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OAA 1, 003 (P361693)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OAA 1, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361693 |
| Museum no. | RC 1749b |
| Collection | Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA |
| 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 a-szur-i-di2-ma a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | a-la2-hi-im a-szur-na-da | Alaḫim of Assurnada |
| 3 | i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | Ili-alim and Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu i-a-u2-tum | speak, and 8 kutānu-garments Iautum |
| 5 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-qa2-ti2-szu | 1 1/2 minas of tin, his offering |
| 6 | a-di2-in ha-mu-usz-ti2 _ansze_ mi3-ma | “As for the one who has a donkey, whatever |
| 7 | a-nim i-a-um 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-um | to me, 1 kutanum-garment |
| 8 | sza t,a2-ab2-s,i2-li-a-szur 1(disz) ku-ti2-nim | of Ṭāb-ṣilli-Assur, one kutinim, |
| 9 | sza esz18-dar-pi2-la2-ah a-na i3-li2-a-lim | of Ištar-pilah to Ilī-alim |
| 10 | di2-na mi3-ma a-nim | a verdict, whatever |
| 11 | a-la2-hu-um na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Alaḫum is yours. |
| 12 | 8(disz) _tug2_ a-ni-u2-tim u3 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 8 aforementioned garments and 15 other garments |
| 13 | sza en-nu-um-be#-lum2 | of Ennum-belum |
| 14 | ub#-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ni | brought to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ a-ni-u2-tim | total: 23 these garments |
| 2 | a-na ni-ka3-si2-a | to Nikasiya |
| 3 | a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-ta-di2-a | to the granary has given |
| 4 | a-na i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ilī-alim: |
| 5 | lu-qu2-ut-ka3 lu pa2-ni-tam2 | Let me take your seat, may it be my seat. |
| 6 | lu wa-ar-ki-tam2 za-ki-am-ma | or a later one, you are exempt, and |
| 7 | ti2-ib-am-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 8 | a-pu-tum i-nu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ sza a-lim{ki} | At that time, the silver of the city |
| 9 | isz-ta-pu-ku-ni qa2-tam2 | they have sen[t me] the hand. |
| 10 | i-a-tam2 u3 sza a-szur-na-da | I and of Assur-nada |
| 11 | szu-uq-la2 a-wa-at | a šuqla-lament |
| 12 | a-lim{ki} dingir-na-at | of the city of the gods |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-pu-tum ih-da-ma# _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 2 | szu-uq-la2 | šuqla-vessel |
Sources & licences
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