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ICK 1, 013 (P359412)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359412 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0972 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 i-na-a e-na-ah-dingir | to Enaḫ-ilum |
| 2 | a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku ga-al-ga-li-a | Ašur-taklāku (is) Galgalia |
| 3 | u3 na-zi / qi2-bi-ma | and Nazi, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 1(disz) me-at na-ru-uq | 12 1/2 minas of silver and 100 narūqu-measures, |
| 6 | sze-am / ha-pu-a-la2 / re-i-um | barley rations of the shepherd |
| 7 | sza ru-ba-tim ha-bu-lam | of the kingship of Habulam |
| 8 | t,up-pu-szu / ha-ar-ma-am | Its tablet is delayed. |
| 9 | sza ku-nu-ki-szu / u2-ka3-al | that his seal he will hold. |
| 10 | isz-tu3 _mu tab-tab-sze3_ / ki-ma a-wa-at | from the year he was born, like a word |
| 11 | ka3-ni-isz / a-na s,i2-ib-tim | steadfastly to the ṣibtim |
| 12 | i-la2-ak-szu-um / a-ba-u2-a | Ilakšum, my father |
| 13 | be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu / ma-la2 | The lord ... |
| 14 | ta-le-e-a-ni _ku3-babbar_ | he will pay back. The silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-im-tam2 u3 u2-t,a2-tam2 | a fate and a death |
| 2 | sza-di2-na-szu-ma / _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | he shall pay to him, and the silver is paid. |
| 3 | u3 u2-t,a2-tam2 s,i2-ib-tam2 | and uṭātam, ṣibtam |
| 4 | i-li-bi-szu / id-a-ma | his god spoke, and |
| 5 | sza-ti2-sza-ma / li-ta-di2-in | May her name be given. |
| 6 | a-ba-u2-a / be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, why do you lie down? |
| 7 | ih-da-ma / ki-ma / la2-qa2-a | he acquired and taken as a loan. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-ti2-a / u3 u2-t,i2-tim | the silver of my debts and debts |
| 9 | szi2-im-ti2-a / ep-sza-ma | my fate I will do, and |
| 10 | u3 a-na s,i2-ba-at _ku3-babbar_ | and for the interest on the silver |
| 11 | u3 s,i2-ba-at u2-t,i2-tim | and the ṣibat uṭītim |
| 12 | i-s,u2-ur-tu3-szu / es,-ra | (Sum) Its limbs are swollen, its tendons are twisted. (Akk) The shins of his thighs are weakened. |
| 13 | _tug2?-hi?_-ti sza a-bi4-ni sza a-na | garments of our father, which to |
| 14 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur e-zi-bu | Ūṣur-ša-Assur, the exempted one, |
| left | ||
| 1 | mi3-isz-li-szu lu sza s,u2-uh3?-ri?-szu | his wife or that of his ṣuḫru(?) |
| 2 | lu _ARAD2_-su2 il5-qe2 uz2-ni pi2-te2-a | or his servant he took, a uznu-disease |
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