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JCS 14, 007, 04 (P361301)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 14, 007, 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361301 |
| Museum no. | Bod S 561 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma | thus Kuluma: |
| 3 | 3(disz) me-at 2(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ qa2-dum | 324 qadum-garments |
| 4 | 5(disz) _tug2_ a-ha-ma sza dingir-ma-lik | 5 pairs of garments belonging to Ilum-malik |
| 5 | u2 a-szur-ba-asz2-ti2 i-na | and Assur-bašti in |
| 6 | a-lim{ki} im-szi2-u2-ni | of the city he settled, |
| 7 | 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2 sag10 szunigin tug2_-ba-ti2-ka3 | 13 fine garments, total: your garments |
| 8 | 3(disz) me-at 4(u) 2(disz) _tug2 sza3-ba_ | 342 garments in its midst |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ i-ha-ra-ah-szu-a | 13 garments he shall remove from him |
| 10 | e-zi-ib 3(u) _tug2_ i-li-wi-tim | Disregard that 30 garments of Iliwītum |
| 11 | al-wi szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ba-ti2 | a šītu-offering of garments |
| 12 | 3(disz) me-at la2 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 3 hundred less 1 kutanu-garments |
| 13 | sza ik-ri-bi-ka3 | of your prayer |
| 14 | a-na _e2-gal!_-lim e-ru-bu | to the palace entered. |
| 15 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-<ha>-tum | therefrom: 15 nishtu-garments |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ra-tim mi3-ma | the first-fruits, what |
| 2 | la2 il5-mu-du _tug2_-ba-tu3 | he did not carry, the garment |
| 3 | lu sza i-na _e2-gal_-lim | or that in the palace |
| 4 | ur-du-ni-ni lu sza | may it be that |
| 5 | li-wi-tim _szunigin_ 3(disz) me-at | the people, a total of 300 |
| 6 | iz-ku-u2-nim _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ | therefrom: 14 garments |
| 7 | 1(disz) me-at 2(u) _tug2 dumu_ e-la2-li2 | 120 garments, the son of Elali, |
| 8 | ub-la2-kum 5(u) _tug2_ ur-da-la2 | 50 garments for Ur-dala |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ be2-la2-num 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ | 12 belakku-garments, 12 garments |
| 10 | {d}utu-tak2-la2-ku 1(disz) me-at 9(u) / 4(disz) _tug2_ | Šamaš-taklāku: 104 garments |
| 11 | i-li-ku-ni-kum | came to you |
| 12 | 7(u) _tug2_ a-na _e2_ a-la2-hi-nim | 70 garments for the house of the millers |
| 13 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 i-di2-nu | who gave like a gift, |
| 14 | szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ba-ti2-ka3 5(u) _tug2_ | a šītu-garment, 50 garments |
| 15 | i-ba-szi2-u2 a-bi a-ta | there is, father from father |
| 16 | be2-li2 a-ta mi3-szu sza a-ma-kam | My lord, what is it that I have done? |
| 17 | s,u2-ha-ru e-ta-wu-ni-ku-ni-ma | “The ṣuḫaru-demon has approached me, and |
| 18 | ta-ki-li | |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-asz2-ta-na-me-u2 a-szur u2 _dingir_-ka3 | you constantly praise Assur and your god |
| 2 | i-ta-ad-a-ni-ma / a-te2-er-ti2-ka3 | has given to me, and your extispicy |
| 3 | u2 sza-am-ka3-ni-ka3 la2 a-na-hi-id | and šamkānu-plant I will not take. |
| 4 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta ta-ki-li | Father, why did my lord turn away from me? |
| 5 | la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me | do not give it to us! |
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