Unread Atlas
Sadberk Hanim Museum 11 (P361623)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | Sadberk Hanim Museum 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361623 |
| Museum no. | HK 1006-5535 |
| 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)
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 | um-ma en-um-a-szur-ma# | Thus Enum-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-du10 ah-sza-lim | To Aššar-ṭāb I am well. |
| 3 | u3 szal2-ma-a-szur / qi2-bi-ma | and Šalma-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | a-na-kam / isz-ti2 szal2-ma-a-szur | “Why with Šalma-Assur, |
| 5 | ni-ka3-si2 / a-si2-ma | ni-kasi (means) asi. |
| 6 | a-na 9(u) 7(disz) _tug2_-ba-ti2 | for 97 garments |
| 7 | sza qa2-tim / u3 4(u) 7(disz) _tug2_-ba-ti2 | of the hand and 47 garments |
| 8 | wa-as-mu-tim | |
| 9 | 2(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 23 minas 10 less 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 10 | i-li-bi szal2-ma-a-szur | Its god is Šalma-Assur. |
| 11 | iz-ku-am 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 13 minas of silver |
| 12 | ku-nu-ki / ne2-pi2-sza-am | Seal it with your seal! |
| 13 | sza szal2-ma-a-szur | of Šalma-Assur, |
| 14 | e-zi-ba-ni / i-na | Disregard that |
| 15 | 1(u) 5(disz) ma-ak-ni-ki-a a-hi | 15 (mana wool for) Maknikiya, brother |
| 16 | e-zi-ib [x x] | Disregard that ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-ak-ni-ki i-na-su2-en6 | (Sum) He smote your boat (Akk) He washed your boat |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-a-nim u2 ni-mar-esz18-dar | son of Šū-Anum, and Nimar-Ishtar, |
| 3 | _dumu_ puzur2-su2-en6 / li-ip-te2-u2-ma | son of Puzur-Suen may they open, and |
| 4 | ne2-pi3-sza-am / ku-nu-ki | Seal it with a nēpišam seal. |
| 5 | sza szal2-ma-a-szur | of Šalma-Assur, |
| 6 | li-ip-qi2-du-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ma | may they entrust to you, and |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ip-t,ur4-ma | he shall redeem the silver and |
| 8 | 2(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 23 minas 9/6 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-sa3-ni-qa2-ku-nu-ti2-ma | I shall pay to you silver, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-un-ka3-ma | the silver he shall hold, and |
| 11 | a-na szal2-ma-a-szur u3 _dumu_ | to Šalma-Assur and the son |
| 12 | um-mi3-a-ni / pi2-iq-da | his mother ... |
| 13 | a-na s,e2-er i-na-su2-en6-ma | he will bring it to the flock, and |
| 14 | _dumu#_ i3-li2-a-lim lu-bi4-il5 | son of Ilī-alim, Lu-bil |
| 15 | u2 na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2 | and the letter |
| 16 | a-ni-tam2 ku-un-ka3-[ma] | this is your pledge |
| left | ||
| 1 | a#-s,e2-er i-na-su2-en6 lu-bi-il5 | I will inspect the field, I will carry it. |
| 2 | u4-ma-kal2 la2 tu3-sza-as-ha-ra-szu | You will not renew it every day. |
| 3 | t,ur4-da-szu | his ṭurdašu |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.