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Belleten 57, 45f (P361325)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Belleten 57, 45f |
|---|---|
| ID | P361325 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| 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 u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar | to Uṣur-ša-ištar |
| 2 | i-ku-pi3-a u2 a-da-da | Ikupia and Adada |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma u2-s,u2-pi3-isz-ku-ma | Thus (says) Uṣupišku: |
| 4 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ / | 1 2/3 minas of gold |
| 5 | sza ab2-ni-szu ku-nu-ki-a | of his cows, sealed, |
| 6 | a-da-da na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | “I will give you a father’s gift— |
| 7 | a-szar te2-er-ti2 sza sze2-ep u2-s,ur-szi2-esz18-dar | where the extispicy is performed, |
| 8 | i-ba-szi2-u2 _ku3-ki_ | are in Kutha |
| 9 | asz2!-ra-ka3-ma li-ib-szi2 | I have placed, and my heart |
| 10 | u2 te2-er-ta-ak-nu | and you will return it. |
| 11 | za-ku-tum li-li-kam | May the zakkûtu-demon come. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na i-ku-pi3-a | to Ikupia |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma szu-ma a-di2-ni | Speak! That is what I have given. |
| 3 | i-ka3-ni-isz wa-asz2-ba-ti2 | he weighed out. |
| 4 | a-na wa-asz2-ha-ni-a | to Wašḫaniya |
| 5 | et-qa2-ma a-di2 ma-tum | he has taken, and as far as the land |
| 6 | i-nu-hu la2 te2-ra-ba-am | You will not enter (the house) until the evening. |
Sources & licences
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