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Sadberk Hanim Museum 12 (P361624)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Sadberk Hanim Museum 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361624 |
| Museum no. | HK 1008-5537 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2-bi-ma# | Speak to Imdīlim |
| 2 | um-ma a-mur-dingir 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ | thus Amur-il: 4 talents 20 minas |
| 3 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 1(disz) me-at 4(u) / ku-ta-nu | “It is a knukû-stone, 100 40 kuktanu-stones, |
| 4 | 8(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu sza sze2-pi3-a | 8 homers of ṣalamu-flour, |
| 5 | _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu | therein: 1 talent of tin, 12 kutānu |
| 6 | i-pa2-zu-ur-tim / ha-al-qu2 | (Sum) The ipāzu-demon is destroyed (Akk) It is destroyed, it is plundered |
| 7 | a 3(asz) _gu2 an-na_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 3 talents of lead, 2/3 mina, 5 shekels |
| 8 | pa2-zu-ur-tum 4(disz) me-at 3(u) 8(disz) [(x)] | “Pazurtum’s: 438 |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ pa2-zu-ur#-tam2 | 2 minas 18 shekels of silver, the pazurtam-official |
| 10 | asz2-qul2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta an-na_ a-di2 | Ašqul, 2 1/2 minas of lead, including |
| 11 | ka3-ni-isz im-t,i2-a 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-na | he paid back in full. 1/2 mina to |
| 12 | pu-ru-usz-ha-tim im-t,i2-a | (and) he has received my payment. |
| 13 | 3(asz) _gu2 an-na_-ka3 1(disz) me-at 2(u) 4(disz) | 3 talents of tin, 104 (lines) |
| 14 | ku-ta-nu iz-ku-u2-nim 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ | kutānu-vessels they set up 8 shekels each |
| 15 | a-na _an-na_-ki-ka3 1(u) _gin2-ta_ a-na# | 10 shekels each for |
| 16 | ku-ta-ni-ka3 i-_ansze hi-a_ 4(disz) _ansze [hi-a?_] | at your disposal, 4 homers of hia-flour |
| 17 | me-tu3 i-na 4(disz) _ansze_ / 2(disz) _ansze-hi#-a_ | dead, from 4 donkeys and 2 donkey stallions |
| 18 | i-di2-{d}iszkur i-ra-di2-a-kum szi2-im | Iddi-Adad will give you a firm positive answer |
| 19 | [2(disz)] _ansze# hi-a_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 donkeys and 1/2 mina of silver |
| 20 | [... x x x ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-pi3-a | ... ... minas of silver from the plow |
| 21 | [... x ma]-na# 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | ... minas 10 shekels of apka-silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [iz-ku]-am ku-nu-ki [...] | he placed, your seal ... |
| 2 | [... i]-di2-{d}iszkur na-asz2-a-kum# | ... Iddi-Addu is your provider |
| 3 | [x] 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim | x 1/2 minas of refined tin |
| 4 | [x] _ma#-na ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-a 1(u) _sila3_ | x minas of silver, aqatīya 10 qû |
| 5 | ri-isz-tum# [...] ni-is-hi-ka3 | (Sum) ... your ..., your rejoicing(?) ... (Akk) The ... of the rištum ritual ... |
| 6 | x x [...] 2(disz)? ... | ... 2(?) |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#?_ x x x x | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 8 | isz-qu2-lu [... x x ...] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... ... minas of silver |
| 9 | 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu sza | 10 2/3 minas of apsu-silver belonging to |
| 10 | _i3-gesz_ 5(disz) _ma#-na#_ n 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | oil, 5 minas ... 2 shekels of lead |
| 11 | 1(u) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ [(x)] da#-tum | 10 talents 10 minas ... Atum |
| 12 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ [x] da-tum ik-szu-ud | 5 minas ... Atu completed. |
| 13 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ [...] 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 2 minas ... 2/3 mina |
| 14 | u2-kul-tam2 isz-te2-ni-isz | he eats together |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep | 1/3 shekel of refined silver |
| 16 | a-na-ni lu sza sze2-pi3-a u2-za-ki-a-am? | “Why did he remove the one who had smeared me with my feet? |
| 17 | 5(u) 3(disz) _ma-na#_ 1/3(disz)? _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 53 minas 1/3? shekel of silver |
| 18 | s,a-ru-pa2-am 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ | sharupam 5/6 mina 2 shekels of silver |
| 19 | pa2-sza-lam _sag10 diri_ 8(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta#_ | a plot of excess: 8 1/4 shekels each; |
| 20 | asz2-am-szu 6(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-be | its value: 6 minas 9 shekels of silver |
| 21 | ku-nu-ki-a i-di2-{d}iszkur | sealed documents of Iddi-Adad |
| 22 | na-asz2-a-kum sza-du-a-su2 | his šaddû-offering, |
| 23 | i-na [x] a?-bi-im-ma a-di2-szum | in the ... of the father, together with him |
| 24 | 2(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-ni sza sze2-ep# | 22 kutānu-vessels, |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-hu-wa-qar sza al-qe2-u2 a-na _e2_ ka3-[ri-im] | Ahu-waqar, whom I took to the granary |
| 2 | a-qa2-ti2-ka3 na-du szi2-im# ra (x) li x [...] | At your command, the one who knows ... ... |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a i-di2-{d}iszkur# na-asz2-a-kum# [(x)] | the silver of Kunukiya, Iddi-Adad, yours |
| 4 | 1(disz) ra-qu2-tum i-ha-ra-nim / ta-li [x] | 1 raqūtum iḫaranim tali |
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