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ICK 1, 063 (P359461)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359461 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0937 |
| 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 | a-na szu-a-nim a-szur-sipa | To the king, my lord: Assur-sipa. |
| 2 | u3 e-na-ba-sza-at qi2-bi4-ma | and he will give it to you. Speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 4 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 10 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ u3 sza-du-a-su2 | his nišāḫu-disease, diarrhoea, and his šadānu-illness |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a a-al-du10 _dumu_ a-na-li2 | of Kunukia, Aldu, son of Ana-li |
| 7 | a-na a-szur-sipa u3 la2-qe2-ep | I will take it to Ašsippa and |
| 8 | u2-bi4-il5-szu-nu-ti2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he sent them, thus I: |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} sze2-bi-la2-szu | to the city send him!” |
| 10 | szu-ma tu3-sze2-bi-la2-szu | you will send him. |
| 11 | te9-er-ta-ku-nu li-li-kam | May your return to me come. |
| 12 | szu-ma la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-szu | Do not send him that one! |
| 13 | li-qe2-a-szu-ma / a-na a-li-ki-im | take him and to the city |
| 14 | di3-na-szu-ma a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a | Give him to Ummi-Aniya! |
| 15 | u3 sza ki-ma i-a-ti | and that like me |
| 16 | lu-ub-lu _tug2_ ku-ta-ni-a | may I bring. My kutānu-garment |
| 17 | mi3-ma la2 tu3-sze2-ba-la2-nim | do not send me anything! |
| 18 | szu-ma ta-le-e-a-ni | “If he is a tālūnu |
| 19 | [a]-na ni-ka3-si2-a | to Nikasiya |
| 20 | [id-a]-szu-nu u3 lu a-szar | he gave them, or where |
| 21 | [ta-da]-nim di2-na-szu-ma | given to him, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x]-x-szu-nu / a-sza ni-ka3-si2-a | their ... field Nikasia |
| 2 | [...] x _la2 ku3_ ma-dam | ... ... is to be paid. |
| 3 | [...] ta#-ba-al ih-da-ma di2-na-szu-nu | ... you will weigh out. He will recover and give their verdict. |
| 4 | a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | To Šū-Anum speak! |
| 5 | ki-ma la2 a-pa2?-lim ep-sza-ma | made as if it were not a stele, |
| 6 | isz-tu3 3(disz) sza-na-at ma-ti2-ma | From the three quarters of the world |
| 7 | t,up-pa2-am / sza-nim [...] | Another tablet |
| 8 | u2-la2 i-li-kam u2-la2 | “Alas, it is of the god, alas! |
| 9 | te9-er-tam2 u2-la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | You have sent me a report, but you did not send me anything. |
| 10 | um-ma a-ta-ma ni-ka3-su2 | Thus (says) Atāma, his representative: |
| 11 | wa-asz2-t,u3 _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma | send me the silver, so that |
| 12 | lu ni-di2 5(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tam2 | or nidi 5 shekels of amūtam |
| 13 | isz-tu3 3(disz) sza-na-at u2-sze2-bi-la2-kum | After three months he sent you |
| 14 | a-mu-ti2 / ta-ad-na-at | given as a gift. |
| 15 | u2-la2 ta-ad-na-at | it is not given. |
| 16 | asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ma te2-er-ta-ka3-ma | I constantly send to you, return, and |
| 17 | u2-la2 i-la2-kam um-ma a-na-ku-ma | “Let me come,’ (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means {I}ši-lā-ilakka. |
| 18 | szi2-im a-mu-ti2-a _ku3_ ki-a-am | the price of my silver, thus |
| 19 | na-ad-e u2-la2 ku-ta-ni-a | The nadītu-priestess, her kutannu-official |
| 20 | ta-di2 ki-ma _ku3_ a-na ni-ka3-si2-a te2-pu-sza | you will give. Like silver for the nikasû-festival you will perform. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ni i-na 3(u) _ma-na-ta_ a-na _ku3_ na-bu-im | for 30 minas of silver as a gift |
| 2 | ta-asz2-ta-ap2-ra-nim _dingir_ lu i-de8 ta-ap2-t,a2-ra-x [...] | You have sent to me, may a god know, you have ... ... |
| 3 | a-na a-szar a-ma-gu5-ru mi3-nam a-ma-ga-ar [x (x) ...] | What will I bring to the place where I gather? ... |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ i-s,e2-ri-a ta# [...] | 1 mina 2/3 minas of my oil from ... |
| 5 | a-ta-ma-ge5-er / qa2-ti2 ta-di2-a-ni _ku3_ [...] | I have sworn by the hand that you have given me silver ... |
| 6 | _ku3_ ma-dum ih-ta-al-qi2 / gi-im-[la2-ni ...] | The silver of the land he has stolen, his possessions ... |
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