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Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 (P361620)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361620 |
| Museum no. | HK 1003-5532 |
| Collection | Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 e-na-su2-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Enasuen: |
| 2 | um-ma szal2-ma-a-szur-ma | Thus (says) Šalma-Assur: |
| 3 | 2(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 23 2/3 minas 7 1/2 shekels |
| 4 | u2 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ a-s,e2-er | and 7 shekels of silver the harvest |
| 5 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 szu-be-lum2 u2-bi4-il5 | who raised Šūbelum as high as a mountain, |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-di2-su2-en6 | 11 minas of silver Idissu |
| 7 | _dumu_ e-na-su2-en6 u2-bi4-il5 | son of Enasuen he raised |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 | 12 1/2 minas of silver |
| 9 | 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ ku-nu-ki-ni | 6 shekels of silver for Kunukini |
| 10 | a-bu-sza-lim _dumu_ id-na-a | Abu-šalim, son of Idnâ |
| 11 | ub-la2-kum a-na-kam | I brought to you, what is it? |
| 12 | a-na _tug2_-ba-ti2 szi2-mu-u2 | for a šimû garment |
| 13 | ma-ah-s,u2 a-na ma-hi-ri-im | “It is too much for my brother’s sake. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ka3-ni-isz3 ba-ti2-iq | of Kaniš was taken. |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a_ qa2-ab2-li-u2-tum | a qablītu garment |
| 3 | i-ba-szi2-u2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza qa2-tim | there are garments of the hands |
| 4 | 3(u) _ma-na-ta_ sza ta-da-nim | 30 minas of the one being sold. |
| 5 | a-di2-ma _uruda_-szu-nu na-di2 ki-ma | as long as their copper he shall carry, as |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-szi2-a-ti2 | 12 1/2 minas of ašītu-silver |
| 7 | la2-qa2-am la2 a-mu-a | taken, without my father |
| 8 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 9 | te2-er-ta-ka3 a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma | (Sum) You are the one who leads the troops (Akk) You lead the troops which like |
| 10 | ku-a-ti2 | of Kuti, |
| 11 | li-li-kam-ma _tug2_-ba-tu3 | may he come, and the garments |
| 12 | la2 ka3-s,u2-du lu ni-di2-szu-nu | “Let us not be slaves, let us not give them away! |
| 13 | u2 a-na-ku u4-me ma-du-tim | and I for many days |
| 14 | la2 a-sa3-hu-ur-ma | I did not return, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | gam-ra-am ma-dam la2 a-ga!-mar | The totality of the land I did not see. |
| 2 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-ki_ sza ik-ri-bi4-ka3 | 10 shekels of silver belonging to Ikribi |
| 3 | a-szur-gal _dumu_ a-zu-a | Assurgal, son of Azua |
| 4 | ub-la2-kum | brought to you. |
Sources & licences
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