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ICK 1, 177 (P359574)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359574 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0934 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-{d}utu-szi-ma | Thus Assur-šuši: |
| 2 | [a-na a]-szur3#-i-mi3-ti2 u3 | to Assur-imitti and |
| 3 | [szu-a-nim qi2]-bi4-ma | speak to him! |
| 4 | [...] 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... 7 minas of silver |
| 5 | [...] ni-di2 / wa-ar-ka3-num | ... the nidi priestess, the distant one |
| 6 | [... n] 2(disz)#? _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | ... n 2? minas 5 shekels |
| 7 | [...] x-su2-nu-ti2 | ... their |
| 8 | [...] sza an-na-ki a-mur-esz18-dar | ... of heaven, Amur-Ištar |
| 9 | [...] sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | ... of which you wrote to me |
| 10 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma i-pi2-i | Thus (says) Atunu: Ipî. |
| 11 | a-pa2-ta-na-nim 3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | Apatananum 3 minas 8 1/2 shekels |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza na-ru-qi2-im | silver from the narūqu-tax |
| 13 | sza a-mur-esz18-dar / ni-il5-qe2 | of Amur-Ištar, we took. |
| 14 | a-szur3 u3 mar-tu li-[t,u3-la2] | May Assur and Martu live! |
| 15 | a-mi3-sza-am a-na a-la2-ki-im | “Amīšam to Alakkû |
| 16 | a-zi-iz-ma zu-ku-u2-a | I stood and my body |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 i-di2-su2-en6 ik?-lu?-ka3?-ni? | and Idissuen, his(?) companion(?) |
| 2 | um-ma szu-nu-ma 5(asz) _gu2_ | thus they: 5 talents |
| 3 | sza a-lim / i-na da?-ri? | of the important one, forever(?) |
| 4 | isz3?-qu2-la2-am / ta-ta-la2-ak | he fell, you went away. |
| 5 | szi2-la2-tam2 a-na a-lim | he will pay back in full to the city |
| 6 | e-na?-ma? 2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | when? 2 minas 8 1/2 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3_ a-na a-mur-esz18-dar / ta-e-ra | the silver to Amur-Ištar you shall return. |
| 8 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ sza a-na | 1 1/2 minas of silver that to |
| 9 | a-mur-esz18-dar ha-bu-la2-ku-ni | Amur-Ištar, your father-in-law, |
| 10 | t,up-pi2 / a-ma-kam il5-pu-ut | The tablet is my wording. |
| 11 | szu-ma s,i2-ib-tam2 e-ri-isz3-ma | “He is a ṣibtu-priestess, he is enraged, and |
| 12 | di2-na-szum a-szur3 li-t,u3-ul | May Inašum, Assur, live! |
| 13 | a-di2 / sze2-lu-a-tam2 sza i-na | as far as the šelūtam that in |
| 14 | a-lim{ki} / i-sza a-mur-esz18-dar | of the city that Amur-Ištar |
| 15 | sza a-ku-lu / a-di2 / isz3-ti2-szu | who eats, as long as he lives, |
| 16 | u2-sze2-lu-u2 / a-wi-lu-tam2 | they brought down, a man |
| 17 | la2 a-lu-ku a-na szu-a-nim | I will not go to that place. |
| 18 | qi2-bi-ma mi3-szum | speak! What is it that you want? |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-wa-tam2? la#? [x (x)]-su2-um tam2-ti2-szi2 | A word(?) not(?) ... her land |
| 2 | ar-de8 i-[x]-ba _dumu_ dingir-ku-ru-ub a-ta | ... the son of Ilī-kurub, from |
| 3 | wa-asz2-ba-ti2-ma me-er-i x il5-qe2-ma | he sat down and he took a ... scepter, and |
| 4 | li-bi4 / im-ra-as, a-szur3 lu i-de8 | The heart trembled, the Assyrian cried out. |
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