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POAT 28 (P361141)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361141 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-587 |
| 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 | a-na puzur2-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Aš[ur]: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | ki-ma si2-ka3-tu3-ni-ma | like her hairdresser, and |
| 4 | u3 ha-ra-nu-um dingir-na-at-ni | and Ḫarānum, his personal god, |
| 5 | hu-ud-ka3 la2 at,-ru-da-am | “I do not have a debt, |
| 6 | ki-ma ha-ra-nu-um i-szi2-ru-ma | like a haranû-demon he shall be struck, and |
| 7 | a-li-ku pa2-ni-u2-tum isz-li-mu-ni-ni | (Sum) The one who went before me prayed to me (Akk) He who came before me sang to me |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ lu ku-a-am | 1 mina of silver shall be the price |
| 9 | lu i-a-am usz-ta-s,a-ba#-at#-ma | or he has seized me, and |
| 10 | hu-ut-ka3 a-t,a-ra-dam | I will repay your debts. |
| 11 | a-ma-la2 [ta]-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Amala, what you wrote me |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-lim{ki} sze2-bi4-il5-ma | he shall pay the silver to the city, and |
| 13 | szi2-ma-am li-isz-u2-mu-nim | may a fate be decreed for me. |
| 14 | a-di2 ku-zi-im | until Kuzim |
| 15 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it | in the remission of debts |
| 2 | ku-zu-um wa-sza-ab2 | Kuzum is the one who resides |
| 3 | u3 te2-er-ti2 a-s,e2-ri-szu | and the extispicy of his field |
| 4 | i-ta-la2-ak um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he went, thus I: |
| 5 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza puzur2-a-szur3 | garments of Puzur-Assur |
| 6 | 2(u) _tug2 sag10_ 3(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim | 20 embroidered garments, 31 woven garments |
| 7 | 3(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mi3 a-na sza ki-ma | 3 homers of chickpeas for that like |
| 8 | puzur2-a-szur3 pi3-qi2-id | Puzur-Assur is the guarantor. |
| 9 | a-na-ku mi3-ma la2 t,a2-hu-a-ku | I am not able to do anything. |
| 10 | a-ma-kam szu-pu-ur-ma | Send me a word! |
| 11 | a-na sza ki-ma ku-wa!-ti2 2(u) _tug2 sag10_ | for that which like a kuwatu 20 good quality garments |
| 12 | <<_sag10_>> 3(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim | <good>, 31 garments of handiwork |
| 13 | u3 3(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mi3 | and 3 homers of ṣallamu |
| 14 | a-na <sza> ki-ma ku-wa-ti2 | to that which like a kuwatu |
| 15 | li-ip-qi2-id-ma | may he entrust, and |
| 16 | u2 szu-wa-ti2 a-s,e2-ri-a | and the šuwati of the aṣerīya |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,u3-ur-da-szu a-bi4 a-ta szi2-ti2 | Ṭurdāšu, father of the land, |
| 2 | _tug2 hi_ sza da-na-a-szur3 | garment of Anu-Assur |
| 3 | sza-di2-szu-ma a-qa2-ti2-a | I smote him, |
| 4 | li-bi4-szi2-u2 | they shall divide. |
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