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POAT 24 (P361137)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361137 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-581 |
| 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 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | u3 {d}utu-tap-pa2-i qi2-bi4-ma | and Šamaš-tappâ speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-s,i2-me-a-ma | thus Iṣi-mēya: |
| 4 | a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 5 | s,u2-ub-ri / wa-asz2-ba-at-ma | (Sum) The ṣubru priestess is the one who sits on the throne (Akk) It is the threshing floor |
| 6 | isz-ti2 / a-ni-u2-tim | with these |
| 7 | a-na wa-s,a-e-ma | to go out |
| 8 | hu-zi-ru-um / e-gi5-ri-ma | Ḫuzirum |
| 9 | am-qu2-ut-ma / sze2-pi3 | I fell, and šēpu |
| 10 | asz2-te2-be-er-ma | I sought out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ak-ta-la2 / be2-u2-la2-tim | “Attālā (is) the bēru-official. |
| 2 | sza / puzur2-a-szur3 | of Puzur-Assur, |
| 3 | _dumu_ en-nam-a-szur3 | son of Ennam-Assur |
| 4 | a-na-ku u3 {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | I and Šamaš-tappā, |
| 5 | u2-la2 nu-ka3-al / a-na a-i-tim | “It is not there, it is not in the land. |
| 6 | wa-ar-di2 u2-ka3-lu | later he will hold. |
| 7 | be-li a-ta {d}utu a-ta | My lord, why, Utu, why |
| 8 | {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | Šamaš-tappā, |
| 9 | s,a-ba-at-ma / sze2-ri-a-szu | seized, and his morning |
| 10 | a-na na-s,a-ar | for the guard |
| 11 | s,u2-ub-ri-a / ma-ma-an | There is nobody in the ṣubrû field. |
| 12 | la2-szu-u2 | are missing. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-bi4 a-ta / i-la2 na-s,i2-ri-im | The father, from the water, the guardian angel, |
| 2 | s,u2-ub-ri | ṣubru |
| 3 | la2 i-ha-li-iq | shall not be destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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