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RA 059, 150 no. 23 (P390564)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 150 no. 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390564 |
| Museum no. | MAH 10823 & Sammlung Schaeffer 23 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland; Schaeffer, C.F.A., France |
| 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 i-di2-a-szur / {d}iszkur-ba#-ni a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Thus Iddi-Assur, Adad-bani, Assur-imitti |
| 2 | i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 / puzur4-esz18-dar | Ikūpi-Aštar, puzur-išatar. |
| 3 | u3 im-di2-dingir-ma / a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | and Imdī-iluma ... |
| 4 | zu-pa2 / a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li | Zu-pa (means) Ašur-ṣululi. |
| 5 | i-na-a u3 pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pilaḫ-ištar: |
| 6 | a-ma-la2 t,up-pi2#-im sza isz-ti2 | I will weigh out the tablet that with |
| 7 | a-la2-hi-im la2-ap-ta-ni-ni | “The alaḫīm-priestess has opened for me, |
| 8 | a-na _e2_ szu-a-szur3 er-ba-ma | to the house of Šū-Assur entered, and |
| 9 | mi3-ma szu-um-szu sza szu-a-szur3 e-zi-bu | Anything that pertains to Šu-Assur, they will leave. |
| 10 | a-li i-ba-szi2-u2 lu t,up-pi2-szu | Where are they? May it be his tablet! |
| 11 | a-na a-szur3-ma-lik a-hi-szu pa2-qi2-da | He is entrusted to Assur-mālik, his brother. |
| 12 | na-ru-qam2 a-na s,e2-ri-szu nu-ta-er | The nāruqam-gift was returned to its place. |
| 13 | ih!-da-ma mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap-ni | he acquired, and whatever silver |
| 14 | la2 ta-ka3#-ba-sa3 ka3-la2-ma pa2-qi2-da-szum | Do not be negligent, you are allotted to him. |
| 15 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza a-na _e2_ | on the day that to the house |
| 16 | [szu]-a-szur te2-ra-ba-ni a-szur-sipa | Šū-Assur, you have entrusted to me, Assur-sipa |
| 17 | _dumu_ sa3-ba-si2-a bu-zu-ta-a | son of Sabasia, Buzutâ, |
| 18 | u3 isz-te2-en6 isz-ti2-szu-nu | and a mutual agreement with them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-na a-lim{ki} i-la2-ka3-ni | which to the city he shall bring, |
| 2 | s,a-ba-<<ab>>-ta!-ma a-na _e2_ szu-a-szur3 | seized and to the house of Shu-Assur |
| 3 | sze2-ri-ba-ma a-na a-szi2-im | “Let him enter, and to the place |
| 4 | ma-la2 a-na a-szur-ma-lik | as much as for Assur-mālik |
| 5 | tu3-pa2-qa2-da-ni a-na | you will entrust to |
| 6 | szi2-bu-tim szu-uk-na-szu-nu-szi2! | šibūtum-offerings for them, |
| 7 | ma-la2 a-na a-szur3-ma-lik tu3-pa2-qa2-da-ni | you will assign as much as to Aššra-mālik. |
| 8 | a-ha-ma te2-er-ta-ku-nu | each of you will return. |
| 9 | sza-li-t,um a-s,e2-ri-ni | “Šalīṭum, our aṣerinnu, |
| 10 | li-li-kam a-pu-tum ih-da-ma | “Let him come, the apsû-demon came, and |
| 11 | a-wi-li sze2-ri-ba szu-ma bu-zu-ta-a | (Sum) The man is a šerib priestess, he is the one who knows. (Akk) That man, the one that knows. |
| 12 | la2-szu 2(disz){szi2-na} sza a-na a-lim{ki} | the deficit of 2 who to the city |
| 13 | i-lu-ku-ni-ni isz-ti2 a-szur-sipa | came to me with Ašur-sipa, |
| 14 | sze2-ri-ba _igi_ a-wi-li sza tu3-sze2-ra-ba-ni | in the morning before a man who you have brought |
