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ICK 1, 081 (P359479)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359479 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0985 |
| 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-{d}en-lil2 a-na | to Šū-Enlil, to |
| 2 | a-mur-esz18-dar a-na la-qe2-ep | Amur-Ištar to be taken. |
| 3 | u3 i-di2-a-bi-im qi2-bi-ma | and Idi-abīm, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma e-di2-na-a i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar u3 ib-ni-{d}iszkur-ma | thus Edina, Ikupi-Ištar and Ibni-Addu: |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 t,up-pa2-ku-nu | At that time, your tablet |
| 6 | ub-lu-ni-ni a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | Assur-emuqi brought me, |
| 7 | a-na-kam la-szu / ka3-s,a-ar | Why is there none? |
| 8 | a-szur-e-mu-qi2 u3 ib-ni-{d#}iszkur | Assur-emuqi and Ibni-Addu |
| 9 | ni-is,-ba-[at-ma] um-ma szu-nu-ma | we seized, thus they: |
| 10 | t,up-pu-um / ta-ah-si2-is-tum | Tablet of taḫsištum |
| 11 | i-ba-szi2 ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | there is a tahsistam |
| 12 | ne2-mu-ur-ma 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | Nēmur: 6 1/2 shekels each |
| 13 | _an-na_-kum / ta-di2-in | “Ana-kum, you have given. |
| 14 | u3 1(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2?-ti2 | and 10 1/3 minas of silver, the šiti(?) |
| 15 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma a-le-e _ku3-babbar_ | Thus (says) Nēnu: the price of silver |
| 16 | um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma | thus they: silver, whatever |
| 17 | u2-la e-zi-ib-ni-a-ti2 | do not abandon me! |
| 18 | 8(disz) _tug2 hi_ sza ar-zu-a-i-u2 | 8 garments of Arzūyu, |
| 19 | _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ u2-la | therefrom: 3 ... garments |
| 20 | ku-nu-ku sza la-qe2-ep | It is a sealed document that is taken. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu _sza3-ba_ | 5 kutānu-garments, inside |
| 2 | 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ u2-la2 ku-nu-ku-u2 | 3 layers of wool, untanned, |
| 3 | sza la-qe2-pi2-im um-ma szu-[nu-ma] | belonging to La-qēpim, thus they: |
| 4 | am-ma _tug2 hi-a_ a-ni-u2-tum | whatever garments this one |
| 5 | szi2-im-tum sza la-qe2-pi2-im | The šīmtu-offering that was taken. |
| 6 | a-szur-e-mu-qi2 sza e-zi-<bu>-ni-a-ti2-ni | Ašur-emuqī, who left us, |
| 7 | 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ / ta-ad-nu-tum | 14 additional garments, given |
| 8 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma szi2-im-szu-nu | Thus (says) Nenu: their fate |
| 9 | a-le-e um-ma ib-ni-{d}iszkur-ma | Thus Ibni-Addu: |
| 10 | _tug2 hi-a_ a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | garments of Assur-emuqī |
| 11 | i-di2-szu-nu um-ma ne2-nu-ma | he gave them, thus we: |
| 12 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | a tahsistam |
| 13 | mi3-ma / e-zi-ba-ku-um | What should I not do? |
| 14 | um-ma szu-ut-ma mi3-ma | Thus (says) he: what |
| 15 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | a tahsistam |
| 16 | u2-la e-zi#-[ba-am] | I did not leave. |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_ e-[...] | the silver ... |
| 18 | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ [...] | and ... garments |
| 19 | a-szur-e-mu-qi2 [...] | Assur-emuqi |
| 20 | a-s,e2-er a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | Assur-emuqi |
| 21 | isz-ta-ap2-ru-te9-er-tam2 | has written to me, |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-tu3-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_ ni-la-qe2-ma ni-ka3-na-ak-ma | returned, and the silver we took, and we sealed, and |
| 2 | nu-sze2-ba-la-ku-nu-ti2 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2 | 6 shekels of refined silver |
| 3 | szu2-su2-en6 ni-di3-in | he gave to Susa. |
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