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ArAn 01, 006 (P361491)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArAn 01, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361491 |
| 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 i-ri-szum-ma | thus Irišum: |
| 2 | a-na dan-a-szur3 | to Dan-Assur |
| 3 | u3 i-di2-a-szur3 | and Iddin-Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma szu-ma | speak! |
| 5 | _dumu_ pa2-na-ka3 | son of Panaka, |
| 6 | i-qa2-bi4-a-kum | says to you: |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 | ṣuḫartam |
| 9 | a-hu-uz | I seized. |
| 10 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 11 | te2-er-ti2 a-bi-a | the advice of my father |
| 12 | a-na a-lim{ki} | to the city |
| 13 | a-la2-ak a-na | I will go to |
| 14 | a-lim{ki} sze2-ri-szi2-ma | of the city of Ālu, in its midst |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na a-lim{ki} | in the city |
| 2 | a-ha-az a-pu-tum | “At the side of the apsûtu-tree |
| 3 | a-ma-kam la2 ta-ha-az | “It is my word, do not disagree!’ |
| 4 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 4 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | sza ha-mu-usz-tim | of Hamuštum |
| 6 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 7 | sza ni-isz-ha-at ka3-szi2-im | of the nišḫat of the Kassites, |
| 8 | sza i-na ba-ab2 a-szur3 | who at the disposal of Assur |
| 9 | t,up-pi3 nu-la2-pi3-tu3 | Tablet of Nulipitu. |
| 10 | _dub-sar_ u2-sza-bi4 | the scribe he caused to reside. |
| 11 | 4(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3_ | 4 shekels 15 grains silver |
| 12 | ma-nu-ki-a-szur3 na-szi2 | Mannu-kī-Assur resides. |
| 13 | szi2-na-tim sza-am-ma | the šinātu-festival |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na na-ab2-dingir sze2-bi4-il5 _ku3_ | to Nabdī-ilum the šebiŋil-priest silver |
| 2 | sza ba-ri-ni sza en-um-a-szur3 | belonging to Barinu, belonging to Enum-Assur, |
| 3 | ha-bu-lu mu-nu-a-ti2-a li-qe2 | May he accept my supplications. |
Sources & licences
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