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Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 (P361618)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361618 |
| Museum no. | C 01 |
| Collection | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 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 | um-ma hu-ha-ri!-ma-ta-ku-ma | Thus (says) Ḫuḫarimāta: |
| 2 | a-na i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 3 | a-na-ku me-ra-ka3 / a-ta a-bi | I, on the path / from the water, my father |
| 4 | me-er-dam / a-mi3-am / di2-nam | “It is a flood, I want to say a word! |
| 5 | a-na si2-ka3-tim / a-la2-ak | I will go to the sikaltum-house. |
| 6 | ku-a-um / me-ra-ka3 / a-na-ku | (Sum) I am the ... of the foothills, I am ... (Akk) In the midst of the steppe I am |
| 7 | i-na sze2-pi2-a / a-la2-ak | I will go with my feet. |
| 8 | di2-na-szu-ma a-na si2-ka3-tim | give him, and to the sikkû-vessel |
| 9 | la2-ar-ka3-ab2-ma lu szu-um-ka3 | let me bring, and may it be yours! |
| 10 | a-ni 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ti2-ri | for 4 minas of tiri silver |
| 11 | sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be-er-dam | of 2 minas of bēru silver |
| 12 | ke-e / i-ba-szi2 / a-ni / di2-na-szu-ma | “How is he, his father, to judge him? |
| 13 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / la2-asz2-qul2 | 3 minas of silver he shall forfeit. |
| 14 | a-ni / pa2-ar-s,e2-e | “He is the one who smite(?) the enemy, |
| 15 | 2(disz){szi2-na} ru-ba-um u2-sza-as,-ba-ta-ni | 2 (mana wool for) Rubāum he had brought, |
| 16 | a-la2-hi-nu-tam2 | Alahinutam |
| 17 | u2 szi2-na-hi-lu-tam2 | and šinaḫilūtam |
| 18 | u3 er-ba-am / a-na | and the erbam-offering to |
| 19 | ru-ba-im / ma-dam / aq-bi4 | The prince ... |
| 20 | a-ni / i-na ha-ra-nim | “Anu, in the quay |
| 21 | a-ni-tim / szi2-im / be-er-di2-ka3 | Anitum, the fate of Berdi. |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar / la2_ te2-ri-sza-ni | silver, deficit of Terišanu |
| 23 | _tug2 hi-a / udu-hi-a_ / u3 _siki hi-a_ | garments, sheep and wool, |
| 24 | lu-sze2-bi4-la2-kum / szu-ma | I will send to you. |
| 25 | la2 li-ba-ka3 s,u2-ha-ru-u2-a | my ṣuḫarû-garment |
| 26 | a-ma-kam / a-na szi2-mi3-im | (Sum) It is the word of the lord. (Akk) The word to the destinies |
| 27 | li-di2-nu-ma / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | may they give, and your silver |
| 28 | li-isz-qu2-lu-ni-kum | may they pluck up for you. |
| 29 | szu-ma / be-er-dam tu3-sze2-ba-lam | “Her name is ..., you will bring it to me. |
| 30 | u3 s,u2-ha-ar-ka3 szu-up-ra-am | Send me your ṣuharku. |
| 31 | u4-ma-kal2 / la i-bi4-du | (Sum) The lord does not sleep (Akk) The morning is not sleep |
| 32 | a-na si2-ka3-tim / a-la2-ak | I will go to the sikaltum-house. |
| 33 | szi2-im 1(disz) [n] _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | the price of 1 n shekels of gold |
| 34 | a-na-kam / a-na i-di2-ku-bi4 / a-da-an | I will give it to Idi-Kūbe. |
| 35 | 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-s,a-ba-at-ma a-bi | 8 shekels each I took, and my father |
| 36 | a-ta szi2-im _ku3-sig17_ a-da-an / szu-ma | from the price of gold he shall give, and |
| 37 | la ki-a-am / la wa-tar | not according to (the original) |
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