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DTCFD 35, 50ff. (P361518)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | DTCFD 35, 50ff. |
|---|---|
| ID | P361518 |
| 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 | 4(u) _ma-na uruda ki_ isz-ba-[...] | 40 minas of copper from Ishba-... |
| 2 | 2(u) _ma-na uruda ki_ a-mur-a-szur3# | 20 minas of copper from Amur-Assur |
| 3 | _igi_ sza-lim-a-szur 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar_ / ...] | before Šalim-Assur 12 shekels of silver ... |
| 4 | _ki_ ba-al-t,u3-szar _dumu_ zu-[...] / | from Balṭušar, son of Zu- |
| 5 | _igi_ esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | before Ishtar-pilah, 5 minas of copper |
| 6 | _ki_ s,i2-li-esz18-dar 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | from Ṣilli-Ištar 1/3 mina |
| 7 | zi-ga-sza-ri u3 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | zigašaru and 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 8 | _ki_ a-bi-a 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ isz-ti2 | from Abiya 5 minas of copper with |
| 9 | _gal_ dingir-a-lim ha-da-[...] | May the great gods ... with you. |
| 10 | 2(disz) _ma-na uruda ki_ ha-da#-[...] | 2 minas of copper with Hada-... |
| 11 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ u2-s,u2-[...] | 1 shekel of silver from Uṣu- |
| 12 | 1(u) _ma-na uruda ki_ a-szur-ba-ni | 10 minas of copper from Assur-bani |
| 13 | _dumu_ ha-zu-zi-im isz-tu3 | son of Ḫazuzim, from |
| 14 | nu-ku-ra-tim sza ka3-ni-isz | the nukurrātum-gifts of the kaniš-priest |
| 15 | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a#-[ab2] | 1 mina of ṣibtam he shall take |
| 16 | _igi_ szu-ma-bi-a _igi_ [...]-zi-a | before Šumabiya, before ...ziya |
| 17 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-a-ma-tim | 3 shekels of silver for the šiamtum |
| 18 | a-na a-ba-tim a-di2 u3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | to Abatum, together with 1 shekel of silver |
| 19 | a-na _udu-hi_-szu a-di2-szum _igi_ sza-lim-a-szur | to his sheep together with Šalim-Assur |
| 20 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | 1 mina of silver, his nisḫasu-offering, extra |
| 21 | sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu a-na sza ki-ma | (Sum) Its šadūsu is the one who is like |
| 22 | i-a-ti2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 7 1/2 shekels of silver to |
| 23 | li-mi3-im sza _ku3-babbar_ | eponymy of silver |
| 24 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sze2-bu-ul-ti2 a-na | 2 shekels of silver, the šebultu-tax for |
| 25 | sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | who like me, 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 26 | a-na ma-ha-ti2-a 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | to the mayor, 1 shekel of silver for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka3-la2-mur 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | Kalāmur 1/3 mina of silver to |
| 2 | szu-a-nim a-na be-a-lim a-di2 | that one to Bēlim as far as |
| 3 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _udu-hi_-szu mi3-ma | 2 shekels of silver for his sheep, whatever |
| 4 | a-nim a-na szu-a-nim ap2-qi2-id | I entrusted to another. |
| 5 | _igi_ da-di2-a _igi_ puzur4-a-szur _igi_ a-hu-ni | before Dadiya, before Puzur-Assur, before Ahuni |
| 6 | _igi dumu_ ti2-ti2-a 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | before the son of Titia, 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 7 | _ki_ puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-di2-su2-en6 | from Puzur-Ištar son of Idissu-en |
| 8 | 2(disz) _gin-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im u2-s,a-ab2 | 2 shekels for 1 mina he shall take. |
| 9 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ s,i2-ip-um li-mu-um szu-da-a | 1st month, eponymy of Šudāya. |
| 10 | 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ a-szur-ba-ni# | 13 shekels of silver from Assur-bani |
| 11 | _dumu_ a-[szur]-be#-el-a-wa-tim 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | son of Assur-bēl-awattim, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 12 | a-na# [ma-na]-im u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | for a mina he shall carry out. Month |
| 13 | be-el-ti2-_e2-gal_-lim li-mu-um | Belti-ekallim, eponymy of |
| 14 | sza qa2-ti2 szu-da-a 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-[ti2] | of the hand of Shuda, 11 shekels of silver together |
| 15 | im-li-ka3-a ki-ma a-wa-at ka3-[ri-im] | Imlika’a, like a word of the karum priestess |
| 16 | u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ te2-i-na-tum li-[mu-um] | month “Teinātum, eponymy of |
| 17 | a-al-du10 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ szu-ma-bi4-a | Aldu, 19 1/2 shekels of silver from Šumabiya |
| 18 | 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ ab2 sza-ra-nu | 1 shekel each he shall carry. In the month of Šaranu |
| 19 | li-mu-um a-szur3-sag10 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | eponymy of Ashur-sag. 12 minas of copper |
| 20 | _ki_ ra-bi-im 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2-s,a-ab2 | from the large one mina he shall take. |
| 21 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ te2-i-na-tim li-mu-um | 1st month, eponymy of Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| 22 | a-al-du10 5(u) _ma-na uruda ki_ puzur4-a-szur | Aldu 50 minas of copper from Puzur-Assur |
| 23 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ {d}[...]-ba-ni | 1/3 mina 1 shekel of silver from ...-bani |
| 24 | ki-ma a-wa-at ka3-ri-im u2-s,a-ab2 | like a word of a friend he shall seize |
| 25 | li-mu-um szu-da-a [n] _ma-na_ | eponymy of Shudâ. |
| 26 | _uruda ki_ ha-da-nim 3(disz) [...] | copper from Ḫadānum 3 ... |
| 27 | u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ ma-hu-[ur-dingir] | month: “Maḫur-ilī, |
| 28 | li-mu-um szu-da-a [...] | eponymy of Shudâ |
| 29 | _ku3-babbar ki_ isz-me-dingir _dumu_ u2-[...] | silver from Išme-ilum son of ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ en-nam-a-szur _dumu_ ha-na-nim 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2-s,a-ab2 | 10 shekels of silver from Ennam-Assur, son of Hananum, 1 shekel each he shall take. |
| 2 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ kan2-bar-ta li-mu-um a-szur-_sag10_ | 1st month, eponymy of Ashur-asag. |
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