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ICK 1, 159 (P359556)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359556 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0193 |
| 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] i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Say to him thus: |
| 2 | um-ma dingir-ba-ni-ma i-na | Thus (says) Ilī-bani: in |
| 3 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na wa-asz2-ba-ku | (Sum) I am the one who sits with her (Akk) I sit with her |
| 4 | za-ku-a-ku a-na ka3-ni-isz | I am clear to you. |
| 5 | ha-ra-ni-ma a-na-kam | “Ha! What is it that I want to say? |
| 6 | a-li-ka3-am e-la-szu | to the city above him |
| 7 | ka3-ru-um ik-ta-la2 | the kalû-vessel he smashed. |
| 8 | wa-szu-ru a-li-ki a-ta-be-a-ma | (As for) the one who goes, I have said: |
| 9 | a-ta-la2-kam 2(u) _ma-na# [ku3-babbar_] | I have paid. 20 minas of silver |
| 10 | u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ [sza qi2-ip]-ti2-a | and 1/2 mina of silver belonging to Qiptiya |
| 11 | a-na-kam i-na [x x a-sza ki-ma] | Here, in ... of the field like |
| 12 | ku-a-ti2 na-x-[...] | (Sum) I want to ... my treasure(?) (Akk) My treasure(?), ... |
| 13 | isz-tu3 sza-[...] | From ... |
| 14 | isz-ti2-a-ma [...] | ... with me |
| 15 | i-na te2-er-ti2# [...] | In the extispicy |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ u2 _ku3-ki_ a-num# [...] | The silver and the plants of the land of Sumer ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na dingir-ba-ni | To Ilī-bani |
| 2 | pi3-iq-da-ma a-na ku#-[...] | Release, and to ... |
| 3 | u3 tam2-ka3-ri-im li-[di2-nu-ma] | and the sea they shall give, and |
| 4 | a-na-kam i-na ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-im | “Why, in the midst of the wars, |
| 5 | i-pa2-qi2-du-ni-ma | shall appoint, and |
| 6 | a-na-szi2-a-am | I shall take. |
Sources & licences
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