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RA 059, 162 no. 26 (P390567)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 162 no. 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390567 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19601 |
| 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 | um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 u3 dan-a-szur3 | Assur-ištikal and Dan-Assur, |
| 4 | a-na a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 | to Aššīr-ishtikal |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma 3(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | say: 35 minas of lead |
| 6 | 1(disz) _tug2_ 1/2(disz) _ansze_ sza sze2-pi2-ka3 | 1 garment, 1/2 donkey of the šēpīku-festival, |
| 7 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-<ni> en-um-a-szur3 | 2 kuta<nu-garments> for Enum-Assur |
| 8 | _dumu_ i-li-li 2(disz) ku-ta-ni | son of Ilili, 2 kutānu |
| 9 | dan-a-szur3 i-di2-nu-ni-kum | Dan-Assur gave to you, |
| 10 | ma-asz2-ka3-ti2 sza sze2-pi2-ka3 | the dowry of your plough, |
| 11 | _an-na_-ki 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ | of heaven 7 shekels each |
| 12 | _tug2# hi-a_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | linen garments, 1/2 mina each |
| 13 | [i]-di2-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ ub-lu-nim | gave, and silver brought |
| 14 | [a]-sza# qi2-ip-ti2-im! 2(disz){sze2-ni} | field Qiptum, 2 (mana wool for) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] usz#? | ... dead? |
| 2' | [... sze2]-bi4-il5? | ... may he raise. |
| 3' | a-hi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ di2-szu-nu-ti2-ma | the other side of the silver of their case |
| 4' | szi2-ma-am la-asz2-a-ma | there is no (other) fate, and |
| 5' | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ li-li-ma? | 1 shekel of silver Liluma |
| 6' | i-nu-mi3 ta-la-ka3-<ni> | When you go, |
| 7' | t,up-pa2-am sza na-ru-qi2-ka3 | A tablet of your gift. |
| 8' | i-la2-pu-tu3-ni | shall replace, |
| 9' | [u3] a-na-ku a-da-na-kum-ma# | and I will give you, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | x [x] x mu#? [i?] szar#? [...] | ... year(s) |
Sources & licences
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