| 15 | qi2-bi-a-szum um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | speak to him thus: |
| 16 | a-bu-ka3 i-na a-lim{ki} ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | your father in the city like a slave |
| 17 | im-gur16!-ma na-ru-uq a-hi-ka3 | “It is cold, the narû-demon of your brother(?) |
| 18 | a-s,e2-ri-ka3 u2-ta-e-ru ma-la2 | (Sum) The one who goes out to your steppe, the one who ... (Akk) Your steppe has turned into a mound of ... |
| 19 | ka?-hu-ka3 e-zi-bu pa2-aq-da-kum! | “The kaḫu-demon, the exempted one, is yours |
| 20 | szu-ma la2 a-tu3-nu sza i-na | If not, who in |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pi2-im la2-ap-ta-tu3-nu-ni u3 2(disz) ba-ri | They will open the tablet and pay it in full. |
| 2 | a-la2-hi-im ma-ma-an _diri_ isz-ti2-ku-nu la2 e-ra-ab | the alaḫīm-official, no one shall enter with you. |
| 3 | u3 szu-ma i-na e-li-ti2 t,up-pi2-im ma-ma-an | And he, in the upper part of the tablet, nobody |
| 4 | la2-pi2-it la2 tu3-sza-ra-ma la2 e-ra-ab | (Sum) You are the one who is enraged (Akk) The one of anger, you are angry, you do not enter (them) |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-pu-tum ih-da-ma mi3-ma | “The apsûtu-demon came out, and what |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-ni la2 <ta>-ka3-ba-sa3 | You shall not deposit the silver. |
| 3 | lu _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki a-ma-kam | or the silver of your seal I say: |
| 4 | e-zi-ib lu a-a-kam-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu | Disregard that he has jumbled the oracle query. |
| 5 | na-di2 lu t,up-pi2-szu sza ba-a-ba-tim | He should bring his tablet of the balātu-offering. |
| 6 | lu _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib!-tim | or silver as a gift |
| 7 | a-na ma-ma-an i-di2-in | to anyone he shall give |
| 8 | lu i-na ha-tim lu i-na | or in the province, or in |
| 9 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim ma-la2 | Burušḫātum |
| 10 | i-szu-u2 lu szi2-ip-ka3-tim | may he be a messenger, |
| 11 | lu e-bu-t,i2 a-na ma-ma-an | may it be destroyed for anyone. |
| 12 | i-di2-in lu _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | he gave. Either tin or textiles |
| 13 | ma-la2 a-ma-kam i-szu-u2 | as much as there is, he has |
| 14 | 4(disz) ka3-sa3-tim sza i-be2-ti2-szu | 4 kasātum-bowls that are adjacent to it, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ri-ba-szi2-a-ni lu u2!-sa3-tam2 | may her limbs be a šatam |
| 2 | ma-la2 e-zi-bu lu sza-ap2-ra-tim | As many as are left, may they be sent back. |
| 3 | sza u2-ka3!-lu lu _geme2_ | that he holds, be it a slave woman |
| 4 | _ARAD2_ lu _ansze hi-a_ | a slave or donkey |
| 5 | mi3-ma szu-um-szu sza szu-a-szur | whatever it is that of Šu-Assur, |
| 6 | e-zi-bu a-na a-szur-ma-lik | Disregard that (it is) for Ašur-malik. |
| 7 | a-hi-szu pa2-qi2!-da-ma te2-er!-ta-ku-nu | his brother is entrusted, and you return. |
| 8 | za-ku-tum li-li-kam | May the zakkûtu-demon come. |
| 9 | mi3-ma la2 ta-ka3-ba-sa3-ma | You should not bring anything, and |
| 10 | la2 ni-sza-me-ma li-bi-ni | Let us not be afraid, let us not become afraid! |
| 11 | la2 i-la2-mi3-in | he shall not pay. |
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