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POAT 22 (P361135)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361135 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-579 |
| 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 im-di2-lum2-ma | thus Imdilum: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-du10 qi2-[bi4]-ma | Speak to Aššīr-ṭabu, thus: |
| 3 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) _ma-na an-[na_] | 2 talents 2 minas of lead |
| 4 | u2 5(disz) [_tug2?_ ku]-ta-ni _sag10_ | 5 kutānu-garments |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-a / a-du na-asz2-a-[kum!] | Seal it with your seal! |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ 1(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | 15 1/2 shekels of lead, 1 less 1/4 shekel |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-szum | the silver that I gave him, together with it |
| 8 | a-ta a-ma-kam mi3-ma | From the water, what |
| 9 | la2 ta-da-szu-<<szu>>-ma | you shall not give him, and |
| 10 | a-na _an-na_-ki-a 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | to Anu 6 shekels each |
| 11 | a-na _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-a 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ isz-ti2 _an-na_] | for my garments 15 shekels each with tin |
| 12 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim di2-in | Give it to itaṭlim! |
| 13 | szu-ma la2 ki-a-am _an-na_-ki | “He who is not like An, |
| 14 | i-ku-nu-ki-szu-ma | they established for him, and |
| 15 | li-bi4-szi2 u2 [a]-di2 | her heart, as far as |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-la u2 szi2-ni-szu | as many as there are |
| 2 | u2-za-ka3 ap2-ti2 a-ta | he cleared the Aptî |
| 3 | _an-na_-ku i-sza-du-du-ni | I am the one who makes heaven tremble |
| 4 | u2-za-ka3 ap2-ti2 a-ta | he cleared the Aptî |
| 5 | i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 | on your tablet |
| 6 | ta-sza-pa2-<ra>-am um-ma | you will send, thus |
| 7 | a-ta-ma 7(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_-ka3 | Why 7 shekels each of yours |
| 8 | a-ti2-di2-in szu-ma _an-na_ | I gave. That is the tin |
| 9 | i-ba-szi2-ma la2 ta-ti2-di2-in | there is, but you did not give. |
| 10 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-[kam!] | May your extispicy come to an end! |
| 11 | li-bi4 la2 i-ma-ra-as, | (Sum) My heart does not pacify (the heart), it does not calm (Akk) The heart is not calmed (towards) me |
| 12 | u2 szu-ma ta-ti2-di2-in | and that one you have given |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2 qi2-ip-tim | silver of the qiptum |
| 15 | ku-nu-uk-ma | sealed documents |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-lam u2 s,u2-ba-ti2-a | Send me a message and I will send you a copy. |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 15 shekels each |
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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