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AfO 53, 044-045 (P519472)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 53, 044-045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519472 |
| Museum no. | Zeppetzauer 02 |
| Collection | Zeppetzauer, Josef, Bad Ischl, Austria |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ta-ta-ma | Thus (says) Atata: |
| 3 | u3 szu-ma a-na ia-ti2#! | and he to me |
| 4 | te2-er-ta-ka3 la2 i-la2-kam | he will not pay back in full. |
| 5 | a-na ku#-a-ti2-ma | to you, and |
| 6 | sza a-di2 _uruda_-i-ka3# _saga_ | that with your good copper |
| 7 | asz2-pu-ra-ni le-s,u2#-ra#-kum# | I am writing to you: let them guard you! |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta ki-ma | “My brother, like |
| 9 | t,up-pi3 ta-asz2-me-u2 | You heard my tablet. |
| 10 | t,up-pa2-am sza | Tablet of |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-na-a-szur3 hi-ri-im# | Enašur, the lady |
| 2 | a-na szi2-ti2 _tug2-hi-a_ | in the future garments |
| 3 | ba#-ti2-iq# u3# _diri_ | passed by, and the distance |
| 4 | a#-na _ku3-babbar 1(u) ma-na_ | for silver, 10 minas |
| 5 | u3 _2(u) ma#-na_ | and 20 minas |
| 6 | a-na# _dumu_ du10-dingir di2-ma | to the son of Du-ilum dīma |
| 7 | ba-ar-ki-a# qa2#-li-il5-ma | your gate is open, and |
| 8 | lu a-hi a-ta u2-la2 | or a brother from a faraway place |
| 9 | i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ | the merchant |
| 10 | u2-la2 _e2!_ ka3-ri-im | or the kāru-house |
| 11 | di2-ma t,up-pa2-am hi-ir-ma | “Write a tablet for me, so that |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-hi a-ta ah-sza-lim | “My brother, from the side of the river, I am well. |
| 2 | la2# i-sa3-hu-ur | does not return |
| 3 | a-ta# sza#-bi4-szu | From his heart |
Sources & licences
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