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Edinburgh 11 (P361613)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361613 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1922.397 |
| 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)
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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-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 | Assur-mutabi-il |
| 2 | a-na en-nam-a-szur3 | to Ennam-Assur |
| 3 | i-ku#-pa2-sza u2-t,a2-hi-ma | he shook her, and |
| 4 | um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5#-ma | Thus Assur-mutabbil: |
| 5 | a-na en-nam-a-szur3-[ma] | to Ennam-Assur |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3#-ki#_ | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of silver |
| 7 | qa2-tam2 sza i-[ku-pa2]-sza# | the hand that she cut off |
| 8 | asz2-a-ma! i-a#-[ti2] i#-za#-za#-am# | Because I am angry with you |
| 9 | um-ma i-ku#-pa2#-sza-ma | Thus Ikupaša: |
| 10 | a-szur3-mu#-ta-bi4-il5 | Assur-mutabi-il |
| 11 | a-hi-i / qa2-ti2 isz-a-ma# | “My brother, my hand, heard, and |
| 12 | szu-a-ti2 / i-za-zu-um | that one shall stand. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ da-da#-a# | before Dadâ |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | son of Assur-imittī |
| 3 | _igi_ i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ dan-a-szur3 | before Iddin-Assur, son of Dannassur |
| 4 | a#-szur3#-mu-ta-bi-il5 a-na# | Assur-mutabil to |
| 5 | en#-nam#-a-szur3 u2-t,a2-hi-ni-a-ti2-ma | Ennam-Assur praised me, and |
| 6 | um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5-ma | Thus Assur-mutabbil: |
| 7 | [a]-na# en-nam-a-szur3 | to Ennam-Assur |
| 8 | 2/3(disz)# _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17#_ | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of gold |
| 9 | qa2-tam2 sza su2-e-a a-hi-a | the hand of my brother, my sister, |
| 10 | asz2-a-ma i-a#-ti2# i-za-za-am | Because I am angry, |
| 11 | _ku3-ki_ u2 ne2-ma-al-szu | of Kuta, and his rejoicing |
| 12 | a-na ma#-ma#-[an] | to anyone |
| 13 | la2 tu3-[sza]-ar# | you shall not release. |
| 14 | um-ma en-nam-a-szur3 | thus Ennam-Assur: |
| 15 | la2 u2-sza-ar | he shall not release. |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu a x [...] na [...] x x a-s,e2-er | ... ... the aṣer priestess |
| 2 | sza# ki-ma# i#-a-ti2 [szu]-pu-ur#-ma | Write to me what I have written and |
| 3 | u2-za-szu-nu pi2-ti2 [_igi_] a#-la2-bi-im | they will clear it of claims before Alabîm. |
| 4 | _dumu_ la2-ta-ra-ak | son of Latarak |
| 5 | _igi_ da-da-a _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | before Dadâ, son of Assur-imitti |
Sources & licences
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