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DTCFD 34, 257ff. (P361329)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | DTCFD 34, 257ff. |
|---|---|
| ID | P361329 |
| 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 | um-ma wa-ak-lum2-ma | thus Waklum: |
| 2 | a-na ka3-ri-im | to the quay |
| 3 | ka3-ni-isz{ki} | of Kanish, |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | a-lu-um di3-nam | “Alu’um, how much longer? |
| 6 | i-di2-ma a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | he gave and to Assur-taklāku |
| 7 | _dumu_ {d}a-szur3-i-di2 | son of Assur-idī |
| 8 | szu-ma i-na _GAN2_-lim | If in the field |
| 9 | lu na-ru-qum lu e-bu-t,i2 | be it a hero or a fugitive, |
| 10 | ma-ma-an i-di2-in | nobody gave. |
| 11 | qa2-di2 um-mi3-a-ni-[szu-ma]-ma | the hand of his master |
| 12 | i-na szi2-be-szu i-na | at his hearing, in |
| 13 | a-lim{ki} / i-la2-qe2 | of the city he shall take |
| 14 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-na _GAN2_-lim | If silver in the field |
| 15 | e!-pu-ul ki-ma | I built. Like |
| 16 | [a]-wa-at na-ru-a-im | the word of the herald |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-szi2-bi4-szu i-ku-an-ma | he sat down, and |
| 2 | asz2-ra-kam-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | as a pledge his silver |
| 3 | i-la2-[qe2 a]-na# _ku3-babbar_ | he shall take for silver |
| 4 | ma-ma-[an la2] i-t,a2-hi | no one shall be negligent. |
| 5 | a-na a-lim[{ki}] | to the city |
| 6 | i-pa2-hu-ra-am | he shall replace |
Sources & licences
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