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POAT 43 (P361156)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361156 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-607 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-gal-ma | Thus Assur-gal: |
| 2 | a-na [ha]-ti2-tim | to a widow |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | szu-ma [t,up]-pi2-ki-<<na>> | He is the one who his tablet |
| 5 | mi3-ma ma-num | whatever he has |
| 6 | e-zi-ba-ki-im | Ezibānum |
| 7 | ig-ri | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-ma-an | to anyone |
| 2 | la2 tu3-sze2-ri | do not return! |
| 3 | a-di2 a-hu-ki | as far as Aḫuki |
| 4 | i-lu-ku-ni-ni | came to me |
| 5 | u2 a-na-ku | and I |
| 6 | a-la2-ka3-ni | he shall serve. |
| 7 | tu3!-ra-asz2-ki | Turaški |
| 8 | sza-s,i2-ri | a šaṣiru |
| 9 | szal2-ma-ku | I am pure, |
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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