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OAA 1, 023 (P361710)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OAA 1, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361710 |
| Museum no. | C 17 |
| 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-la2-hu-um u3 | Thus Alahum and |
| 2 | <<u3>> a-szur-i-di2-ma | Assur-idima |
| 3 | a-na a-szur-na-da u3 szu-a-szur | To Aššar-nāda and Shu-Assur. |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma a-na a-szur-na-da | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma i-na u2-mi3-im | speak! In the future |
| 6 | sza t,up-pa2-am ta-sza-me-a-ni | of the tablet you will read. |
| 7 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki sza a-lim{ki} | 1 talent of tin, Kunuki of the city |
| 8 | szu-a-szur li-di2-na-ku-ma | May Šū-Assur give me, and |
| 9 | i-na e-ti2-szu 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | in his lifetime 10 minas of silver |
| 10 | s,a-ru-pa2-am szu-qu2-ul-szu-um | ṣarūpam means “to raise. |
| 11 | mi3-szu sza um-ma a-ta-ma | What is it that you say? |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2 ta-as,-ba-at | the silver you took. |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 ki-a-ma | your silver thus |
| 14 | at-ba-al i-na lu-qu2-tim | I slew in the swamps. |
| 15 | sza# sze2-ep en-nam-be-lim | of Ennambelim |
| 16 | s,a-hi-ra-am a-ta 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | a flock of 15 minas |
| 17 | sza ta-aq-bi-a-ni isz-tu3 | which you spoke to me from |
| 18 | a-bi-im a-szar li-bi-ka3 | the father at the place of his heart |
| 19 | la2 tu3-sze2-bi-il5 _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep | You will not carry the silver that is broken. |
| 20 | i-zi-me-a u3 hi-na-a | he swore, and he was satisfied. |
| 21 | u4-mu-szu-nu e-ta-at-qu2 | their days have passed, |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma | the silver before |
| 23 | sze2-bi-la2-szu t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am | Send him a copy of the tablet. |
| 24 | sza szi2-bu-ti2 la2-qe2-ep u3 | I have taken the property of the witnesses, and |
| 25 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-mur-dingir | Assur-imitti, son of Amur-ili |
| 26 | i-na pa2-ni wa-s,a-i-szu t,up-pa2-am | In the presence of his witnesses, a tablet |
| 27 | sza szi2-bu-ti2-szu u3 ku-nu-ki-szu | of his šibtu and his seal |
| 28 | _igi_ isz-ti2-in a-li-ki-im | before the city |
| 29 | ka3-li-im-szu u3 a-wa-at | all of it, and the word |
| 30 | t,up-pi2-im pa2-si2-is | a sealed tablet |
| 31 | a-pu-tum _an-na_ sza a-la2-hi-im | an apsûtu of tin of alaḫum |
| left | ||
| 1 | qe2-ma a-na a-hi-im | take and to a stranger |
| 2 | u2 eb-ri-im za-ri-szu-ma | and ebrim-plant, his seed |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu szu-qu2-ul-szu-um | his silver, a gift |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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