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ICK 1, 040a+b (P359438)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 040a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359438 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0932 |
| 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(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 1 1/2 minas of refined silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er ta-i-a | Iṣer-Taya |
| 3 | ka3-ma-li-a | Kaliya |
| 4 | u2 nu-nu a-szur-ma-lik | The nūnu-plant of Ašur-malik |
| 5 | i-szu isz-tu3 | he has. From |
| 6 | ha-mu-usz-tim | |
| 7 | sza ka3-si2-im | of Kasim |
| 8 | a-na 1(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 15 hamšātu-containers |
| 9 | i-sza-qu2-lu | they will eat. |
| 10 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu | If he does not pay, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na | 3 shekels each |
| 2 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 1 month for 1 mina |
| 3 | s,i2-ib-tam2 | ṣibtam |
| 4 | u2-s,u2-bu _ku3-babbar_ | they shall carry out. Silver |
| 5 | i-qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu | he will weigh out. Their totality |
| 6 | u2 ke-ni-szu-nu | and their trust |
| 7 | ra-ki-is a-na | “It is a rīštu-gift for |
| 8 | sza pa3-ar-ka3 | of Parka, |
| 9 | i-sza-qu2-lu | they will eat. |
| 10 | _igi_ ki-zi | before Kizi |
| 11 | _igi_ en-um-a-szur | before Enum-Assur |
| 12 | _igi_ la2-i-la2 _igi_ mar!-tu-ba-ni | before Laila, before Martu-bani |
| envelope | ||
| 13 | [1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_] | 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 14 | s,a-ru-pa2-am [i-s,e2-er] | ṣarupam he will harvest |
| 15 | ta-i-a ka3-[ma-li-a] | from Taya of Kaliya |
| 16 | u3 nu-u2-nu# [a-szur-ma-lik] | and Nūnu, Assur-malik |
| 17 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-[mu-usz-tim] | from Ḫammuštum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ka3-si2-im | of Kasim |
| 2 | a-na 1(u) 5(disz) [ha]-am#-sza-tim [a-na] | for 15 hamšātu-containers |
| 3 | sza [pa2]-ar-ka3 | of Parka |
| 4 | [i]-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-[lu] | they will eat, if they do not eat |
| 5 | [3(disz) _gin2]-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ | 3 shekels each in the month |
| 6 | [a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2] | for 1 mina of silver |
| 7 | [u2-s,u2-bu] | they brought in. |
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