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POAT 39 (P361152)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361152 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-602 |
| 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 a-szur-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | speak, and 5 shekels of silver |
| 4 | i-na e-ra-bi4-szu-ma | at his entering |
| 5 | as2-qu2-di2-a sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma | I have taken, I have weighed out, and |
| 6 | isz-ti2 szi2-im | with the price |
| 7 | _ansze_ ku-nu-uk-ma | a donkey is sealed, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-pa2-ni-e-ma | he looked, and |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
| 3 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-um | 1 kutanum-garment |
| 4 | i-t,u3-pi3-it | he smote. |
| 5 | la2 la2-pi3-it | deficit, deficit |
| 6 | sza a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | of Assur-taklāku, |
| 7 | as2-qu2-di2-a-ma | I seized, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
Sources & licences
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