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POAT 50 (P361163)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 50 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361163 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-620 |
| 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 hi-na-a-ma | Thus Hināya: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 5(disz) _ma-na_ | say: 5 minas |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza ni-ip-[la2]-tim | silver from the niplutum |
| 5 | sza ni-ka3-si | of the ni-kasi |
| 6 | sza a-na a-la2-hi!-im | that for the millers |
| 7 | i-pu-lu-ni | he made |
| 8 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-a-ti2 / i-la2-kam | I will pay. |
| 2 | te2-er-ti2 / a-la2-hi-im | the extispicy of the alaḫīm |
| 3 | e-la2-ma / ub-lam | Elam brought. |
| 4 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 5 | a-s,e2-er / a-mur-esz18-dar# | Aṣer, Amur-Ištar |
| 6 | u2 a-szur-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| 7 | li-isz3-pu-ur-ma | may he send, and |
| 8 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | with silver |
| 9 | li-di2-nu-szum | may they give him. |
| 10 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu! | from his silver |
| 11 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 5 minas |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-qe2-ma / te2-er-ta-ka3 | take, and your rejoicing |
| 2 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma hi-na-a-ma | Thus Hināya: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 5(disz) _ma-na_ | say: 5 minas |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza-ni-u2-tim | the silver in another |
| 5 | sza ni-ka3-si-<a> | of Nikasi |
| 6 | sza a-na a-la2-hi!-im | that for the millers |
| 7 | i-pu-lu-ni | he made |
| 8 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-a-ti2 i-la2-kam | he will pay in full. |
| 2 | te2-er-ti2 a-la2-hi-im | the extispicy of Alaḫum |
| 3 | e-la2-ma ub-lam | Elam brought, |
| 4 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 5 | a-s,e2-er / a-mur-esz18-dar# [...] | Aṣer / Amur-Ištar |
| 6 | u2 a-szur-na-da [...] | and Assur-nada |
| 7 | li-isz3-pu-ur-ma | may he send, and |
| 8 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | with silver |
| 9 | li-di2-nu-szum | may they give him. |
| 10 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu! | from his silver |
| 11 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 5 minas |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-qe2-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | may he take, and your return |
| 2 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
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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