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ICK 1, 192 (P359589)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 1, 192 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359589 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0206 |
| 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 | [a]-na# a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | to Assur-imitti |
| 2 | szu-esz18-dar bu-bu-ra-nim | Šuʾiṭār, his son, |
| 3 | u3 en-na-nim qi2-bi4-ma | and the lord, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma im-di2-dingir-ma | thus Imdi-ilum: |
| 5 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um | 20 minas of ṣarupum silver |
| 6 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was eclipsed. |
| 7 | sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his head is high, |
| 8 | ku-nu-ki-a pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal it with a seal! |
| 9 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 a-szu-mi3 | Ašumi |
| 10 | szi2-im _e2#_-te2-e _ku3-babbar_ sza isz-[ti2] | the price of the house of the silver that with |
| 11 | a-wi-la-tim a-s,i2-ib-tim | a man an aṣibtu |
| 12 | ta-al-qe2-a-ni-ni | you took me, |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ a-wi-la2-tim | the silver of a man |
| 14 | szu-uq-la-ma u3 t,up-pa2-am | Send me a copy of the tablet. |
| 15 | sza ku-nu-ki-ku-nu | of your seals |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-qe2-a <a>-ma-tu3-ka3 | take your <word>! |
| 2 | sza-hi-ta-szi2-na-ma | their third, and |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ s,i2-ib-tam | silver, 1 shekel of ṣibtam |
| 4 | mi3-ma i-s,e2-ri-a la2 i-la2-qe2-a | he shall not take anything from the orchard. |
| 5 | ki-ma s,i2-ib-ti2-szi2-na | like their spouses |
| 6 | _tug2 hi-a_ lu-sze2-bi4-lu-nim-ma# | let me bring me the appropriate garments |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ra-mi3-ni | 1 shekel of silver for Ramini |
| 8 | la2-ak-bu-us2-ma lu-da-mi3-iq-szi2-na-ti2 | I will eat, and I will make them happy. |
| 9 | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza ku-tal-la2-num | and the garments of the rear |
| 10 | na-asz2-u2-ni / e-ra-ba-ma | he will bring, enter and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ra-mi3-ni | 1 shekel of silver for Ramini |
| 12 | [a]-ka3-ba-as-ma | I shall eat, and |
| 13 | ki#-ma s,i2-ib-ti2-szi2-na | like their own |
| 14 | [lu]-da-mi3-iq-szi2-na-ti2 | let me praise them. |
| 15 | s,i2#-ib-tam2 i-s,e2-ri-a | the ṣibtam of the forest |
| 16 | [mi3]-ma# la2 i-la2-qe2-a-ma | he shall not take, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x?] li-bi4-i / la i-ma-ra-as, | ... he does not tire |
Sources & licences
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