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POAT 17 (P361130)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361130 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-572 |
| 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-la2-hu-um-ma | Alahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur2-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi3-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | say: 1/3 mina of gold |
| 4 | sza puzur2-a-na | of Puzur-Anu |
| 5 | isz-qu2-la-ni i-na | he plundered, in |
| 6 | ha-hi-im _e2-gal_-lum2 | the heirs of the palace |
| 7 | is,-ru-up-_ku3-sig17_-ma a-na | Ishrup-kugsig to |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ma i-tu3-ar | the silver he shall return. |
| 9 | u2 5(disz) u4-me u2-sza-as-hi-ri | for 5 days he shall remove |
| 10 | u3 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and 10 shekels of silver |
| 11 | ra-ag-ma-am | the great |
| 12 | i-na s,e2-ri-a | in the steppe |
| 13 | il5-te2-qe2 / a-na ka3-ni-isz3 | he has taken, to Kaniš |
| 14 | a-ta-u2-ri-im | Atāru |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-zi-iz-ma um-ma | I stood, and thus |
| 2 | a-na-[ku]-ma ki-i-na <i-na> | I, indeed, in |
| 3 | ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz | “Karīm, kaniš, |
| 4 | pu-ru-szu la2 asz2-ku-un | I did not place its foundations. |
| 5 | a-szi2-a-ti2 la2 u2-ta-i-ra-szu | he shall not return the requisitions. |
| 6 | a-pu-tum a-pu-tum | “Apotum, apotropaic |
| 7 | _ku3-sig17_ sza i-sza-qa2-la2-ku-ni | the gold that he will weigh out |
| 8 | a-na i-sza-tim | for a year |
| 9 | szi2-ni-szu ta-ir-szu | his two hands are tied, |
| 10 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | for the silver of Assur-bēl-awati |
| 11 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 12 | la2-i-ru-aq a-na | I will bring it. |
| 13 | ti2-mi3-il5-ki-<a> is-li-i-ma | of Timil he prayed, and |
| 14 | la2 i-tal-kam | has not come. |
| 15 | _dingir_ lu i-di2 | may a god know. |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 i-na ba-ab2-ti2-a | the silver as much as in my possession |
| 17 | ta-ma-hu-ru a-na <<a-na>> a-lim | you will receive. To the city |
| 18 | sze2-bi4-lam szi2-mu i-ba-szi2 | Send me news, there is a fate! |
Sources & licences
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