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POAT 31 (P361144)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361144 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-590 |
| 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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 2 | a-na ab2-sza-lim | to Abšalim |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | speak! 7 shekels of silver |
| 4 | du-di2-tam4 ku-nu-ki-a | the Duditam of Kunukia |
| 5 | a-na s,u2-ha-ar-tim | for the ṣuḫartim |
| 6 | en-na-su2-en6 na-szi | Ennasuen bears |
| 7 | a-ma-kam 2(disz) a-ma-tim | two floods |
| 8 | ud-ru-a-szu / u3 ga-da-da | His days are long and I want to go. |
| 9 | a-na _e2#_{be2-ti2}-szu | to his house |
| 10 | sze2-ri-bi-szi2-na | their reedbeds |
| 11 | u3 s,u2-ha-ra-am | and ṣuḫaram |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-[szar] / ab2-sza-lim | of the place where the cows |
| 2 | u3-ra-bu-u2-ni | he will return. |
| 3 | a-na _e2#_{be2-ti2}-szu | to his house |
| 4 | ta-ru-e-szu 2(disz)? _sila3_ sa3-ar-dam | its tarūšu 2? qû is to be weighed. |
| 5 | li-qe2-ma | take, and |
| 6 | t,a2-i-bi-szu / a-na | his happiness to |
| 7 | ha-ra-ni-a / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for the ḫaranīya 5 shekels of silver |
| 8 | en-na-su2-en6 ir-szi2-ma | Ennasuen grew up, and |
| 9 | ta-ar-bi-it | he defeated. |
| 10 | s,u2-ha-ri-im di2-ni | Judge my case. |
Sources & licences
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