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Balkan, Anum-hirbi p. 6-8, figs. 1-11 (P361399)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Balkan, Anum-hirbi p. 6-8, figs. 1-11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361399 |
| 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 a-nu-um-hi-ir-bi ru-ba-um | Thus Anum-hirbi, the governor: |
| 2 | ma-ma-i-u2-um-ma a-na wa-ar-sza-ma | nobody in the future |
| 3 | ru-ba-im ka3-ni-szi2-im qi2-bi-ma | “O prince of the land, speak! |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 5 | ta-i-sza-ma-<i>-u2-um ur-di2-i | Tišamānum, the herdsman, |
| 6 | a-na-ku u2-sza-ba-szu u2 a-ta | I will make him dwell, and why |
| 7 | si2-bu-ha-i-a-am _ir_-ra-ad-ka3 | the Sibuḫāya, your servant |
| 8 | a-ta sza-bi-szu isz-tu3-ma | his heart, from |
| 9 | ta-i-sza-ma-i-u2-um ka3-la2-ab2-ka3-ni | Tišamāum is his rival. |
| 10 | a-mi3-nim isz-ti2 sza-ra-ni-e sza-ni-u2-tim | “What is it that is different from the previous one? |
| 11 | i-da2-ba-ab2 | shall take away. |
| 12 | sza-ni-u2-tim i-da-ba-ab2 | secondly he shall seize |
| 13 | si2-bu-ha-i-u2-um ka3-al-bi | the whole Sibuḫāyum |
| 14 | isz-ti2 sza-ra-ni-e sza-ni-u2-tim | from the other quarters |
| 15 | i-da-bu-ub ru-ba-um ta-i-sza#-[ma-i-u2-um] | he speaks: "The prince is Tišamāyum" |
| 16 | a-na sza-al-szi2-ni ru-ba-im | to the king, my lord |
| 17 | i-tu3-wa-ar ki-ma be-el | he will return. Like the lord |
| 18 | nu-ku-ur-ti2-a i-du-ka3-ni | his nukurtīya rites |
| 19 | u3 ta-i-sza-ma-i-u2-um | and Tišamāyum |
| 20 | a-na ma-ti2-i-a im-qu2-ta-ma | to my land fell, and |
| 21 | 1(u) 2(disz) a-la2-ni-e-a uh2-ta-li-iq | 12 of my alānu-priests he destroyed, |
| 22 | al-pi2-szu-nu u2 s,e2-ni-szu-nu | their cattle and their flock |
| 23 | il5-te2-qe2 um-ma szu-ut-ma ru-ba-um | he has taken, thus says Rubām: |
| 24 | me-et-ma hu-ha-ra-am | “If he is dead, he will die. |
| 25 | al-te2-qe2 ki-ma ma-ti2-i-a | I took. Like my land |
| 26 | na-s,a-ri-im u2 li-bi-im | guardian of the city and the city square |
| 27 | ta-da-nim u2 ma-ti2-i | given, and the land |
| 28 | isz-ta-ra-ap2 u2 qu2-ut-ra-am | he has smeared with grass, |
| 29 | ub-ta-i-isz i-nu-mi3 a-bu-ka3 | At that time, your father |
| 30 | i-na-ar a-lam ha-ar-sa2-am-ma | “The city is destroyed, and |
| 31 | _mu 9(disz)-sze3_ il5-wi-u2 ma-ti2-i | for 9 years Ilwî of the land |
| 32 | a-na ma-ti2-ka3 im-qu2-tam2-ma | to your land fell, and |
| 33 | al-pa2-am u2-lu s,e2-na-am | “It is the alpam-demon, or the flock’s |
| 34 | isz-gi5-isz u4-ma-am ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | Then you sent me a message. |
| 35 | um-ma a-ta-ma a-mi3-nim ha-[ra-nam] | Thus (says) Atāma, may the mother be with you forever! |
| 36 | la2 tu3-sza-ra-am ha-ra-nam | Do not abandon me, be at peace with me! |
| 37 | lu-szi2-ir sza pa2-e-ma | Let me find the one who is pleasing. |
| 38 | li-[... x x x x ...] a-la2-am x [... x x ...] | May ... ... the alām prayer ... |
| 39 | u2 [... x x x x ...] ha-ra-nam# [x x ...] | ... ... for a long time ... |
| 40 | isz#-[tu3 x x x ha]-ra#-na-am | from ... the harem |
| 41 | lu-[szi2-ir x x x a]-nu#-um-ma | Let me find ... Now then |
| 42 | li#-[... isz]-ti2 1(u) 7(disz) a-wi-li | May ... with 17 men |
| 43 | szu# [...] x | Hand of ... ... |
| 44 | x [... ...] x-szu-nu | ... their ... |
| 45 | [... x x x x x ...] nim | ... ... high |
| 46 | [... x x x x x ...] ma-ti2-ka3 | ... of your land |
| 47 | [...]-tam2# sza u2-bi-lu-nim | ... which they brought to me |
| 48 | [... x x x x x ...]-x-ma | ... ... and |
| 49 | [... x x x x ta-asz2-pu-ra]-am | ... you wrote me. |
| 50 | um-ma a-ta-ma lu ni-it-ma | Thus (says) “Wh[y] did you know that |
| 51 | ma-mi3-tum pa2-ni-tum e-s,a-at | “The older woman is pregnant, |
| 52 | _dumu_ szi2-ip-ri-ka3 | son of Šiprika |
| 53 | a-na s,e2-ri-a li-li-kam | Let him go to the steppe! |
| 54 | u3 _dumu_ szi2-<ip>-ri-a a-s,e2-ri-ka3 | and the son of Šipriya, your guide, |
| 55 | li-ta-la2-kam | may he keep me alive. |
| 56 | ta-ri-ku-ta-na ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ ab2-na-tim ik-nu-uk-ma | Tarikutana sealed as the silver of the cows and |
| 57 | e-ti2-zi-ib a-ni-a-tum a-na _dingir_-li dam-qa2-a | I have sworn by the favor of my god. |
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