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DTCFD 05, 440A.80 (P361608)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | DTCFD 05, 440A.80 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361608 |
| Museum no. | C 33 |
| 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-la2-hi-im a-gu5-za | to Alaḫum, your oxen |
| 2 | a-szur3-na-da | Assur-nada |
| 3 | u3 i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi4-ma | and Ilī-alim, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 5 | 5(disz) _gin2_ par2-zi-lam | 5 shekels: Parzilam |
| 6 | dingir-i-di2-na-szu _dumu_ a-szur3-na-da | Ilum-iddinašu, son of Assur-nada |
| 7 | 2(disz) _gin2_ par2-zi-lam i-ku-pi2-a | 2 shekels: Parzilam, Ikupia |
| 8 | _dumu_ a-szur3-dan 6(disz) _ma-na_ | son of Assur-dan: 6 minas |
| 9 | _an-na_ i-ku-nu-um _dumu_ sa3-ma-a-a | ... Ikunum, son of Samaya |
| 10 | puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ sa3-ak-ta-a-a | Puzur-Ištar, son of Saktaya |
| 11 | a-na ta-ad-mi3-iq-tim | to Tadmiqtum |
| 12 | i-di2-szu-nu-ti2 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | 23 1/2 minas |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-ul-ni-a-ti2-ma | the silver of Habulni-ati, and |
| 14 | ni-a-ti2 u2-sza-ki-lu | (Sum) They made the people eat each other (Akk) The people ate each other |
| 15 | a-hu-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-[ma] | the brother of Atunu married, and |
| 16 | i-sza-ha-at a-szur3-be-[el]-a-[wa-tim] | Assur-bēl-awatum |
| 17 | u3 am-ri-a i-zi-za-ma | and my mother stood, and |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-s,i2-a-ma a-qa2-ti2# [...] | Receive the silver and the aqāti-offerings ... |
| 19 | a-na 4(disz) _ma-na_ isz-te2-[ni-isz] | for 4 minas each |
| 20 | zu-za-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim# | send me a copy! |
| 21 | i-na 3(u) _ma-na_ hu-sa3-[ri] | from 30 minas of husari |
| 22 | sza ba-ri szu-{d}en-lil2 | who before Šū-Enlil |
| 23 | a-szur3-ma-lik i-a-ti2 | Assur-malik, mine, |
| 24 | u3 a-mur-esz18-dar i-na | and Amur-Ištar in |
| 25 | ki-li hu-sa3-ri 5(disz) _ma-na_ | the weight of the ḫusari-vessel: 5 minas |
| 26 | hu-sa3-ri u2-sa3-ni-iq-ma | he removed the ḫusāru, and |
| 27 | u3 ku-nu-ku-um sza 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | and the kunukum of 1/3 mina |
| 28 | _sza3-ba_ na-di2 um-ma szu-ut-ma | in the midst of the nadî, thus he: |
| 29 | lu i-ka3-ni-isz lu i-ha-hi-im | he shall be bound or be seized. |
| 30 | a-da-szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | I gave to them and silver |
| 31 | a-ka3-sza-da-ku-nu-ti2 | I will send to you. |
| 32 | a-pu-tum a-wi-lum e is-li-ku-nu-ma | (As for) the apsûtu-demon, the man has come to you, and |
| 33 | szu-ma i-nu-mi3 ta-zu-za-ni | If at that time, |
| 34 | hu-sa3-ri sza sze2-pi2-szu la2 ub-la2-ma | he will carry the ḫusāru-vessel with its šēpî-stone, and |
| 35 | ma-ah-ri-ku-nu | before you |
| 36 | la isz-ku-un-ma isz-te2-ni-isz | he did not place, and together |
| 37 | la2 tu3-usz-te2-bi4-la2-ma | do not abandon me, and |
| 38 | la2 ta-zu-za a-wi-lam | “You do not know, a man |
| 39 | _diri la2_ ta-ga-mi3-la2-szu hu-sa3-ru | less than the deficit of Tagamilašu, the ḫusāru, |
| 40 | sza sze2-pi2-szu _sag10_ da-ni-isz | whose work is very good, |
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