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RA 059, 169 no. 29 (P390570)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 169 no. 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390570 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19606 |
| 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 hi-na-a u3 | Thus Hinâ and |
| 2 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2-ma | that like a cow |
| 3 | a-pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Apušu-kēn speak! |
| 4 | ti2-ir-ta-ka3 u3 sze2-bu-la2-tu3-ka3 | Your rejoicing and your supplication |
| 5 | lu sza sze2-ep be-la2-nim | or of the feet of our lord, |
| 6 | lu sza sze2-ep kis2-ha-nu-il5! | or that of the door bolt of Kishanuil |
| 7 | lu sza sze2-ep a-szur-ba-asz2-ti2! | or of the brickwork of Assur-bašti, |
| 8 | szal2-ma-at ni-ka-si | “We are well, we are pacified! |
| 9 | isz-ti2 puzur4-a-szur | from Puzur-Ašṣir |
| 10 | ni-si2-ma | the people, and |
| 11 | _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_ | mina 8 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi-ni | the silver of Ilī-bini |
| 2 | i-di2-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza | he gave and for the silver that |
| 3 | a-szur-ba-asz2-ti2 ub-la2-ni ni-di2-szu-um | Assurbāšti brought (them) to me. |
| 4 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-ka3 a-ma-la2 | the rent of your silver I shall pay. |
| 5 | ti2-ir-ti2-ka3 mi3-isz-lam | Your love-making is abundance. |
| 6 | _an-na_ mi3-isz-lam _tug2 hi-a_ | a half shekel of tin |
| 7 | ni-isz-<a>-ma ku-lu-ma-a | We shall eat and drink. |
| 8 | i-ra-di2-a-kum | Iradi-akum |
| 9 | sza-tum sza-na-at | that one, another |
| 10 | i-ti2-ir-ti2-ka3 pa2-ni-tim | (and) before your great divinity |
| 11 | sza i-ma-qu2-ta-ni | that he shall fall, |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ sza la2-qa2-im | the silver that is purchased |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2-qe2-ma sze-am | I took, and the barley |
| 2 | ni-sza-a-ma-kum | we will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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