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Fs Sachs 033ff. (P361619)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Sachs 033ff. |
|---|---|
| ID | P361619 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | Dr & Mrs Irving Burton, Detroit, 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 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 1 mina of refined silver |
| 2 | i-sze2-pi2-szu / pa2-ni-tim | he had previously made, |
| 3 | i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 / ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ma | Iliš-tikal brought you, and |
| 4 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ni-ka3-si2-a | 2 minas of silver for Anikasia |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-sza-kan2 | 1 mina, 2/3 mina I shall place. |
| 6 | u3 1(u) _gin2_ a-ni-ka3-si2-a | and 10 shekels of Anikasia |
| 7 | ta-di2-a szi2-ti2 / _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a | a gift of silver |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ u3 1/3(disz) _tug2_ | 1/3 mina 7 1/2 shekels and 1/3 garment |
| 9 | szu-ru-tim / i-sza e-la2-at [_dumu_] pa2-na-ka3 | the first-born son, the daughter of the prefect |
| 10 | a-ni-ka3-si2-a ta-di2-a / 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ | Ani-kasī’a received; 18 shekels |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu 2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | their silver: 2 minas less 6 shekels |
| 12 | 5(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tam2 sa3-ha-ar-tam2 | 5 shekels of amūtam-wood, sahartam |
| 13 | _kiszib3_{ku-nu-ki}-a i-pi3-li-is! ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | under seal of Kunukia, Ipilis brought. |
| 14 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-ni-ka3-si2-a | Thus (says) “I: I will call out to you. |
| 15 | id-a-szi2 / szu-ma ta-di2-na-a-szi2 | he will give to her, that is what you gave to her. |
| 16 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / li-li-kam | May your return to me come! |
| 17 | szu-ma a-mu-ti2 / i-ba-szi2 / sze2-bi4-la2-nim | If there is a curse, send it to me! |
| 18 | i-na t,up-pi3-ku-nu wa-ar-ki-im | later on on your tablet |
| 19 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma / ku-ta-nam | Thus (says) Atunu. |
| 20 | a-ra-ab2-e-ti2-ka3 / ni-di2-in | We will give it to you in Arabeti. |
| 21 | ra-ab2-e-ti2-a / ka3-ru-um e-nu-nam#-ma | The great one, the mighty one, now |
| 22 | szi2-im-szu / i-ni-ka3-si2 | his fate he shall determine. |
| 23 | ta-sza-ka3-ni 1(u) 3(disz) ku-ta-ni | you will place 13 kutānu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | for 4 2/3 minas 6 shekels |
| 2 | ta-di2-na _sza3_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | given, for 1 mina 1 1/4 shekels |
| 3 | a-pa2-zu-ur-ti2 / ki-li _tug2 hi_-a | apsūrtu-disease (a kind of soiled garment) |
| 4 | ta-di2-na szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | that silver, 3 2/3 minas 5 less 1/4 shekels |
| 5 | 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza li-wi-tim | 8 garments of liwītim quality, |
| 6 | a-na 2(disz) _ma-na_ / ta-di2-na | for 2 minas is given. |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 _tug2_ ku-ta-ni-a 2(u) 1(disz) mi3-ma | the life of the kutanīya garment, 21 everything, |
| 8 | la2 tu3-sze2?-ba?-la?-nim a-ma-kam | Do not abandon me, it is a word(?) |
| 9 | di2-na-szu-nu-ma lu a-ni-ka3-si2-a | I will give them a verdict. |
| 10 | lu a-szar / ta-da-nim di2-na-szu-nu-ma | or wherever you give it, give it to them, and |
| 11 | a-sza ni-ka3-si2-a / _ku3_-ap2-ku-nu | the field Nikasia, your silver |
| 12 | li-qe2-a 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3_ | take. 2/3 mina of silver |
| 13 | qa2-ti2 szu-{d}en-lil2 i-di3-u2 | Hand of Šū-Enlil gave |
| 14 | u3 um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na e-na-ba-sza-[at] | and thus he: to enter |
| 15 | szu-pu-ur-ma ku2-pi3 lu-sze2-bi4-lam | Send me a sealed document so that I may send it to me. |
| 16 | mi3-szu-um la2-qa2-am la2 i-mu-a | “Whatever is taken, he will not die! |
| 17 | ma _ku3_-pi3 i-ba-szi2 isz-tu3 5(disz) _iti-kam_ | he will have the silver from the 5th month |
| 18 | 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2-la2 4(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 3 minas is less 4 mina. |
| 19 | [_tug2_] 1(u) qa2-tam2 i-di2-u2 i-a-ti2 | 10 'hand' garments he gave me. |
| 20 | ma-ti-ma u2-la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim | If you do not write me, |
| 21 | a-ba-u2-a a-tu3-nu ma-la2! | My father, Atunu, how much? |
| 22 | ta-di2-a-ni szu-up-ra-nim-ma lu-sze2-bi4-ka2-ku-nu-zi | Send me a report so that I may send it to you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | gi-im-la2-ni u3 szu-ma la2 ta-ga-mi3-la2-ni ki-ma a-hu | “If he does not shave his head and his hand, like a brother |
| 2 | a-na a-hi-im s,i2-ib-tam2 i-du-nu i-s,e2-ri-a li-qe2-a | They will give it as a loan. May they take my field. |
| 3 | ni-ka3-su2 lu-sze2-s,i2-u2-ma t,up-pi3-a si2-in-qa2-ma | Let us bring him out, so that my tablet is properly executed. |
| 4 | za-ku-tam2 szu-up-ra-nim-ma s,i2-ib-<tam2> i-s,e2-ri-a la2 ta-la2-qe2-ama | Send me a ṣibtu-gift, so that you will not take my sheepfold. |
| 5 | a-s,e2-er lu-mu-un li-bi4-a lu-mu-un li-bi4-im la2 tu3-s,a-ba-nim | The aṣer-demon, the lord of the reed-beds, do not seize the līmu-disease! |
Sources & licences
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