ICK 2, 043 (P359634)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 2, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359634 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0389 |
| 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 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 1 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ti2 _sag10_-tim | silver of the lītu-tax of good quality |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er ta-ak-sza-nu-ma-an | “If he slips through the window, |
| 4 | ha-pu-wa-szu | his ... |
| 5 | u3 ma-na-ma-na | and how much |
| 6 | a-szi2-ti2-szu i-na-a | his wife he shall be |
| 7 | i-szu isz-tu3 | he has. From |
| 8 | ha-mu-usz-tim | |
| 9 | sza i-na-su2-en6 | that he shall replace |
| 10 | u3 i3-li2-a-lim | and Ilī-alim |
| 11 | a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 4 Ḫamšātum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sza-qu2-lu-u2 | they will eat. |
| 2 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu-u2 | If he does not pay, |
| 3 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na _iti-kam_ | 1 shekel of silver in the month |
| 4 | a-na _ku3-babbar!_ a-nim | for silver to the east |
| 5 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu-u2 | they brought in a gift. |
| 6 | _iti-kam_ te2-i-na-tim | month: “separation,’ |
| 7 | li-mu-um ka3-pa2-di2-a | eponymy of Kapadiya. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad | the silver in the middle |
| 9 | ke-ni-szu-nu u2 ba-al-t,i2-szu-nu | their trust and their life |
| 10 | ra-ki-is _igi_ | a reed stalk |
| 11 | isz-me-li-im | Išme-Lim, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ [ar]-ha-nu-ma-an | before Arhanumân |
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