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CDLJ 2010/1 §6.14 (P393109)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CDLJ 2010/1 §6.14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393109 |
| Museum no. | HAM 2000.197 |
| Collection | Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| 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 szu-be-lum2 | to Šubelum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-szur-la2-ma-si2-ma | Assur-lamassīma |
| 4 | a-na dan? e2? 2(u) _uruda?_ | for the main(?) house(?) 20 copper(?) |
| 5 | sza ti2# [x x]-bu#-um | of ...bum |
| 6 | ku-nu-ku-ni# [x]-x-a-ni | sealed document of ... |
| 7 | nu-ka3-ni-ik-szu | did not establish for him. |
| 8 | 7(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na_ | 7 talents 30 minas |
| 9 | isz ku a am? a-na# | Išku, woe the bull |
| 10 | 2(disz)#? _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 2? minas 2 1/3 shekels |
| 11 | ku-nu-ki x x x | seal [......] |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-su-in | gave to him, |
| 2 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
| 3 | szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 5(u) _ma-na_ | the price of copper: 50 minas |
| 4 | a-hu-ur a-na-ku | I am a stranger. |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 6 | 7(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 7 talents 50 minas of copper |
| 7 | a#-na szu-be-lum2 tu2-ka3-ni-ik | to Šubelum you will seal. |
| 8 | i-na me-nim _uruda_ 2(u) _ma-na_ | by the mina of copper 20 minas |
| 9 | ba-ti2-iq um-ma | he took away, thus |
| 10 | szu-nu-ma _uruda_ 2(u) _ma-na_ | They are copper, 20 minas. |
| 11 | a-na-ku a-na-kam x | I am indeed |
| left | ||
| 1 | al-qe2 a-na-kam a-na | I took, here for |
| 2 | la2 aq-tab-bi4-ma | I did not speak, and |
| 3 | _ku3?-babbar?_ lu ku-a-am ku x x | may the silver be ..., |
Sources & licences
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