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CRRAI 34, 481-482, no. 2 pl. 140 (P368328)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CRRAI 34, 481-482, no. 2 pl. 140 |
|---|---|
| ID | P368328 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| 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 ka3-ru-um | thus Karum: |
| 2 | ka3-ni-isz3-ma a-na | Kanišma |
| 3 | ka3-ri-im pu-ru-usz-ha-tim | the quay of Purušḫatum |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma / isz-tu3 | Speak! From |
| 5 | u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 a-ma-nu-um | Ūṣur-ša-Assur, the mother, |
| 6 | u2-s,a-a-ni-ma a-na | he brought, and to |
| 7 | ma-tim / qe2-er-bi-tim | the land of the interior |
| 8 | e-ru-bu / lu _ku3-babbar_ | entered, either silver |
| 9 | lu _ku3-sig17_ lu _uruda_ lu _an-na_ | either gold or copper or tin |
| 10 | lu _tug2 hi-a_ mi3-ma | or a garment of any kind |
| 11 | u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 a-ma-kam | Uṣur-ša-Assur is my word |
| 12 | e-zi-bu | he left. |
| 13 | lu wa-ar-ka3-num | may he be later. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu#-qu2#-su2 e-ru-ba-am | he entered his luqusu. |
| 2 | lu _dam#-gar3_ qi2-ip-ma | or a merchant, a messenger |
| 3 | u4-mu-[szu] ma-al-u2 | whose days are long |
| 4 | lu a-hu-ru ma-ma-an | or a stranger |
| 5 | la2 i-s,a-ba-at a-na | he will not seize, to |
| 6 | ka3-ni-isz3 i-pa2-hu-ra-ma | Kaniš will receive, and |
| 7 | a-di2 / u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | until Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 8 | i-la2-ka3-ni i-ba-szi2 | he will weigh out. |
| 9 | ma-ma-an a-ma-kam | Who are you? |
| 10 | la2 i-t,a2-hi | he did not pay. |
| 11 | sza il5-qe2-u2 u2-ta-ar | that he took he shall return. |
| 12 | la2 sza u2-ta-ru | not that he will return. |
| 13 | i-sza-ri-<iq>-szu-um | Išariqshum, |
Sources & licences
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