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OAA 1, 008 (P361565)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OAA 1, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361565 |
| Museum no. | M.84.031.06 |
| Collection | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 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-szur-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma _2(disz) ma-na la2 1/2(disz) gin2_ | say: 2 minas less 1/2 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah | the silver of Ešdar-pilaḫ |
| 5 | tu3-sze2-bi4-lam _1(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2_ | you sent me. 1 mina 1/2 shekel |
| 6 | i-na sza szu-esz18-dar al-qe2 | I took from Šu-Ishtar. |
| 7 | _szunigin 3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sza3-ba_ | total: 3 minas of silver are in it. |
| 8 | _7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ni-is-ha-tim | 7 1/2 shekels of nishtum |
| 9 | asz2-qul2 isz-tu3 | Ašqul from |
| 10 | sza-du-u2-tum | šadūtum |
| 11 | ga-am-ra-at-ni | he is complete. |
| 12 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-pu-ul | 1 shekel of silver he weighed out. |
| 13 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | the price of your silver |
| 14 | _2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ | 2 5/6 minas 1 1/2 shekels |
| 15 | _8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 | 8 shekels of silver with |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ a-bu-silim u3 tap-pa2-i-szu | son of Abu-silim and his companion |
| 2 | al-qe2 _2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 2/3 minas 1 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 3 | szi2-im _tug2-hi-a_ sza sze2-ep | the price of the garments that are torn out |
| 4 | en-nam-be-lim i-na | Ennambelim in |
| 5 | li-bi4-ka3 a-szi2-tam2 | of your heart, an oath |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ la2-qe2 | Thus (says) Yata: The silver is taken. |
| 7 | am-szi2-ma la2 ak-nu-ka3-szu | “I have sworn it, but I have not confirmed it. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ i-qa2-ti2-a la2-szu-ma | the silver he took, he shall have no claim. |
| 9 | al-qe2 _1(u) 6(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze_ | I took. 16 shekels 15 grains |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-lu-qu2-tim | the silver of the iluqūtum |
| 11 | sza sze2-ep _dumu_ ir-nu-id | of the šēpi of the son he bore |
| 12 | a-szi2-tam2 _szunigin 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2_ | total: 2 5/6 minas 7 2/3 shekels |
| 13 | s,a-he-er-ma | ṣāḫer, and |
| 14 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | the price of your silver |
| 15 | _2(disz) 1/6(disz) gin2_ <<ga>> gam2-ra-kum | 2 1/6 shekels is your weight. |
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