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POAT 21 (P361134)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 21 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361134 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-577 |
| 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)
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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-hu-wa-qar-ma | Ahu-waqar speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na szu-be2-lim u3 a-mur-dingir | to Šū-bēlu and Amur-ilum |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na szu-be2-lim | Speak to Šubelim |
| 4 | qi2-bi-[ma] 7(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ | speak! 7 minas 18 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am / a-ma-kam | silver, ṣarupam |
| 6 | a-na a-mur-dingir / szu-qu2-ul | to Āmur-ilum he is cut off. |
| 7 | a-hi-a-ta / a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_-pi2 | the other side of the silver |
| 8 | a-ma-kam / di2!-szu-um [...] | The word(?) of his judge(?) |
| 9 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur-ma | shall not return, and |
| 10 | li-bu-szu la2 i-ma-ra-as, | (Sum) His limbs do not tire (Akk) He does not tire |
| 11 | a-ma-kam 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | I say: 1 mina of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | me-eh-ra-tim di2-szu-um | first fruits of Išum, |
| 2 | a-na-ku i-wa-ah-szu-sza-na | I will praise her. |
| 3 | i-ba-ab2-ti2-szu a-la2-qe2-ma | I will take from him, and |
| 4 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum 4(disz) _ma-na_ | he shall deliver to you. 4 minas |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ szal2-ma-a-szur ub-la2-kum | the silver of Šalma-Ašur he shall carry. |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | 1 mina 16 shekels of refined silver |
| 7 | be!-er-dim tal-qe2 / 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ | you took a bērdim-vessel: 18 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ka3-ni-szi2-u2 i-di2-nu-ni-kum | the silver of Kanišu he gave to you |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma pi3-ri-ka3-ni | Thus (says) m[e]: |
| 10 | sza-am-ma / sze2-bi4-lam | Send me a report! |
| 11 | szu-ma pi3-ri-ka3-ni la2 tasz-am | “He is the one who does not trust in you— |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-li-ma di2-szu-um | the silver before Išum |
| 13 | szu-ma szi2-ma-am tasz-am | “He is the one who determines the fate— |
| 14 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim | to the ṣibtum |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-qe2-ma di2-szu-um | take, and Išum |
| 2 | a-di2 5(disz) u4-me _ku3-babbar_ | for 5 days of silver |
| 3 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-[kum] | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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