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ICK 1, 038a+b (P359436)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 038a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359436 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0959 |
| 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 | puzur4-[a-szur3 u3 szal2-ma-a-szur3] | Puzriš-Assur and Šalma-A[ssur] |
| 2 | is,-bu#-[tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma] | seized me, and |
| 3 | a-wa-ti2-szu-nu ni-ig-[mu-ur-ma] | we heard their words, and |
| 4 | ni-isz a-lim{ki} u3 [ru-ba-im] | the life of the city and its people |
| 5 | it-mu-u2 t,up-pu-um | they heard the tablet. |
| 6 | sza 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza szu-mi3 | of 3 minas of silver of my name |
| 7 | _dam-gar3_ / wa-du-u2-ma | the merchant who he is, and |
| 8 | i-na a-lim{ki} szal2-ma-a-szur | in the city Šalma-Assur |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-[lam] | the silver of Ša-qalam |
| 10 | qa2-bi4-u2 / sa3-ar# [t,up]-pu#-um | Written according to the wording of the tablet. |
| 11 | sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_ | of 2 minas of silver |
| 12 | sza szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ | of the name of the merchant |
| 13 | la2-ap2-tu3-ma | he will be released, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dam-gar3_ i-s,e2-er | merchant of Iṣer |
| 2 | puzur2-a-szur i-szu-u2 / sa3-ar | Puzur-Assur has ... |
| 3 | a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | brother to brother |
| 4 | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 5 | a-ni-a-tim la2 i-tu3-ar | this he has not returned. |
| 6 | _igi_ i-di2-da-gan2 | before Iddi-Dagan |
| 7 | _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | son of Alahim |
| 8 | _igi_ e-di2-na-a _dumu_ | before Edinaya, son |
| 9 | be-la2-ni-a / _igi_ en-um-[a-szur] | before Enum-Assur |
| 10 | _dumu_ hu-ra-[s,i2] | son of Huraṣi |
| 11 | _igi_ en-na-[su2-en6] | before Enna-suen |
| 12 | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 13 | _igi_ [...] | before ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-di2-da-gan2 _dumu_ a-la2-hi@v-im | Seal of Iddi-Dagan, son of Alaḫum |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ e-di2-na-a _dumu_ be-la2-ni-a | Seal of Edinaya son of Bēlānīa |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ en-um-a-szur3 _dumu_ | Seal of Enum-Assur, son |
| 4 | hu-ra-s,i2# [_kiszib3_] en-na-su2-en6 | huraṣi seal of Ennasuen |
| 5 | _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar _kiszib3_ szu-su2-en6 | son of Kur-ub-Ištar, seal of Shu-Suen |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ a-szur2-na-da | son of Assur-nada |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ puzur4-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-gu5-a | Seal of Puzur-Assur, son of Agu’a |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ szal2-ma-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | Seal of Šalma-Assur, son of Assur-mālik |
| 4 | sza ni-isz a-lim{ki} u3 | of the life of the city and |
| 5 | ru-ba-im it-mu-u2-ma | the prince he named, and |
| 6 | [a]-na# a-wa-at t,up-pi3-im | to the wording of the tablet |
| 7 | [ih]-da# a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | the brother to the brother |
| 8 | [la2 i-tu-ar] | he will not return. |
| seal D | ||
| 1 | en-um-a-szur3 | Enum-Assur, |
| 2 | _dumu_ hu-ra-s,i2# | son of Huraṣu |
Sources & licences
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