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KKS 57a (P359392)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 57a |
|---|---|
| ID | P359392 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 837 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ hu-dar-la2-ni _gal_ ur-de8-e? | seal of Hudarlani, chief of Urdê |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ pe3-ru-wa _gudu4_ sza <{d}>iszkur? | Seal of Perwa, gudug priest of Adad |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ha-ar-szu-la2 _dumu_ szu-pi3-a-na | Seal of Ḫaršula, son of Šupianu |
| 4 | ha-pu-a-szu / hi-isz-ta-ah-szu-szar | “Happuāšu (means) ḫišāḫṣušar. |
| 5 | a-bu-um um-mu-um wa-li-a-sza-zu | Father, mother, who loves you, |
| 6 | ku-nu-wa-an a-hu-szu be-tam2 | Kūnu-wan, his brother, the other |
| 7 | pu-hu-ur usz-bu a-be-ti2 | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! I am the one who sits on the throne, |
| 8 | isz-te2-en6 u2-ka3-<lu>-szu-u2 | they will bind him together. |
| 9 | szu-ma ma-ma-an i-ba-ri-szu-nu | “Whoever opposes them |
| 10 | i-s,e2-er a-bi4-im um-mi3-im i-sza-la2 | The elder brother, the elder sister, he shall pay. |
| 11 | mi3-ma u2-pa2-zar x zi-tam2 i-sza-ri#-[qu2-szu] | Whatever he has done, he will praise him faithfully. |
| 12 | a-szi2-mi3-im i-di2-nu-szum# | ašimum gave to him |
| 13 | i-nu-mi3 a-bu-um um-[mu-um] | when the father, the mother |
| 14 | ki-la2-la2-szu-nu i-[mu-tu3-ni] | their weight they weighed out |
| 15 | szu-ma at-hu t,a2#-[bu be-tam2] | If he is an atḫu-demon, he will be satisfied. |
| 16 | pu-hu-ur usz-[bu szu-ma] | He is a fugitive, he is an ecstatic. |
| 17 | la2 t,a2-bu be-[tam2 u2 mi3-ma] | not good, the other side, and anything |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ba-szi2-u2 2(disz) at#-[hu] | there are 2 athu. |
| 2 | mi3-it-hi-ri-isz# [i-zu-zu] | he split in half. |
| 3 | szu-ma wa-li-a-sza#-[zu] | If wāli-ašazu |
| 4 | i-mu-a-at am#-[tam2] | the one who sees me |
| 5 | ga-ah-szu-szar _dumu#_ [u2-szu] | Gahšushar, son of Uszu |
| 6 | i-da-gu5-lu [(x)] x im? x [x (x)] | they will eat |
| 7 | lu ma-ma-an# lu e-x-[(x)] | or anyone ... |
| 8 | sza ga-ah-szu-[szar x (x)] | of Gashshushar ... |
| 9 | sze2-lu-im? [ku-nu-wa]-an | šelûm seal of Kununwan |
| 10 | be-el zi-ti2-[szu? x x (x)] | the lord of his life |
| 11 | u2 szu-ma ku-nu-wa-an i-mu-a-at | and he is Kūnuwan he will die. |
| 12 | zi-tu3-szu / ma-li-a | (Sum) Its life is a flood that covers the land (Akk) The life of the land |
| 13 | _dumu_-u2-szu i-da-gu5-lu | his son they shall kill |
| 14 | szi2#-im x ru x ba x x x x | ... ... |
| 15 | sza# ma-li-a | of Aliya |
| 16 | [x?]-ki-li-it pi3-szu#? | ... his mouth(?) |
| 17 | [x-(x)]-ti2-szu-nu i-nu-mi3 at-[hu] | their ... at that time |
| 18 | i-zu-zu-ni / ur-dam | (Sum) The one who knows ... (Akk) He knows how to know ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-wa-an ut-ra-am i-la2-qe2 i-qa2-ti2 | He will take the kunu-wān-garment and he will give it back. |
| 2 | zu-zu ru-ba-im esz18-dar-ip-ra | Zuzu, the hero of Ištar-ipra |
| 3 | _gal_ si2-mi3-il5-ti2 | chief similti |
Sources & licences
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