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OrNS 50, 101 (P361683)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 50, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361683 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 361683 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 ta-ra-am-ku-bi | Thus Taram-Kūbe: |
| 3 | u3 szi2-ma-at-a-szur3-ma | and Šimat-Assur |
| 4 | 6(disz) _tug2_ i-na sze2-pi2-szu | 6 garments from his booty |
| 5 | pa2-ni-tim ku-tal-la2-num | the front, the rear |
| 6 | ub-la2-kum 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | I brought to you. 1 mina 10 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ tu3-sze2-bi-lam u3# [isz]-tu3 | You will pay the silver. Further, from |
| 8 | tu3-us,-u2 ma-ti2-ma | You are the one who dwells in the land. |
| 9 | sze2-bu-ul-tam2 u2-la2 | šebūltam-flour |
| 10 | tu3-sze2-bi-lam a-na-ku | you will send me. |
| 11 | a-na ma-nim-ma a-na | to anyone, |
| 12 | 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | 6 garments, 1 mina 10 shekels |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ tu3-sze2-bi-lam | silver you shall send to me. |
| 14 | 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | 6 kutani-garments |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-tal-la2-num na#-asz2#-a-kum | The rear part is yours |
| 2 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta | If a brother of yours |
| 3 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta la2_ ta-ba-ta-qam2 | You will discard 1/3 mina of silver. |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 | 1 garment for Ishtar-bašti |
| 5 | 1(disz) _e2_ ri-mi3-i3-li2-a | 1 house of Rimī-ilîa, |
| 6 | a-na 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 20 minas of silver |
| 7 | isz-u2-mu-ni-kum-ma | he presented to you, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-szu-ni-ma | silver he gave to him, and |
| 9 | a-na sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | to that which like a dowry |
| 10 | a-di2-in a-di2-ni | I gave, I gave. |
| 11 | u2-la2 u2-ta-e-ru-nim | they shall return. |
| 12 | um-ma szu-nu-ma szi2-ma-am | Thus (says) the following: |
| 13 | ni-sza-am szu-ma a-hi a-ta | “He is the brother of Aya’āta, |
| 14 | a-ma#-nim a-ta2-kal2 | I have weighed out the water |
| 15 | _igi_ i-li-a a-ka3-ra-ba-kum | before Ilīya of Agarabum |
| 16 | ku-tal-la2-nu-um i-li-kam-ma | the rear one came, and |
| 17 | mi3-ma u2-la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | You will send me whatever you want. |
| 18 | 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na ku-tal-la2-nim | 7 shekels of silver to the rear |
| 19 | asz2-qul2 | ašqul plant |
Sources & licences
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