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Akkadica 018, 031-044 (P361576)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Akkadica 018, 031-044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361576 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.3918 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma szu-su2-en6-ma | Šusuen speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-szur3-i-di2 _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar | Assur-idi, son of Kurub-Ištar |
| 4 | sza-nu-na-tim i-na | a second time in |
| 5 | ka3-ar ka3-ar-ma | “Battle, battle, |
| 6 | e-ta-wu-ka3 um-ma szu-ut-ma | he has spoken to you, thus: |
| 7 | i-na-a t,up-pa2 am | In a tablet, bull |
| 8 | sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar la2_ i-di2-nam | of 2 minas of silver he shall pay. |
| 9 | sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-a? x-ka3-x-szu | of my lordship(?) |
| 10 | a-hi-a il5-pu-ut-ma# | my brother, he smote and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar la2_ i-di2-nam | the silver he shall pay. |
| 12 | szi2#-be2-e i-szu-szu-um | the šēbû-offerings of the Iszusum |
| 13 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 20 minas of silver for |
| 14 | szi2-a-ma-tim a-na a-lim{ki} | the ši’amtum-offerings to the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-nam-ma isz-tu3 | he gave, and from |
| 2 | ka3-ni-isz a-te2-ga-ra-ma | I repeatedly approached, and |
| 3 | a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma szu-a-ti2 | the aṣer that like that |
| 4 | isz-pu-ra-ma ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 | he sent, and the šakkatam |
| 5 | sza a-na a-lim{ki} u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ni-ni | which he sent to the city |
| 6 | e-t,i2-ru-ni-ma a-na ka3-ni-isz | he has paid, and to the kānish |
| 7 | a-s,e2-ri-szu _ku3-babbar_ usz-te2-ri-bu | his field with silver he made enter. |
| 8 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta a-s,e2-er | “Woe, my lord, woe! I want to go out! |
| 9 | i-qa2-qi2-ri-im da-nim | Iqīrim, Anu |
| 10 | usz-ba-ti2-ni a-wi-lum2 | the man who caused it to be established |
| 11 | la2 da-mi-iq u2 szu-ut szu-um-ka3 | “It is not good, that is yours’s. |
| 12 | _igi_ a-lim{ki} i-na la2 i-di2-im | before the city, without knowing |
| 13 | e i-iz-ku-ur na-asz2-pe2-ra-tim | “Ha! Iškur of the writing-boards, |
| 14 | a-na a-lim{ki} a-s,e2-er x | to the city of Aṣer |
| 15 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 la2-pi3-it-ma | who was seized like a fugitive and |
| 16 | i-nu-mi3 szu-um-ka3 [...] | At that time, your name |
| 17 | [...] nu i-la2 i-di2-im | ... does not weigh out ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-za-ku-ru li-zi-zu-ma a-wi-lam# | They must stand and the man |
| 2 | lu-ba-i-szu u2-za-ka3 ap2-ti2 | (Sum) The lubāšu-priestess has cleared away the apsû-demon (Akk) He cleared away his lupine |
| 3 | ma-la2-ka3 | he shall pay. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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