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MDOG 102, 87 (P361676)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | MDOG 102, 87 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361676 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | Eilsberger, H., Pullach, nr. Munich, Germany |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 3 | szu-ma li-bi4-ka3 i-na | He is your servant, in |
| 4 | u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pa2-am | The day of the tablet |
| 5 | ta-sza-me-u2 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | you will hear. 13 1/3 minas |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | the silver, his nisḫasu-tax is extra. |
| 7 | sze2-bi4-la2-ma u3 a-na-ku | send me, and I |
| 8 | 2(disz) szi2-ta qa2-te2-en6 la2-di2 | 2 šita qātê-containers missing; |
| 9 | a-di2 a-mi3-sza-am lu-qu2-tum | as far as Amīšam the luqutu |
| 10 | sza# ba-ri-ni e-li-a-ni | which before us went up |
| 11 | szi2-ma#-am sza ta-sza-pa2-ra-ni | the fate that you will send me |
| 12 | la2-asz2-a-am#-[ma lu-sze2-bi4-la2]-kum# | Let me ask you, and let me send you |
| 13 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza dan-a-szur | On the day that Dan-Assur |
| 14 | a-mi3-sza-am e-ra-ba-ni | Amīšam will enter, |
| 15 | szi2-ma-am pa2-ni-a-ma | the fate of my face |
| 16 | sza ta-da-na-ni | that you gave me, |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 a-ta le-qe2 | Take your silver! |
| 18 | u3 i-a-am a-ni-sza-am | and me, her husband |
| 19 | lu-ub-lu-nim a-di2 _an-na_ | let me bring, as long as An |
| 20 | ma-dum isz-ti2 e-li-tim | a lot from the upper |
| 21 | i-lu-ku um-ma a-na-ku-ma | they went, saying: "I |
| 22 | dan-a-szur i-na e-ra-bi4-im | Dan-Assur in the encampment |
| 23 | i-na _an-na_ 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ | from the tin 1 shekel each |
| 24 | e e-ti2-qu2-ma e i-di2-nu | He passed by, he did not give. |
| 25 | ma-asz2-ka3-tum wa-ar-ka3-tam2 | “Aškātum, the later, |
| 26 | li-li-ik-ma | may he go and |
| 27 | x (x) _ma-na_ u3 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | x minas and 1/3 mina |
| 28 | a-ba-ri-ni li-li-a-am | May our ancestors be pure. |
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