Unread Atlas
RA 059, 169 no. 30 (P390571)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | RA 059, 169 no. 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390571 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19607 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-ma a-na | Thus (says) Hināya: |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 a-na-ah-i3-li2 | Pušuken and Anah-ilī, |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ | speak, and my name the silver |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_-e sza ku-ku-la2-nim | 15 1/2 minas of kukulānum, |
| 5 | sza e-la2-ma sza-qa2-lam | that is above and below |
| 6 | qa2-bi-u2 szu-ma a-wi-lu-u2 | It is said that a man |
| 7 | pa2-ni-ku-nu i-sze2-e-u2 | they will examine your case. |
| 8 | ma-a a-na ba-ab di2-nim | saying: “To Baʿaba, the judge, |
| 9 | la2 i-ra-di2-u2-ku-nu | they shall not give you. |
| 10 | ma!-a ga-ma-ar-szi2-na | "I want to bring them here!" |
| 11 | ha-asz2-hu-u2 ki-ma | “Ḫašḫû-plant like |
| 12 | la2 a-sza-qi2-szu-u2-ni | I will not give it to him. |
| 13 | u3 ma-na-ha-ti2-a | and my mash-tubs |
| 14 | sza ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu | of half and half, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ag-ra-am a-na 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | the interest for 1 mina |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3 a-wa-tim | the silver of the Ašumi of words |
| 3 | a-ni-a-tim a-gu5-ra-ni-ma | (Sum) I am the one who eats these things (Akk) I eat these things |
| 4 | szu!-pu-ra-ni u3 a-ta | send to me, and why |
| 5 | ki-ma la2 ta-ta-pu-lu-u2-ni | like you did not send me, |
| 6 | i-na li-bi-ka3 | in your heart |
| 7 | a-ta-la2-ak-ma a-li | I went, and where |
| 8 | wa-as-ma-at-ni | he smote |
| 9 | ma-la2 la2 ni-ta-pu-lu | We did not shave ourselves. |
| 10 | e-pu-usz | I built. |
| 11 | a-szu-mi3 sza _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Ašumi, belonging to the son of Assur-imitti |
| 12 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 13 | asz2-a-al-szu-ma | I asked him and |
| 14 | um-ma szu-ut-ma i-na | “That is in |
| 15 | na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur3 | Narmak-Assur, |
| 16 | t,up-pi2 i-la2-pu-tu3-u2-ma | they will break the tablet, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 u2-s,i2 a-hi a-ta a-na | and the other side of the river to |
| 2 | ti2-ir-ti2-a i-hi-id | Tirtia received. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.