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RA 060, 115, no. 45 (P390641)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 060, 115, no. 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390641 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16466 |
| 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 ...] | to ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma [...] | Thus (says) ... |
| 3 | ta#-asz2#-pu-[ra]-am# | you wrote me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta#-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| 5 | szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_-a | the price of my textiles |
| 6 | pa2-ni-u2-tim | the former |
| 7 | a-na a-na-[li2] di2-ma | to Anali ditto, and |
| 8 | lu-ub#-lam# i?-na 5(disz) | I will bring. From 5 |
| 9 | _tug2 hi_ sza e-zi-bu-ni-[ni] | the garments that I left |
| 10 | 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-im | 40 minas of refined copper |
| 11 | [x] _tug2#_-[hi-a a-na-li2] | x garments for Ana-li; |
| 12 | [na]-asz2#-a-ku | I shall bear. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x _tug2 hi_ sza] | x ... garments, |
| 2 | [e]-zi#-bu#-[ni]-ni | he left me. |
| 3 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 13 minas of copper |
| 4 | szi2#-im-szu#-nu# a-na-li2 | their name to Anali |
| 5 | ub#-la2-kum# | brought to you |
| 6 | _tug2# [hi-a_ sza a-na-li2] | a spare garment for Anali |
| 7 | ub#-la2-ni be-el a-lim{ki} | brought, lord of the city |
| 8 | [u2]-la2 i-mu-a | he swore |
| 9 | _la2#_-qa2-am _tug2 hi_-[ka3] | the deficit of a good garment |
| 10 | i-ba-szi2-u2! mi3-ma# [sza?] | there is anything |
| 11 | _tug2# hi_-ka3 mi3-li#-[ik] | a good garment, a clean garment |
| 12 | [...] isz-te2-en6# [...] | ... rejoicing |
| 13 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] ni x ta-at x [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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