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Innaya 240 (P361715)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Innaya 240 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361715 |
| Museum no. | C 43 |
| Collection | Sammlung Holzmeister |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ta-ta-ma | Thus (says) Atata: |
| 3 | u3 szu-ma a-na ia-ti2 | and he to me |
| 4 | te2-er-ta-ka3 la2 i-la2-kam | he will not pay back in full. |
| 5 | a-na ku-a-ti2-ma | to you, and |
| 6 | sza a-di2 _uruda_-i-ka3 _sag10_ | who together with your copper is red, |
| 7 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni li-s,u2-ra-kum | I sent to you, may they guard you. |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta ki-ma | “My brother, like |
| 9 | t,up-pi3 ta-asz2-me-u2 | You heard my tablet. |
| 10 | t,up-pa2-am sza | Tablet of |
| 11 | e-na-a-szur3 hi-ri-im | Enašur, the widow, |
| 12 | a-na szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ | in perpetuity garments |
| 13 | ba-ti2-iq u3 _diri_ | ruined, and moreover, |
| 14 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | for silver, 10 minas |
| 15 | u3 2(u) _ma-na_ | and 20 minas |
| 16 | a-na _dumu# du10#_-dingir di2-ma | to the son of Dilmun ditto, and |
| 17 | ba-ar-ki-a qa2-li-il5-ma | your gate is open, and |
| 18 | lu a-hi a-ta u2-la2 | or a brother from a faraway place |
| 19 | i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ | the merchant |
| 20 | u2-la2 _e2!_ ka3-ri-im | or the kāru-house |
| 21 | di2-ma t,up-pa2-am hi-ir-ma | “Write a tablet for me, so that |
| 22 | a-hi a-ta ah-sza-lim | “My brother, from the side of the river, I am well. |
| 23 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | shall not return. |
| 24 | a!-[ta] sza-bi4-szu | from above his heart |
Sources & licences
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