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Sadberk Hanim Museum 14 (P361583)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Sadberk Hanim Museum 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361583 |
| Museum no. | ARK 166-9474 |
| Collection | Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, 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 a-szur-mu-ta-pi2#-[il5 qi2]-bi#-ma | Speak to Assur-mutap-il: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ha-ha#-ma 1(u) _ma-na_ | Thus Aha: 10 minas |
| 3 | _ku3-ki?_ ku-ra-ra ub-lam _ku3-babbar_-szu / x | Ku-ki(?), Kurara brought, his silver |
| 4 | sza [...] _ku3-sig17_ | of ... gold |
| 5 | sza [...] x-a-szur | of ...-Assur |
| 6 | il5-qe2# [_ku3]-sig17_ | he took. Gold |
| 7 | sza# x [...]-ma# | of ... ... and |
| 8 | qa2-su2# [...] | ... his hand ... |
| 9 | sza-asz2-qi2-[il5 x] | Šašqi-il ... |
| 10 | szu-ma! [...] sza#-pa2-al-tam2 | He is a ša-pāltam |
| 11 | i-na-asz2-[...] | he shall ... |
| 12 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-ka3 sze2!-bi4-la2-ma | send me your letter! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na wa-bi4-il5 t,up-pi3-im | to Wabil the tablet |
| 2 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ di2-in-ma! a-na-ku | I shall weigh out 1 shekel of silver, but I |
| 3 | lu-ma!-li a-na-kam _ku3-babbar_ | let me bring, for how much silver |
| 4 | sza na-ad-u2 sza na-ru-uq | of the nadŋu of the wadi |
| 5 | dan-a-szur / qa2-ti2 sza-ad-na-at | “Dan-Assur is the hand that is to be given. |
| 6 | a-na-kam-ma / a-la2-qe2 a-hi a-ta | Now, I will take the other side. |
| 7 | szu-ma la2 a-ni-im / bu-la2-ti2 mi3-ma! | “He is the one who does not have a son, nothing! |
| 8 | <<mi3-ma>> la2 i-szu i-hi-id-ma ma!-la2 | <(If)> he does not have it, he will weigh out and pay it. |
| 9 | la2 a-ha-li-qu2 / e-pu-usz | I built (it) anew. |
| 10 | a-szu-mi3 sza puzur2-a-szur isz-ti2 | My name is Puzur-Assur. |
| 11 | x-du-sza a-sza-pa2-ra#-[...] | ... I will send to you |
| 12 | za-ku-u2 / u2 ba [... x ...] | cleared ... ... |
| 13 | sza ta-asz2-pu-[ra ...] | which you wrote ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-wa-at sza na-asz2-pe3-er-tim | Thus (says) the word of the messenger: |
| 2 | i-ma!-tim na-ad-a | |
| 3 | _dingir_-ma i-ba-ri-ti2-ni | the god who created me, |
| 4 | i-da-gal | Idagal, |
Sources & licences
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