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Innaya 079 (P361556)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Innaya 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361556 |
| Museum no. | Kayseri 0293 |
| Collection | Kayseri Archaeological Museum, Kayseri, 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | i-na-a u3 ki-li-a | Ina and Kiliya |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma szu-ku-bu-um-ma | Speak, thus Šukubum: |
| 4 | a-hu-u2-a <a>-tu3-nu qa2-ti2 | my brothers, their hands |
| 5 | i-na me-szi2-ti2-a lu a-na | In my wrath may it be to |
| 6 | ni-ka3-si2 lu a-na | may the ni-kasi be to |
| 7 | i-ta-at,-lim mi3-ma tap-pa2-u2-a | has sinned, whatever my companion |
| 8 | sza i-na-di2-u2 u3 a-tu3-nu | that they will give and I will give. |
| 9 | i-ta-di2-a-ma sza a-na | he has given, and that to |
| 10 | ni-ka3-si2 a-na | the ni-kasi-offering to |
| 11 | ni-ka3-si2-a i-da2 | Nikasiya the river bank |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-na i-ta-at,-lim | that to he has sworn |
| 2 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim | to itaṭlim |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ le-qe2-a-ma | take silver, and |
| 4 | sze2-bi-la2-nim | send me! |
| 5 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | my brothers, Atunu, |
| 6 | qa2-di2 / i-me-szi2-ti2-a | “Hand of the one who smote me, |
| 7 | qa2-ti2 ta-pa2-e-ma | you open the hand, and |
| 8 | i-ta-di2-ma | he gave, and |
| 9 | ma-ma-an / ma-e | Who ...? |
| 10 | i-s,e2-ri-a | Iṣeriya |
| 11 | la2 i-sza-ti2 a-na | the deficit to |
| 12 | te2-er-ti2-a ih-da | he conquered in battle. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na-ku a-wi-il5 | and I, the man |
| 2 | gi5-mi3-lim a-szar ga-ma-lim# | “Return to the place where I want to go! |
| 3 | a-ga-mi3-il5-ku-nu | Agamilunu |
Sources & licences
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