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ArAn 01, 009-010 (P361580)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArAn 01, 009-010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361580 |
| 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 a-szur-i-mi3-[ti2]-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 2 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza#-esz18-dar | to Uṣur-ša-ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-na szu-mi3 / a-szi2-ti2-ka3 | Speak to my name and your name! |
| 4 | a-na a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim | to Aššra-bēl-awati |
| 5 | u3 ku-a-ti2 / asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | and yours I sent to you. |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / szu-ma | Thus (says) I: |
| 7 | ta-ha-si2-ma isz-ti2 / a-bi-sza | you struck, and with her father |
| 8 | ta-la2-kam / a-hu-si2 / szu-ma | you will take away. His brother |
| 9 | la2 ta-la2-kam / la2 ta-ha-si2 | You should not take it away, you should not cut it off. |
| 10 | a-ni / szu-ma / szu-ku-bu-um | “He is Šukubum,’ |
| 11 | pa2-ni / isz-ti2-szu / lu ta-li-kam | May he go with him. |
| 12 | szu-ma a-ta pa2-ni-a-ti2 | “He, from the front |
| 13 | isz-ti2-ka3 lu ta-li-kam | May it be with you! |
| 14 | szu-ma a-sza-at-ka3 | That is your request. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-ar-de8-am | you shall not return. |
| 2 | la2 a-hi a-ta szu-ma a-hi | “If he is not my brother, why is he my brother? |
| 3 | a-ta i-ku-pi2-a ki-ma | From where did he cut me? Like |
| 4 | u2-nu-tum / i-na _e2-gal_-lim | the furnishings in the palace |
| 5 | u2-s,a-ni / u4-ma-kal2 / | he brought out, the daytime ... |
| 6 | la2 i-bi-a-at t,ur4-da-szu | his ṭurdāšu-bowl |
| 7 | a-na _tug2_ ku-ta-<ne2>-e-szu / isz-ti2 | for his kutānu-garment with |
| 8 | a-hi-ka3 / u2 e-eb-ri-ka3 | Your brother, your sister, |
| 9 | mi3-it,-ra-tim e-ri#-isz#? | “Mid-ra-tim, Eriš(?) |
| 10 | a-na-kam / a-di2 sza-na#-at | Why, until the second time |
| 11 | ra-ku-sa3-ku / i-na | I am a rakusakku-demon in |
| 12 | a-la2-ki-ka3 2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | to Alaki 2 talents of copper |
| 13 | _sag10_ | he captured. |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu tal-qe2-e / i-pa2-ni-ka3 | You should take (it) from your mouth. |
| 2 | ab-ka3-am | is the guarantor. |
Sources & licences
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