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KKS 12a+b (P359946)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 12a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359946 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 459 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 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 | um-ma szu-be-lum2 u3 a-na-li2-ma | Thus Šubelum and Ana-līma: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Āmur-ilum: |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-s,e2-er i3-li2-a | the silver of the aṣer of Ilī’a |
| 4 | tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) <_gin2_> _ku3-babbar_ | 11 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 5 | im-t,i2 u2-mu-ka3 _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | the debt of your lord, 2 months |
| 6 | e-ti2-qu2 um-ma szu-ut-ma | he passed, thus he: |
| 7 | sza _iti 2(disz)-kam_ u3 sza-pa2-tim | of the second month and third |
| 8 | s,i2-ib-tam2 a-la2-qe2 | I shall take as a gift. |
| 9 | u3-la2 gi5-mi3-li li-hi-ib-lam | “Let the young man bring in the young woman! |
| 10 | u2-la2 _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-la2-ma | he shall pay back the silver, and |
| 11 | t,up-pa2-ka3 i-li-bi | on the tablet he will pay. |
| 12 | t,up-pi2-sza lu ni-isz-ku-un | Let us send her her tablet. |
| 13 | u3-la2 gi5-mi3-li | “Ula’s, the maidservant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-ah-bi-il5-szu-um | Nahbilšum |
| 2 | t,up-pu-um a-na szu-be-lim | a tablet to send |
| 3 | pa2-qi2-id 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 11 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 4 | mu-t,a2-e a-na-li2 | the one who spares Anali, |
| 5 | isz-qu2-ul _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | he weighed out, his silver |
| 6 | isz-ti2 pa2-ne2-e-ma | from the front |
| 7 | sze2-bi-la2-szu-um 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | send him! 1 mina 5 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im e-ma-re | the silver according to the price |
| 9 | sza a-na pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | which to Pilah-Ištar |
| 10 | tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | you sent to me. 1 1/4 shekels |
| 11 | mu-t,a2-u2 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | deficit: 3 2/3 shekels 15 grains |
| 12 | s,i2-ib-tam2 il5-qe2-u2 | he took as a gift. |
| 13 | 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ mu-t,a2-u2 | 1 1/4 shekels of silver is deficit. |
| 14 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ <<_gin2_>> _ku3-babbar_ | 3 2/3 shekels 15 grains of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,i2-ib-tam2 a-na-li2-ma | “Since I was young, |
| 2 | isz-qu2-ul 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 15 shekels of silver to |
| 3 | szu-be-lim sze2-bi4-la2-ma t,up-pa2-ka3 | Send it to Šubelim, so that he can write your tablet. |
| 4 | lu-sze2-s,i2-a-am u2-la2 gi5-mi3-li | Let me go out, let me go back!” |
| 5 | na-ah-bi-il5-szu-um | Nahbilšum |
| envelope | ||
| 6 | [...]-ki-a [...] | ... in your ... |
| seal A/41 | ||
| 1 | szu-be-[lum2] | Šubelum |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | son of Shu-Ištar |
Sources & licences
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