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RA 059, 165 no. 27 (P390568)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 165 no. 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390568 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19611 |
| 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 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur-i-mi3-ti2-ma# | Thus Assur-imitti |
| 3 | u3 puzur4-a-szur-ma | and Puzur-Assur |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szur-ma#-[lik?] | 15 minas of silver: Assur-malik |
| 5 | ub-lam _sza3-ba_ 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | he brought. Inside it, 2 talents 10 minas |
| 6 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku#-[nu-ku] | 10 minas of tin are sealed. |
| 7 | 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_ | 14 shekels 15 grains each |
| 8 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 1/2 minas 9 1/3 shekels silver |
| 9 | 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza li-wi-tim | 4 kutānu-garments of the liwitum-official |
| 10 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_ it-bu-lu | 1/3 mina 8 shekels they carried. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-a-mu-um | 1 homer of Ṣalamum, |
| 12 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina of silver weighed out, 1 1/2 shekels |
| 13 | u2-nu-su2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | ... 5 2/3 shekels 15 grains |
| 14 | s,i2-tum 1(disz) _ma-na_ | the additional (payment) of 1 mina |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na _e2!_ li-mi3-im | silver for the house of the eponym |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-isz-qul2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Nišqul, 1/3 mina |
| 2 | te2-s,u2-pu 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ mu-t,a-u2 | teṣūpu-vessel: 2 1/2 shekels, deficit. |
| 3 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 1 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 4 | a-na lu-qu2-tim sza sze2-ep | for the luqūtu-service that is to be performed |
| 5 | ku-sa3-ri nu-ra-di2 | Kusari is not to be beaten. |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ te2-s,u2-pu | 2/3 mina 2 2/3 shekels of teshupu-flour |
| 7 | sza 3(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 32 minas of silver |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza _dingir_-ma-[lik?] | 1/3 mina of Ili-malik? |
| 9 | ub-la2-ni 8(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) [_sze_] | brought, 8 shekels 10 grains |
| 10 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_ [x x] | 1/3 mina 8 shekels ... |
| 11 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) <<ma>> _ma-na ku3-[babbar_] | 7 1/2 minas of silver |
| 12 | ni-isz-qul2 3(disz) 2/3(disz) [x x] | Nišqul 3 2/3 ... |
| 13 | a-na a-ha-ti2-ka3 | to your brother |
| 14 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | the price of your silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na | 1/3 mina 7 5/6 shekels for |
| 2 | _sze_-im ni-di2-in | barley we gave |
Sources & licences
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