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Sadberk Hanim Museum 20 (P361591)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Sadberk Hanim Museum 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361591 |
| Museum no. | ARK 450-11797 |
| 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' | [...] sza# al#-[...] | ... who ... |
| 2' | [...] ul ma [...] | ... not ... |
| 3' | [... lu-mu]-un# li-bi4-im# | ... lord of abundance |
| 4' | [...] tasz-pu-ra-ni [...] | ... you wrote me ... |
| 5 | [x ma]-na# 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ [...] | x minas 5 1/2 shekels each ... |
| 6 | [...] x 3(disz)-_ta_ a-na [...] | ... 3 times to ... |
| 7 | [...]-ni-ma / pa2-ru-ra-at# | ... his ... is covered. |
| 8 | _ta#_ / i-ta-du-un [...] | From ... they have sex .... |
| 9 | [_ma]-na_-um / il5-qe2-u2-ma | minas he took and |
| 10 | [...] isz-ku-nu-ni-kum | ... set you |
| 11 | _ku3#-sig17_ / i-di2-a-bu-um / x [...] | Gold ... Idī-abum |
| 12 | [...] x-i / i-zu-zu / _sza3-ba#_ | ... ... the heart |
| 13 | [_ku3]-sig17_ szi2-na-tim / a-na | gold and šinātu-silver for |
| 14 | [...] tu3-sze2-s,a / a-na | ... you bring out ... |
| 15 | [...] x-a a-li i-di2-nu u3 _ku3-babbar_ [...] | ... where they gave, and the silver ... |
| 16 | [...]-a-s,a / ru-bu-a / a-na _ku3-babbar_ [...] | ... to silver ... |
| 17 | [...]-ad-ma / szu-nu-ma al da? [...] | ... they are ... |
| 18 | ma# i-si2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 s,u2-ha-ru-[um] | saying: “They are yours, the ṣuharû-demon |
| 19 | [...] ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni / i-na isz [...] | ... you wrote to me, in ... |
| 20 | qa2#-ti2-ku-nu / il5-ta-ap2-tu3 [...] | Your hands ... a supplication |
Sources & licences
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