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RA 081, 003-096 083 + KUG 15 (P357976)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 083 + KUG 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357976 |
| Museum no. | AO 29196 + UG — |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France; Universitätsbibliothek, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [ra-bi4-s,a-am sza a-lim{ki}] | chief of the city |
| 2 | [a-na en-nam-a-szur _dumu_ a-ni-nim] | to Ennam-Ashur, son of Aninim |
| 3 | is,-ba#-[at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-ma] | seized me, thus |
| 4 | ra-bi4-[s,u2]-um# sza [a-lim{ki}-ma] | the chief of the city |
| 5 | a-s,e2-er i-ku-pi3-a sza-zu-<uz2>-ti2-a | (Sum) I am the one who gathers the ikūpu, my šazûti, (Akk) I gather the oxen of the Ikupi, my health |
| 6 | asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-na-ku-ma la2 li-bi4 | I wrote to you thus: “I am the one who does not know. |
| 7 | _dingir_-ma su2-e-a sza-nu-u2 a-sza-me-ma | may a god and another man ask, and |
| 8 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-szu a-na na-ab2-szi2-im | 40 minas of silver, his seal, for the nabšīm-offering |
| 9 | su2-e-a a-_e2_ en-nam-a-szur | Su'ea, the temple administrator of Ennam-Assur, |
| 10 | u3!-sze2-ri-ib a-ma-kam _igi_ 3(disz) sza-al-szu-ma | I made enter. The word is three times its original. |
| 11 | u3-la li-ki-ir u3-la lu-ka3-in | “Let him not fall, let me not fall! |
| 12 | i-ku-pi3-a sza-zu-uz2-ti2 _igi_ 3(disz) | Ikūpî, the šazuztu-priest, 3rd (year). |
| 13 | isz-al-ka3-ma um-ma i-ku-pi3-a-ma | he asked, thus Ikupia: |
| 14 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na-ab2-szi2-im | 40 minas of silver to pay |
| 15 | e-zi-ba-kum la2 e-zi-ba-kum | [Disregard that you] have jumbled the oracle query, |
| 16 | _igi_ a-ni-u2-tim / ap2-la2-ni | before Anūtum, my companion |
| 17 | um-ma a-ta-ma a-di2 3(disz) u4-me la2-asz2-ta-al-ma | Thus (says) Atāma: for 3 days I will not go out, and |
| 18 | la2-pu#-[ul]-ka3 i-sza-nim u4-mi3-im | I will send you your reinforcements daily. |
| 19 | a-na-ku / a-tal-kam u3?! asz2-<pu>-ra-am | I came and wrote to you |
| 20 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma la2 li-bi4 _dingir_-ma | thus I: “I am not a god’s friend— |
| 21 | su2-e-a sza-nu 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Su’ea, the second, 40 minas of silver |
| 22 | su2-e-a a-na-ab2-szi2-im i-di2-na#-[kum] | Why would you give me a stranger? |
| 23 | la2 i-di2-na-kum _igi_ a-ni-u2-[tim2] | did not give to you, before Anu-utum |
| 24 | ap2-la2-ni um-ma a-ta-ma | “I will speak to you, thus (says) Aya: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wa-ti2 sza ka3-ri-im a-wa-tam2 | the words of the karû-priest, the words |
| 2 | la2 tu3-na-ha-ni 4(u) _ma-na_ | without straw, 40 minas |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-szu su2-e-a a-na | the silver of his seal he shall pay. |
| 4 | na-ab2-szi2-im e-zi-ba-kum | “Disregard that you have been seized, |
| 5 | la2 e-zi-ba-kum _igi_ a-ni-u2-tim | I did not leave you, before this one |
| 6 | ap2-la2-ni ra-bi4-s,u2-um sza a-lim{ki} | the chief aplānu of the city |
| 7 | a-na-ku u3 szal2-t,a2-tim | I and the stolen property |
| 8 | a-sze2-e-ka3 en-um-a-szur ra-bi4-s,a-am | “Ask me, Ennum-Assur, the great one! |
| 9 | u3 sza ki-ma su2-e-a e-pu-ul | and that I did like a shepherd, |
| 10 | um-ma en-um-a-szur-ma | thus Enum-Assur: |
| 11 | ma-ah-ri-ti2-ma a-na 4(u) _ma-na_ | before me, for 40 minas |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 ma-da-tim | the silver and the land |
| 13 | ta-as,-bi4-ti2 u2 si2-ki | taṣbītu-plant and wool, |
| 14 | tu3-ka3-il5 u2-la2 sza-ma-la2 | Tuka’il, the šamala |
| 15 | pu-szu-ke-en6 a-na-ku a-tu3-nu | Pušukēn, am I. |
| 16 | a-na 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 ma-da-tim | for 40 minas of silver and the land |
| 17 | ta-ar-gu5#-[ma-nim ...] | Targumānum |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a]-ni#-a-tim ka3-ru-um bu-ru-usz-ha-tum | These are the karûm offerings of Burušḫatum |
| 2 | [i]-di2-in-ni-a-ti2-ma _igi gir2_ sza a-szur | gave to me, and the eye of Assur |
| 3 | szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in _igi_ a-nu-um-dingir# | our witnesses we gave before Anum-ilum |
| 4 | _igi_ i-di2-su2-en6 | before Idissu-en |
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