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Edinburgh 10 (P361612)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361612 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1922.396 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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] puzur4#-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um#-ma# il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | la2 li-bi _dingir_-ma / sza-tam2 | “It is not the fault of a god, it is the šatam |
| 4 | isz-te2-et / su2-ku-ur-tum | from the Sukurtum |
| 5 | i-szi2-ki-in-ma / qa2-di2-ma | he set up, and then |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-szur3 / szu-um-szu / u2 ne2-nu | son of Assur, whose name is nenu-plant |
| 7 | ni-tam2-sa3-ar / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | We have written to you. |
| 8 | um-ma a-ta-ma ku-lu-ma-a | Thus (says) “Wh[y] are you a kilūmu? |
| 9 | i#-li-ik-ma / i-na a-lim{ki} | went and in the city |
| 10 | [i]-na la2 i-dim / szu-mi3 i-za#-[kar3] | Without knowing my name he speaks. |
| 11 | a-bi a-ta la2-am#-ni-isz | “My father, from the father's side I shall be exalted.’ |
| 12 | a-di2 / _iti-kam_-im isz-te2-en6 | until the month of Addaru |
| 13 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / u2-za-ka3-ma | he will clear it of claims, and |
| 14 | a-ta-bi4-a-ma / a-ta-la2-kam-ma | I have brought, and I have carried, and |
| 15 | ha-ra-nam / a-na a-lim{ki} | to Harānum to the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | di2-nam / a-di2 / t,up-pi3-im | a verdict until the tablet |
| 2 | sza _dumu_ i3-li2-a / sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | of the son of Ilīya that you wrote me |
| 3 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus: “Why the silver |
| 4 | [szu]-qul2-ma / t,up-pa2-am / ta-bi-e | Write a tablet on it and send it to me! |
| 5 | a-na-kam / ma-la2 u3 szi2-ni-szu | what are his length and width? |
| 6 | ag-ri-szu-ma / _ku3-babbar_ la2-qa2-a-am | he shall take back the silver. |
| 7 | la2 i-mu-a um-ma szu-ut-ma | he did not hear, thus he: |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er / t,up-pi3-szu / _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-il5 | his tablet he shall pay in silver. |
| 9 | isz-ti2 _dumu_ um-me-a-nim pa2-ni-im-ma | with the son of the elders, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ / u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum-ma | he shall pay you the silver, and |
| 11 | a-ta-ma / a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_ szu-qul2-ma | Why is the silver low? |
| 12 | up#-pa2#-ka3# sze2#-s,i2# a#-di2# a#-ni#-ki#-im | “Open your eyes, until I see you! |
| 13 | [i-na] ni#-na-sza-a / i-tab-lu-szu | They will feed him in the nishâ-vessel. |
| 14 | [...] i#-ta-an-di2-in | ... gave |
| 15 | [szi2]-im#-szu / u2-sze2-ba-lam | his fate he shall bring to an end |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-hi-ti2 / sza sze2-ep / [...]-szu-du | ... ... that is broken ... |
| 2 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ ki-ma ku-ur?-[...] x-ni | ... silver like ... |
| 3 | [...] x a-di2 / t,ur4-dam a-x [...] x be | ... until ... |
| 4 | [...]-wa-am _ku3-babbar_ / x x [...] | ... silver ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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