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OIP 027, 56 (P332983)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OIP 027, 56 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332983 |
| Museum no. | OIM A06012 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am <<i>> | 3 minas of refined silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er u2-sa2-nim _dumu_ a-mur-a-szur | Iṣer-usānum, son of Amur-Assur |
| 3 | _dam-gar3_-ru-um i-szu / isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | a merchant with him from Hamuštum |
| 4 | sza i-di2-ku-bi _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik _iti-kam_ | belonging to Iddin-Kūbe son of Assur-malik, month: |
| 5 | ka3-ra-a-tim / li-mu-um i-di2-a-hu-um | The karātum priestess, the son of Idiaḫum, |
| 6 | a-na 2(u) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal / | for 20 hamšātu he will weigh out. |
| 7 | wa-bi-il5 t,up-pi2-im szu-ut _dam-gar3_-ru-um | who the tablet of the merchant |
| 8 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | before Uṣur-ša-ištar, son of Assur-imitti |
| 9 | _igi_ lu-zi-na _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni _igi_ sa2-ak-li2-a | before Lu-zi-ina, son of Assur-bani, before Sakliya |
| 10 | _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er | son of Shu-Ishtar, 3 minas and 1 1/2 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 11 | i-na-ah-dingir _dumu_ szu-a-szur _dam-gar3_-ru-um | Inah-ilum, son of Shu-Assur, merchant |
| 12 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | He has taken it from the Hamuštum of Ašru-imitti. |
| 13 | _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar / a-na 1(u) 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | son of Ikūpi-Ištar, for 13 Ḫamszatum |
| 14 | i-sza-qal / szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul i-na _iti-kam_ | he shall weigh out. If he does not weigh out, in the month |
| 15 | 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ / a-ma-na-em u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | 1 shekel each of silver he shall weigh out. Month |
| 16 | hu-bur li-mu-um i-di2-a-hu-um _dumu_ ku-da-nim | Ḫubur, son of Idiaḫum, descendant of Kudanum |
| 17 | wa-bi-il5 t,up-pi2-im szu-ut _dam-gar3_-ru-um | who the tablet of the merchant |
| 18 | _igi_ i-ri-szi2-im _dumu_ a-mur-{d}utu-szi <_igi_> en-um-a-szur | before Irišīm son of Amur-šamaš, before Ennum-Assur |
| 19 | _dumu_ sza#-lim-a-hi-im 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | son of Šalim-ahum, 1 mina of silver |
| 20 | i-s,e2-er a-szur-du10 _dumu_ a-szur-na-da | son of Assur-nada |
| 21 | u3 ki-ba-al _dumu_ dan-a-szur _dam-gar3_ i-szu | and Kibal son of Dan-Assur the merchant has |
| 22 | _iti-kam_ ab2 sza-ra-nim _dingir_ / sza-pa2-tam2 i-lik-ma | In the month of Šarānum the cow of the ša-ra-nûm-priestess went and |
| 23 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza a-hu-wa-qar | From Ḫammuštum of Aḫu-waqar |
| 24 | _dumu_ zur-zur / li-mu-um a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | son of Zurzur, descendant of Assur-imitti |
| 25 | ma-la2-hu-um _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | Malahum took 1/2 shekel of silver. |
| 26 | i-na _iti-kam_-im a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em | in the month of Tammuz for 1 mina |
| 27 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu _igi_ puzur2-a-szur | the ṣibtu-offerings they brought in front of Puzur-Assur |
| 28 | _dumu_ szu-be-lim _igi_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | son of Šubelim before Assur-imittī |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ a-szur-na-da 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | son of Assur-nada, 1 mina of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pa2-am _ki_ en-na-nim _dumu_ ku-ku-a | ṣarupam with Ennanu son of Kukû |
| 3 | _igi_ [u2]-zu-a _dumu_ li-pa2-a | before Uzuya, son of Lipaya |
| 4 | _igi_ la2-qe2#-[ep] _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | before Laqep, son of Shu-Ishtar |
| 5 | 5(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-am | 55 minas of copper, musīm, |
| 6 | da-mu-qam sza-bu-ra-am# i-s,e2-er | “Favorable, exalted one, who sees |
| 7 | su2-en6-sipa _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar | Suen-sipa, son of Amur-Ištar |
| 8 | puzur2-esz18-dar _dumu_ im-di2-lim i-szu _iti-kam_ te2-i-na-tim# | Puzur-Ištar son of Imdī-Lîm received. The month of Tammuz, |
| 9 | li-mu-um a-ku-tum isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | eponymy of Akūtum from Ḫamuštum. |
| 10 | sza li-ip-ta-nim a-na | of liptānum to |
| 11 | 2(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-tur4-uh3-mi3-it | 2 (mana wool for) Hamšatum, Itur-uḫmit |
| 12 | i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 ki-ma a-wa-at | he will weigh out. If he does not weigh out, like a word |
| 13 | ka3-ri-im s,i2-ib-tam2 i-_iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2 | a commemorative inscription in the month of Addaru he shall draw up. |
| 14 | a-na _uruda_ u3 s,i2-ib-ti2-szu a-ni-na | for copper and its interest we |
| 15 | _dumu_ a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim qa2-ta-tum | son of Assur-bēl-awatum, the qatatum |
| 16 | _uruda_ i-qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu ra-ki-is | he will weigh out the copper; their booty is bound. |
| 17 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ a-szu-a-a _iti-kam_ s,i2-ip-im | 1/3 mina of silver from Asua in the month of Ṣippum |
| 18 | li-mu-um ma-s,i2-dingir a-na 4(disz) i-sza-qal szu-ma | eponymy of Maṣi-ilum. He will weigh it out by 4. |
| 19 | _la2#_ isz-qul2 s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the deficit he shall pay. The interest shall be paid. 1/2 mina of silver |
| 20 | _ki_ a-na-li2 _iti-kam_ ab2-sza-ra-nim | from Ana-lī, month: “Abšaranum,’ |
| 21 | li-mu-um en-na-su2-en6 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | eponymy of Enna-Suen, 1/2 shekel each |
| 22 | a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na_-im i-_iti-kam_ | for 1/2 mina of silver in the month of Addaru, |
| 23 | u2-s,a-ab2 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ a-na-ah-a-szur | 16 shekels of silver from Anah-Assur |
| 24 | _dumu_ a-szur-na-da 1(u) _gin2_ isz-ti2 | son of Assur-nada 10 shekels together |
| 25 | a-bi4-du10 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ szu-be-lim | Abidu 1/3 mina of silver from Šubelim |
| 26 | _dumu_ a-al-du10 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | son of Aldu, 2/3 mina 7 1/2 shekels |
| 27 | _ki_ sa2-ak-li-a _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | from Sakliya son of Shu-Ištar |
| 28 | 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ a-szur-ni-szu | 7 shekels of silver from Assur-nišu |
| 29 | _dumu_ a-su2 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | son of Asu, 10 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ki_ en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ a-al-du10 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3#-babbar ki_ pi2-la2-ah-a-szur | from Enna-suen, son of Aldu, 1 1/3 minas of silver from Pilah-Assur |
| 2 | u3 pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar ma-ri a-szur-na-da 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | and Pilah-Ištar, son of Assur-nada, 1/3 mina |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar ki_ sa2-ak-la2-nim _dumu_ ke-el-du <<x>> | silver from Saklānu son of Kēludu ... |
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