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Belleten 57, 44f. (P361326)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Belleten 57, 44f. |
|---|---|
| ID | P361326 |
| 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,u2-ur-sza-esz18-dar | to Uṣur-ša-Ishtar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma u2-s,u2-pi2-isz-ku-ma | Speak, thus Uṣupišku: |
| 3 | i-nu-mi3 / a-na-kam ta-ta-al-ku | At that time, you went away. |
| 4 | 5(disz) me-at 6(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 560 minas of copper |
| 5 | u2 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ qa2-at-ka3 | 8 garments, your hand |
| 6 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im / na-da2-ti2 | the kārīm temple, the stele |
| 7 | isz-tu3 ta-ta-al-ku | After you have gone, |
| 8 | 1(disz) _tug2-ta_ qa2-tam2 i-di2-u2-ma | 1 hand-cloth he gave, and |
| 9 | qa2-at-ka3 / a-di2-ma 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ | your hand until 40 minas of copper |
| 10 | al-pu-ut-ka3 a-ha-ma | I have sent to you, each other. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 12 | qa2-tam2 i-di2-u2-ma | a hand gave, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-at-ka3 a-di2-ma | your hand until |
| 2 | 3(disz) me-at _uruda_ i-na ab-na-ti2-ni | 300 (shekels of) copper from our stockpile |
| 3 | i-na wa-s,a-a / _uruda_ i-na | in a copper wadi |
| 4 | s,u2-hu-pi3-im / ta-la-qe2 | You will take the ṣuḫūpim. |
| 5 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im al-pu-ut-ka3 | the granary I built for you. |
| 6 | ni-ka3-su2 i-szi2-s,i2-u2-ma | his niŋšīṣu-offering, and |
| 7 | 9(disz) me-at 2(u) _ma-na-ta uruda_ | 920 minas of copper |
| 8 | da-tum ik-szu-ud | Atum reached. |
| 9 | 4(u) _ma-na-ta_ a-na _tug2#_-ti2#-[szu-nu] | 40 minas for their textiles |
| 10 | i-na ni-ka3-si2 isz-ku-nu | they placed in the niŋsu. |
| 11 | mi3-szu sza ki-a-ma | what he likes |
| 12 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / la2 i-la2-ka3-ni | “If he does not bring (them) on loan, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-tum sa3-hi-at / ki-ma | The land is scattered like |
| 2 | isz-li-mu u2-s,i2-am | he received; he went out. |
| 3 | a-ma-kam e-ka3 / i-na | “It is the word of the mouth, in |
| 4 | s,e2-er s,u2-uh3-ri-im | a ṣūḫuḫrum tree |
| 5 | li-li-ik | may he go. |
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