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ICK 1, 189 (P359586)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 189 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359586 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1024 |
| 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' | [...] | |
| 2' | _ku3-babbar#_ [...] | Silver ... |
| 3' | mi3-ma a-nim# [...] | What ...? |
| 4' | _nig2-ka-zi_ isz-[ti2-szu ni-si2-ma] | the nigkazi offerings with him, and |
| 5' | 5(u) 3(disz) ku-ta-ni 2(disz) _ansze_ [s,a-la2-mu] | 53 kutānu, 2 homers of shalamu-plant |
| 6' | u3 u2-nu-su2-nu 9(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | and their equipment: 9 minas ... |
| 7' | mi3-ma a-nim sza sze2-ep a-szur-x-[...] | What is it that the foot of Assur ...? |
| 8' | _nig2-ka-zi_ isz-ti2-szu / la2 ta-sza-si2-a | You shall not raise a claim against him, |
| 9' | 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku sza a-lim{ki} | 4 talents 20 minas of tin, kunukku of the city |
| 10' | 1(disz) me-at 6(u) 6(disz) ku-ta-nu 4(u) 7(disz) ku-ta-nu | 1 hundred, 66 kutānu-garments, 47 kuktanu-gardens, |
| 11' | _sag10_ qa2-dum sza li-wi-tim | the head of a liwītum |
| 12' | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-me u3 u2-nu-su2-nu | 10 1/2 homers of wheat, rations, and straw, |
| 13' | 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim | 1 talent 3 1/3 minas of tin, |
| 14' | 1(disz) _tug2_ bu-ra-um 1(u) _sila3_ re-esz15-tum | 1 garment, burām, 10 qû first-class, |
| 15' | 1(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga_ mi3-ma a-nim | 1 qû good sesame oil, whatever |
| 16' | i-na sze2-pi3-ku-nu tu3-sze2-s,i2-a | you will bring out with your feet. |
| 17' | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 qa2-ta-ra | 1/2 mina of silver from the qatara |
| 18' | ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim-ma / ku-nu-ki-a | You wrote to me, and sealed it. |
| 19' | a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku sza ha-ba-im | Assur-taklāku of Habām, |
| 20' | ub-la-ku-nu-ti2 ki-ma / u2-nu-ut-ku-nu | they brought to you, like your possessions. |
| 21' | i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki} / i-na | in Kaniš |
| 22' | _e2-gal_-lim / ni-is-ha-tum | the palace of Nishatum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ni-is-ha-ni-ma / ur-da-ni | he smote him, and he killed him. |
| 2 | u4-ma-kal2 / i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki} | daily in Kaniš |
| 3 | la ta-bi-ta / mi3-ma lu-qu2-a-tim | “Do not take away anything precious, |
| 4 | a-ni-a-tim / isz-ti2-ku-nu-ma | these are with you. |
| 5 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim sze2-ri-ba-a | to Burušḫātum sent. |
| 6 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a la2_ tu3-sza-ra-ma | you will discard the tin and the extra garments and |
| 7 | la ta-qi2-pa2 / _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | You should not strew tin and wool. |
| 8 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim di2-na-ma | Give it to Itaṭlim! |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ mu-uh2-ra ih-da-ma | he received the silver as a gift, and |
| 10 | e-ma-ri-ku-nu sza-ki-la2-ma | “I have slain you, and |
| 11 | lu szal2-mu / 5(u) 3(disz) ku-ta-nu i-na | may it be well. 53 kutānu-vessels in |
| 12 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim / qa2-ta-ku-nu | Burušḫātum is your hand. |
| 13 | a-na x [x x] x a-na _e2-gal_-lim | to ..., to the palace |
| 14 | x [...] x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x di2-a ih-da-ma / i-pa2-ni-ku-nu-ma sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma | (Sum) ... he smote ..., he looked at you, and then he washed himself (Akk) The ... of the flood has smeared you and he ished you |
| 2 | [... _igi_ ...] u3 i3-li2-a a-ka3-ra-ba-ku-nu-ti2 / | ... before ... and Ilia, your servants |
| 3 | [...] x al-ka3-nim-ma / e-in / a-szur3 | ... coming out ... Assur |
| 4 | [u3 e-ni-a am-ra-ma ...] x-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 la2 u2-sza-as-ha-ar-ku-nu | And now, I will give you ..., but they will not release you. |
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