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Sadberk Hanim Museum 27 (P361593)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Sadberk Hanim Museum 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361593 |
| Museum no. | ARK 452-11799 |
| 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 szal2]-ma#!-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šalma-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma ma-nu-ki-a-szur3-ma | Thus Mannu-kī-Aš[ur]: |
| 3 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 1/3 mina 5 1/3 shekels of gold |
| 4 | 4(disz)#? _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma | 4 minas of silver each |
| 5 | 1(disz) ri-ik-su2-um 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 ring, 10 shekels of silver |
| 6 | sza a-szu-mi3-a a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | of Ašumīya to the granary |
| 7 | 1(disz) ri-ik-su2-um | 1: Riksum; |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ a-na ni-qi2-ka3 | 1 shekel of gold for the offering |
| 9 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar u3 | to Amur-Ištar and |
| 10 | en#-nam-ma-nim | Ennammanim |
| 11 | ap2-qi2-id [x x] | I appointed ... |
| 12 | [...] _gin2# [ku3]-sig17#_ | ... shekels of gold |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 2 | [...] na x | sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 3 | [...] x-ni-tum | ...-nitum |
| 4 | [...] la?-ku-um | ... a lakûm |
| 5 | [...] x-na-ni | ... his ... |
| 6 | [...] 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ | ... 30 minas of lead |
| 7 | sza a-s,e2-er szu-e-a | of that aṣer field |
| 8 | la2-ap2-tu3 [...] _ku3-babbar?_ | deficit ... of silver(?) |
| 9 | i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na a-di2 | in her arms as far as |
| 10 | na-di2 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 40 minas of lead |
| 11 | [i-na?] u2-la2-ma _dub_-pu | when he has finished the inscription |
| 12 | [a-bi] a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 13 | [...] ma ru x na | ... sunrise to moonset: |
| 14 | [...] x ma x [...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-di2-a-ma a-la2-qe2 ka3-[...] | ... I will take. |
| 2 | [...] li x li [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | [...] x pa2-ni [...] | ... face ... |
Sources & licences
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