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OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 (P391069)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 |
|---|---|
| ID | P391069 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| 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 nu-ur-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-la2-ab2-ra-at-ba-ni-ma | Thus Nūr-Ištar, son of Ilabrat-bani: |
| 2 | a-na szu-be2-lim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Šubelim: |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | la na-ak-ra-ku la2 a-hi-a-ku | I am not hostile, I am no stranger. |
| 5 | szi2-ir-ka3 u3 da-ma-ka3 | your širkku-offering and your daises, |
| 6 | a-na-ku me-tam2 i-a-ti2 | (Sum) I am the one who sees (them) (Akk) I, the one of the eye |
| 7 | u2 me-er-i i-na ki-szi2-ir-szi2-im | and mēru-plant in the kisȟiršīm, |
| 8 | te2-t,i-ir-ni-ni#-a-<ti2> um-ma a-ta-ma | “Speak to me!", (saying) thus: |
| 9 | a-na a-wi-li-ma | to a man |
| 10 | et,-lu-um a-hi la2 na-ka3-ar | (Sum) The young man does not eat his father's food (Akk) The older one does not drink his father’s food |
| 11 | la2 a-hi u2 a-ta | “It is not my brother, it is my father’s. |
| 12 | a-na a-wi-li a-wa-tam2 | to a man a word |
| 13 | ku-zu-ub-tam2 isz-te2-et | a kuzubtam-vessel |
| 14 | qa2-ri-ib s,u2-ba-tam2 | a ṣubatam offering |
| 15 | isz-te2-en6 u2 szi2-na | a reed bundle of plants, |
| 16 | a-na _gal_ si2-mi3-il5-tim | to the great similtum |
| 17 | ki-bi-sa3-ma et,-lu-tum | (Sum) Its young man is a young woman (Akk) The young woman is an old woman |
| 18 | la2 i-mu-tu3 a-wa-tim | the one who does not change the words |
| 19 | a-ni-a-tim ki-ma sza ku-wa-a-tu3-ni-ma | These are like those of Kuwatunu. |
| 20 | a-ta a-at-u2-szu-nu-ti2 | “Why did you not speak to them? |
| 21 | u2 hu-la2-lu-um isz-ti2-ka3 | hulalû-plant with you |
| 22 | li-it,-hi u2 szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ | may he eat, and the smell of the clothing |
| 23 | sza ta-na-<di2>-a-ni a-na | that you gave me, to |
| 24 | ba-ab2 a-wa-ti2-szu-nu | their words |
| 25 | lu-ma-li-u2 a-hi a-ta | let me see, my brother, |
| 26 | be-li2 a-ta a-ta | My lord, why, why |
| 27 | i-qa2-qi2-ri-im | he shall weigh out. |
| 28 | da!(SZA)-nim te2-t,i2-ra-ni ti2-ma-li | You are merciful, you are rejoicing! |
| 29 | i-nu-mi3 ma?-sza-ni asz2-e-ka3-ma | At that time, I sat down and |
| 30 | ki-sza-ra-num e-zi-isz | I raised up Kišaranum. |
| 31 | usz!-te2-li-a-ni | he made rise. |
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