given it to you |
| 16 | mi3-ma / la ta-la2-qe2 | Do not take anything! |
| 17 | szu-ma / ka3-ri-a | “Šuma of the quay |
| 18 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ / a-di2-im | from the silver of the builder |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | me-ra-szu / i-na sza-ha-ti2-ka3 | his feet in your šāḫatu |
| 2 | li-zi-[iz]-ma | may he stand and |
| 3 | t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-a-ma-tim | Tablet of the šamātu-offering. |
| 4 | szi2-ta-me-a-ma / szi2-ma-am | “Ask me, and I will listen to you! |
| 5 | di2-na-ma _ku3-babbar_ mi3-isz-li-szu | a verdict and the silver equal to his share |
| 6 | ku-un-ka3-ma | he sealed, and |
| 7 | sze2-bi-la2-nim ki-ma | send me! Like |
| 8 | u2-ra-am a-na ma-mi3-tim | “It is enough for the land. |
| 9 | la i-s,a-bu-tu3-ka3-ni | shall not seize you |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na sze2-bu-lim | the silver in the dowry |
| 11 | szi2-bi szu-ku-un | place (in it) a claim. |
| 12 | szu-ma um-ma me-ra-szu-ma | “He is his brother’s brother, |
| 13 | lu-qu2-tam2 / di2-nam a-na | The luqutam-priestess, to |
| 14 | a-wa-at _e2_ a-bi-a | the word of my father's house |
| 15 | ma-as,-a-ku / ma-a | I am encamped, saying: |
| 16 | i-na a-wa-tim ip-tu3-a-ka3 | in a word opened |
| 17 | um-ma a-ta-ma / ma-la2 | Thus (says) ... |
| 18 | i-na _e2_ a-bi-ka3 | in the house of your father |
| 19 | i-s,e2-ri-a i-la2-qe2-u2-ni | they will take from me. |
| 20 | i-na s,e2-ri-ka3 | in your steppe |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-la2-qe2 / t,up-pa2-ka3 u3 szi2-bi-ka3 | I will take your tablet and your testimony. |
| 2 | da-ni-in / lu-qu2-tam2 wa-sze2-er | Anin, the luqutam priestess, the lamentation priest |
Sources & licences
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