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ICK 1, 069 (P359467)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359467 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0922 |
| 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 la2-qe2-pu-ma | Thus (says) La-qēpu: |
| 2 | a-na hu-ta-la2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ḫutala: |
| 3 | a-na-kam 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 9 shekels of silver |
| 4 | sza a-sza-at / a-bu-ka3 | of the wife of your father |
| 5 | ha-bu-la2-at-ni / sza-di2-ni-szi2-ma | “Ḫabulātni, her husband, |
| 6 | nu-a-am / sza-bi4-i | “Nuām / šabiʾu |
| 7 | szal2-ma ip szu-ma | he is healthy, he has a name, |
| 8 | am-tum / i-s,e2-ri-ki! | Amtum, your sheepfold |
| 9 | la2 t,a2-ba-at | not good |
| 10 | a-na szi2-mi3-im | for a fate |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | di2-ni-szi2-ma | Judge her, and |
| 2 | szi2-im-sza! / li-qi2 | may her fate be decreed. |
| 3 | a-ma-kam / a-szur3-ma-lik | The word of Assur-malik |
| 4 | _dumu_ a-szur3-{d}utu-szi2 t,up-pa2-am | son of Assur-šamaš, tablet |
| 5 | sza {d}iszkur-_gal_ / ku-szi2-ni-ma | of Adad-rabi he seized, and |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ {d}iszkur-_gal_ sza t,up-pe3-szu? | the silver of Adad-rabi for his tablet |
| 7 | li-isz-qu2-ul-ma | may he cut off, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ti2 / li-qi2-szu2 | that silver may he give him. |
| 9 | a-pu-tum _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-<<ba>>-su2 | the apūtum-tax of silver and its interest |
| 10 | li-isz-qu2-ul | may he cut off. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-pu-tum be-tam2 | “Apotropaic ritual, the double-edged sword, |
| 2 | sza-s,i2-ri | a šaṣiru |
Sources & licences
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