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ICK 1, 019a+b (P359417)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 019a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359417 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1030+1008 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 1/4 shekel of silver |
| 2 | li-ti2 szi2-im szu-pi2-a-ni-ka3 | May the life of your šupīnu-gift be long! |
| 3 | wa-la-wa-la a-na | Walawala to |
| 4 | ha-pu-a-la / mu-ti2-sza | Ḫapuʾala, her husband |
| 5 | ta-asz2-qul2 am-tum | you have slaughtered the wild bull, |
| 6 | a-ma-sa3 a-na am-tim | her sheepfold to the wild goats |
| 7 | ma-ma-an la2 i-tu3-a-ar-szi2-im | no one shall return to her. |
| 8 | a-na am-tim tal-ha-ma | to the wild cows you will gather, and |
| 9 | u3 hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | and his debts |
| 10 | qa2-ta-tum szu-ma a-szu-mi3 | “He is my father, |
| 11 | am-tim a-na wa-la2-wa-la2 | the wild bull to wa’alala |
| 12 | ma-ma-an i-tu3-a-ar | no one will return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | tal-ha-ma u3 hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | he will recover, and his debts |
| 2 | am-tam2 a-na | “What to |
| 3 | wa-la2-wa-la2 | wa-la-wala |
| 4 | u2-bu-bu-szi2-im szu-ma | “It is he who smote her, |
| 5 | am-tam2 la2 u2-ta-bi-bu-szi2-im | (Sum) The wild bull did not bring forth a wild bull (Akk) They did not raise a Wild Bull |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 7 | li-ti2 tal-ha-ma u3 hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | “It is a lītu-disease, it is an ecstatic, and its ḫištāḫšāku-illness, |
| 8 | a-na wa-la2-wa-la2 | to Walawala |
| 9 | i-sza-qu2-lu-szi2-ma am-tam2 i-ta-ru-u2 | they will eat her and they will return. |
| 10 | _igi_ ma-s,i2-i3-li2 _dumu_ bu-zu-zi-im | before Maṣi-ilī, son of Buzuzim |
| 11 | _igi_ pu-ta-a _dumu_ | before Putâ, son |
| 12 | i-di2-a-szur3 _igi_ ta-mu-ri-a | Iddin-Assur before Tamuria |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ ha-pu-a-szu _igi_ sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an | son of Ḫapuašu, before Šakrumān |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-la2-ri-a | son of Alariya |
| envelope | ||
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ma-s,i2-i3-li2 _dumu_ bu-zu-zi-im | Seal of Maṣi-ilī, son of Buzuzim |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ pu-ta _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3 | Seal of Puta, son of Iddin-Assur |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ ta-mu-ri-a _dumu_ ha-pu-a-szu | Seal of Tamuria, son of Ḫappuašu |
| 6 | _kiszib3_ sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an _dumu_ a-la2-ri-a | Seal of Šakriuman, son of Alariya |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ tal-ha-ma _kiszib3_ hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | seal of Talhama, seal of Hishtahšu |
| 8 | me-er-i-sza _kiszib3_ ha-pu-a-la2 | a seal of Ḫapu’ala |
| 9 | sza 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ li-ti2 | of 1/3 mina 1/4 shekel of refined silver |
| 10 | szi2-im szu-pi2-a-ni-ka3 wa-la-wa-la | the price of his šupīnu, Walawala, |
| 11 | a-na ha-pu-a-la mu-ti2-sza | to Ḫappula, her husband |
| 12 | ta-asz2-qu2-lu-ni-ma | you have imposed upon me, and |
| 13 | am-tum a-ma-sa3-ni a-na am-tim | “Alas, her sheepfold to the sheepfold |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-ma-an u2-la2 i-tu3-a-ar-szi2-im | no one shall return to her. |
| 2 | a-na am-tim tal-ha-ma u3 hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | to the wild bulls and his piglets |
| 3 | me-ra-sza qa2-ta-tum szu-ma a-szu-mi3 | “Her forehead is a qattu-disease, it is my name. |
| 4 | am-tim a-na wa-la-wa-la ma-ma-an | “The wild bull, to the wa’alala-demon, no one |
| 5 | i-tu3-a-ar-szi2-im tal-ha-ma | he has returned to her, she is exhausted, and |
| 6 | u3 hi-isz-ta-ah-szu me-ra-sza am-tam2 | and its limbs are the same. |
| 7 | a-na wa-la-wa-la u2-bu-bu-szi2-im | to wāla-wālu he spoke to her, |
| 8 | szu-ma am-tam2 | he is Amtam |
| 9 | la u2-ta-bi-bu-szi2-im 1(disz) _ma-na_ | shall not raise a claim against her, 1 mina |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ti2 tal-ha-ma | the silver of the lītu-tax has paid, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 hi-isz-ta-ah-szu me-ra-sza a-na | and her limbs to |
| 2 | wa-la-wa-la | Walawala |
| 3 | i-sza-qu2-lu-szi2-ma u3 am-tam2 | they will slaughter her, and she will die. |
| 4 | i-ta!-ru-u2 | they will return. |
| seal E | ||
| 1 | dingir-ba-ni | Ilum-bani, |
| 2 | _dumu_ esz18-dar-ba#-[ni] | son of Ishtar-bani |
Sources & licences
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