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OAA 1, 055 (P361695)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OAA 1, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361695 |
| Museum no. | RC 1749d |
| 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-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na a-ku-a | To Akua |
| 3 | szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar | Šišaḫšušar |
| 4 | u3 a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | and Assur-Šamašši |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma szu-ma | speak! |
| 6 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni t,up-pu-szu | Iškur-bani his tablet |
| 7 | e-ri-isz-ku-nu | Eriškunu |
| 8 | t,up-pi3-a pi2-ti2-a-ma | Open my tablet, and |
| 9 | t,up-pu-szu am-ra-ma | I have written his tablet and |
| 10 | sza i-sza-qu2-lu | that they will devour, |
| 11 | s,a-hi-ra-ma sza szi2-tim | “Remove and of the house! |
| 12 | t,up-pu-szu lu-up-ta-ma | I will break his tablet, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-li-am | and the city |
| 2 | di2-na-szu-um | Inašum |
| 3 | t,up-pa2-am / sza | Tablet of |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 5 | sza be2-u2-la2-at | of Bēlat |
| 6 | a-szur3-i-di2 _dumu_ ku-sa2-a | Assur-idi, son of Kusa |
| 7 | i-nu-mi3 ra-bi4-s,u2-um | at that time, the great |
| 8 | sza _e2_ ku-ra is,-bu-tu3-ka3 | of the house of Kūru seized you |
| 9 | a-na ku-nu-ki sza a-bi4-ka3 | to the seal of your father |
| 10 | wa-du-im a-di2-na-kum | I will give to you. |
| 11 | a-ku-a a-na | I to |
| 12 | li-bi4 t,u3-pi3-a | son of Ṭupiya |
| 13 | lu-ta-ir-szu | let me return to him. |
| 14 | ni#-ma-hi-ka3 | of Nimaḫi |
| 15 | ka3-la2-szu-ma sa3-ni-qa2-ma | all of it is gathered, and |
| 16 | _ansze hi-a_ | donkeys and sheep |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 s,u2-ha-ri la2 ma s,e2-er# | and the ṣuḫaru-offerings are not available. |
| 2 | wa-asz2-ha-ni-a t,ur4-da#-nim# | “As for me, the ṭurdānum-plant |
Sources & licences
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