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RA 059, 154 no. 24 (P390565)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 154 no. 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390565 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16208 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | u3 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi#-ma# | and Puzur-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma# | Thus Idi-Ištar |
| 5 | 1(disz) ri-ik-su2-um 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | 1 riksum, 15 shekels |
| 6 | 1(disz) ri-ik-su2 6(disz) _gin2_ | 1 riksu 6 shekels |
| 7 | ik-ri-bu sza isz-ha-ra | the offerings which he received, |
| 8 | pa2-nu-szu la2-ap2-tu3 | his face is open, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-mur-esz18-dar | seal of Amur-Ištar |
| 2 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 3 | pa2-nu ri-ik-si2 | the face of the knot |
| 4 | la2-ap2-tu3 | |
| 5 | puzur4-a-szur3 | Puzur-Assur, |
| 6 | a-na a-lim{ki} | to the city |
| 7 | i-ta-la2-ak-ma mi#-mas | he went, and the omen |
| 8 | ri-ik-si2 | a knot |
| 9 | ku-a-ti2 a-di2-na-kum# | I will give to you. |
| 10 | a-bi4 a-ta ti2-ir-ta-ka3 | the father, from the water of the river |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,e2-er a-mur-esz18-dar | the flock of Amur-Ištar |
| 2 | u3 i-a-ti2 li-li-kam# | and me, may it come to me. |
| 3 | ki-ma a-di2-na-ni#! | like his father |
Sources & licences
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