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POAT 19 (P361132)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361132 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-574 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na la-qe2-pi2-im u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | for lā-qûm and Pušu-ke’en, |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-hu-u2-a a-tu2-nu | Say to my brother: I am dead! |
| 4 | _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | of heaven and the various garments |
| 5 | la i-na-ki-mu a-na | they shall not cut off to |
| 6 | u4-me-e / qu2-ur-bu-tim | “Days of the Qurbūtum |
| 7 | 9(disz) _gin2-ta_ u3 e-li-isz | 9 shekels each and above |
| 8 | di3-na u3 sza u4-me-e pa2-ti2-u2-tim | Judge of cases and of distant days. |
| 9 | ma-la2 / ta-da-nim di2-na | “As much as you give, judge it! |
| 10 | lu-qu2-ti lu sza sze2-ep | “Lead me, be it that of a šēp. |
| 11 | _dumu_ er3-ra-a lu sza dan-a-szur3 | son of Erra, either of Dan-Assur, |
| 12 | ARAD2-de8-a-ni lu sza _illat_-at | a servant of mine, whether of the illaṭ |
| 13 | _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2 _an-na_-ki | son of Šū-Enlil of An |
| 14 | u3 _tug-hi_-a ma-la2 / iz-ku-u2-ni-ni | and a garment as much as he imposed |
| 15 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu | you will return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-li-kam 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tum | 5 kusitu-garments |
| 2 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ni-ib-ra-ru-um | 1 nibrarum-garment |
| 3 | sza sze2-ep dan-a-szur3 u3 szi2-im | of the work of Dan-Assur and the king, |
| 4 | _ansze hi-a_ ma-la2 ta-asz2-a-ma-ni | donkeys, as much as you have given |
| 5 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam | May your return to me come! |
| 6 | 3(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 30 1/3 minas 7 shekels of silver |
| 7 | [u4]-me-e sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | The day that you wrote me |
| 8 | [n] _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza me-er-e | n minas 10 shekels of silver of cedar |
| 9 | a-szur3-utu-szi 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Assurutuši 5 minas of silver |
| 10 | sza hi-na-a mi3-ma a-nim | of hīnâ, whatever |
| 11 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma i-na | he shall pay, and in |
| 12 | pa2-nim-ma sze2-bi-la2-nim | send to me! |
| 13 | t,up-pu-um sza szi2-ma-at | Tablet of the order |
| 14 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i-na hu-ra-ma | Assur-imitti on the road |
| 15 | isz-ti2 sza-lim-a-szur3 _dumu_ en-um-a-[szur3] | together with Šalim-Assur, son of Ennum-assur |
| 16 | i-ba-szi2 szu-up-ra-ma t,up-pa2-am | there is, send me a tablet. |
| 17 | lu-ub-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ma | let me bring to you, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am i-na ka3-nu-e la2-wi-a-ma | a tablet from the lawyan account |
| 2 | [da]-am-qi2-isz a-na _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim | to the son of Ummi-Anum |
| 3 | [ke]-nim pi2-iq-da-ma lu-ub-lam a-na | True one, let me bring and to |
| 4 | wa-bi4-il5 t,up-[pi3]-im _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) [_gin2_] i-na [_ku3-babbar_] | the one who carries the tablet of silver, 1 shekel of silver |
| 5 | di2-na-szu-um [...] u3? sza? [...] | Judge him ... and ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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