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POAT 15 (P361128)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361128 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-569 |
| 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-na hi-na-a [sza] ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | Thus (says) Hinâ, who like a woman |
| 2 | u3 puzur2-a-szur2 a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | and Puzur-Assur to Pušuken |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | say: 28 1/3 minas of silver |
| 4 | u2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ dingir-ma-lik | and 1 2/3 minas of gold, Ilī-malik, |
| 5 | ub-lam! 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-<<pi3>>-ap-szu | he brought. 6 5/6 shekels each of silver |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 szunigin_ 3(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz)? _ma-na_ | 11 1/3 minas 3 shekels, total: 39 5/6? mina |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 _sza3-ba_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | of apka-silver from it: 4 talents 20 minas 3 1/3 shekels |
| 8 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim | 40 minas of refined tin |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 16 shekels each, grass, 6 shekel of silver |
| 10 | ni-ik-bu-us _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | the payment of his silver |
| 11 | 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) me-at 1(u) ku-ta-nu | 18 5/6 minas 1 shekel, 100 10 kutanu |
| 12 | sza qa2-tim qa2-dum sza li-wi-tim | of the head, the head of the liwītum-official, |
| 13 | 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu _sag10_ 2(disz) _tug2_ | 8 kutānu-garments, red, 2 garments |
| 14 | ka3-am-su2-tum 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | the Kamsutum canal, 11 1/2 minas 2/3 shekels |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 6(disz) _ansze_ | they paid the silver. 6 imaru |
| 16 | s,a-la2-mu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Ṣalamu 2 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-im-szu-nu 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-su2-nu | their ingredients: 13 shekels, their utensils |
| 2 | 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ta-szu-nu | 3 shekels of ukūltaš-silver |
| 3 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ sza sa2-i-tim | 4 1/2 shekels of sa-itim |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ dingir-ma-lik il5-qe2 | 15 shekels of silver: Ilī-malik took |
| 5 | um-ma szu-ut-ma dingir-a-at | Thus (says) Dēnat. |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ri 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | ... 1/3 mina 1 shekel |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ lu i-na sa3-u2-dim | the silver either from the sa-ud-im |
| 8 | lu i-na i-szi2-ra-tim | or in the future |
| 9 | im-t,i2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 2 minas of silver to |
| 10 | hu-bu-li-ka3 a-na im-di2-lim | to Imdīlim |
| 11 | ni-di2-in mi3-ma a-nim | we gave, what ...? |
| 12 | dingir-ma-lik i-ra-de8-a-kum | Ilum-malik will bring you, |
| 13 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | the price of your silver: 4 1/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 14 | 2(u) 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 26 kutanu-garments, 2 minas of silver |
| 15 | it-bu-lu 1(disz) _ansze_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | they carried. 1 homer 1/3 mina 1 1/2 shekels |
| 16 | szi2-im-szu 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim | its value: 5 minas of refined tin |
| 17 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap-szu | 1/3 mina of apsu-silver |
| 18 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver, the equipment of a donkey |
| 19 | 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | 18 shekels of wax |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _ansze_ ni-isz-qu2-ul | 1/3 mina 3 shekels of silver to the donkeys we shall sacrifice. |
| 2 | me-et 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki-ni mi3-ma a-nim | 15 minas of tin, kunukinnu, whatever |
| 3 | {d}utu-ba-ni i-ra-de8-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep _dingir_-ma-[lik] | Šamaš-bāni will bring you the silver of the “shepherd of the god’s |
| 4 | gam-ra-kum | “It is yours’ |
Sources & licences
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