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ICK 1, 055 (P359453)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359453 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0957 |
| 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 | um-ma i-di2-su2-en6 | thus Idissuen: |
| 2 | a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | To Šū-Anum speak! |
| 3 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ | for 1 mina 13 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ mu-nu-a-ti2-szu | silver of his dowry |
| 5 | szi!-im sa3-ap2-ti2-ni | whose fate has been decided |
| 6 | szu-{d}en-lil2 sza isz3-qu2-lu | Šū-Enlil, who was plundered, |
| 7 | 4(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ u3 2(u) _ma-na_ | 40 minas of red copper, and 20 mina |
| 8 | hu-sa-e ub-lu-szu-um | ḫusâ (means) “to bring.’ |
| 9 | u3 a-ma-kam | and my mother |
| 10 | ma-la ta-le-e-u2 | as much as there is |
| 11 | isz-ti2-szu na-am-ge5-er-ma | he should not be negligent with him, and |
| 12 | u3 szu-up-ra-ma | and send me! |
| 13 | i-na isz-te2-en | in one |
| 14 | a-li-ki-im | to the city |
| 15 | i-na u4-mi3-im | On the day |
| 16 | sza ta-sza-pa3-ra-ni | that you wrote me, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-szu | the price of his silver |
| 2 | lu-sze2-bi-la-szum | let me send to him. |
| 3 | la i-tu3-ar-ma | has not returned, and |
| 4 | la i-sza-pa2-ra-am | he shall not send. |
| 5 | a-sza-me-ma a-mu-tum | I ask, and the word |
| 6 | sza isz-tu3 1(disz) _gin2_ | which from 1 shekel |
| 7 | u3 2(disz) _gin2_ u3 3(disz) _gin2_ | and 2 shekels and 3 shekel(s) |
| 8 | isz-ti2-szu i-ba-szi2 | there is with him. |
| 9 | szu-ma a-mu-tum | “He is Amūtum |
| 10 | za-ku-at-ma <<ma>> i-ma-ha-as, | is exempt, and he will be struck. |
| 11 | a-hi a-ta a-mu-tam2 | “My brother, from the water, I will die! |
| 12 | li-qe2-a-szi2 | take her. |
| 13 | ga-mi3-lam i-na | I want to glorify in |
| 14 | s,e2-ri-a szu-ku-ma | in the steppe he is placed, and |
| 15 | szi2-im a-mu-tim ma-t,i2#?-ma | the fate of the flood was not decreed |
| 16 | i-na u4-mi3-im | On the day |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza ta-sza-pa2-ra-ni lu-sze2-bi4-lam | that you wrote me, I will send to you. |
| 2 | szu-ma a-mu-tum la2 _sag10_-at-ma | If a curse is not good, and |
| 3 | szu-ma la2 za-ku-at la2 ta-da-szi2! | If he is not cleared, you will not give (him) back. |
Sources & licences
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