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ICK 2, 147 (P359734)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ICK 2, 147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359734 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1018 |
| 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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... a]-szur a x [...] | ... Assur ... |
| 3' | [puzur4]-esz18-dar# _dumu_ im-di2-lim is,-[ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma] | Puzur-Ishtar, son of Imdilim, seized me, and |
| 4' | [um-ma ne2]-nu-ma / i-na te2-er-ti2 [...] | Thus (says) Nēnuma, in the extispicy ... |
| 5' | [...]-bi 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-mur-dingir | ... 20 minas of silver belonging to Amur-ili |
| 6' | [...]-x-ka2 / a-na a-szur-du10 i-hi-ib-lu-ni | ... to Assur-ṭāb brought. |
| 7' | [a-wa]-tim / nu-ga-me-er-ma / u4-me-e | Words that cannot be changed, days |
| 8' | [nu-sza]-asz2-ki-in-ma / t,up-pa2-am sza a-mur-dingir | We had it placed and the tablet of Amur-ilī |
| 9' | [ni-ih]-ri#-im-ma / i-na t,up-pi3-im | We will collect it on a tablet. |
| 10' | [x-x]-x qa2-ta-tum / u4-mu im-tal-u2 | ... the hand, the day came. |
| 11' | [x-x]-ta#-at-ma# _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | ... and silver and its interest |
| 12' | [ni-il5-qe2]-ma t,up-pi3-ni lu nu-sze2-s,i2-ma | we took, and our tablet should be checked, and |
| 13' | [x-x-x?]-uk / um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Puzur-Ištar: |
| 14' | [a-na] szal2#-tim / a-na-ku / mi3-na-am | In the future, what will I do? |
| 15' | [...] / um-ma a-mur-a-szur i-tur4-dingir | ..., thus says Amur-Assur: Itur-ilum |
| 16' | [u3 puzur4?]-a-szur-ma / a-ma / a-tu3-nu | And Puzur-Assur, woe you! |
| 17' | [ka3]-i-la2 / ki-ma / ni-iq-bi4-u2-szu-ni-ma | ... like we said to him, and |
| 18' | [_ku3]-babbar#_ sza-qa2-la2-am / la2 i-mu-u2 | The silver is paid completely. He shall have no legal claim. |
| 19' | a-na _e2 dam-gar3_-ri-im ne2-ra-ab2-ma | to the house of the merchant we shall enter, and |
| 20' | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 / ni-la2-qe2-[ma u3] | we shall take the silver and its interest and |
| 21' | t,up#-pi2?-ni / nu-sze2-s,a-a-ma ki-ma [a-wa-at] | We will bring our tablet, and like a word |
| 22' | na#-ru-a-im / s,i2-ib-tam2 [u3] | a stele of prosperity and |
| 23' | s,i2#-ba-at / s,i2-ib-tim# [ni-la2-qe2] | We will take the ṣibatu-offering. |
| 24' | [a]-na# a-wa!-tim# a-ni-[a-tim ka3-ru-um] | to this matter, the king, my lord |
| 25 | [ka3]-ni#-isz{ki} i-di2-in#-[ni-a-ti2-ma] | Kaniš gave to me, and |
| 26 | [_igi_] _gir2#?_ sza a-szur / szi2-bu#-[ti-ni ni-di2-in] | before the sword(?) of Assur, our witnesses we gave. |
| 27 | [x x ...] x _igi_ [x?]-di2 a [...] | ... before ... ... |
| 28 | [...] a-la2-bu-um _dumu_ [la2-ta-ra-ak] | ... Alabum, son of Latarak |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_igi_ ku-ra]-ra _dumu_ a-bu-sza-lim ma [...] | Before Kurara, son of Abu-shallim, ... |
| 2' | [x x]-ni / me-eh-ra-at t,up-[pi3-im] | ... before the tablet |
| 3' | [ha]-ar-mi3-im / sza ba-ab2-dingir | Received by Bāb-ilum. |
| 4' | a-wi-li nu-usz-ta-si2-ih | the man weeps. |
| 5' | pa2-ni / t,up-pi3-im ha-ar-mi3-im | the front of the formally executed tablet |
| 6' | _kiszib3_ a-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im | seal of Assur-bēl-mākim, |
| 7' | _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni _kiszib3_ du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur | son of Šamaš-bani, seal of Duṣilli-Assur |
| 8' | _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ dan-a-szur | son of Assur-bani, Iddin-Assur, son of Dan-assur |
| 9' | u3 ku-ku-wa _dumu_ pu-da-dim | and Kukuwa, son of Pudadim |
| 10' | _gir2#?_ sza a-szur is,-bu-tu3-ma | the sword(?) of Assur seized, and |
| 11' | [a]-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni | Assur-bēl-malkim, son of Šamaš-bani |
| 12' | [u3] du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni | and Duṣil-Assur, son of Assur-bani |
| 13' | pu#?-szu-nu isz-me-[ma] a-la2-bu-um | heard of their mouths, and alābum |
| 14' | [_dumu_] la2-ta-ra-ak [u3] ku-ra-ra | son of Latarak and Kurara |
| 15' | [_dumu_] a-bu-sza-lim / tap-pa2-u2-szu-nu | son of Abu-šallim, their companion |
| 16' | [x x?] x szi2-ti2 lu-qu2-tim / a-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... of the stolen property for silver |
| 17' | [i-tu3]-ar#-ma [x x] x-be a-ma-tim | returned and ... the word |
| 18' | [...] a?-la2-kam x a-szu-mi3 i-tur4-dingir | ... the ala drum ... my name is Itur-ilum |
| 19' | [puzur4]-esz18-dar / u3 a-szur-ma-lik | Puzur-Ishtar and Assur-malik |
| 20' | [...]-im t,up-pe3-e-ni u3 | ... his tablet and |
| 21' | [...] nu-sza-ad-na-an-ma | ... we will give and |
| 22' | [...]-ab2-ti2-ka3 a-na | ... your ... to |
| 23' | [...] x ki-la2-li!-[...] | ... Kilali(?) |
| 24' | [...] ga ar [...] | ... milk ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x szu [...] | ... ... |
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