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KKS 18a,b (P359952)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 18a,b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359952 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 465 & Ist Ka 0456 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) gin2_ | 7 minas 17 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | he shall pay the silver in full. |
| 3 | i-di2-a-bi4-im i-di2-esz18-dar | Idi-abīm (is) Iddin-Ištar |
| 4 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫammuštum |
| 5 | sza a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim | of Assur-bēl-awati |
| 6 | u3 a-mur-esz18-dar | and Amur-Ištar |
| 7 | a-na 4(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 45 hamšātu, |
| 8 | i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out, and |
| 9 | la2 isz-qu2-ul | he did not cut off. |
| 10 | ki-ma a-wa-at | like a word |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka3-ri-im s,i2-ib-tam2 | the mighty one, |
| 2 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na | in the first month for |
| 3 | _1(disz) ma-na_-em _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ | 1 mina, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 4 | u2-s,a-ab2 | he shall take |
| 5 | li-mu-um a-al-du10 | eponymy of Aldu. |
| 6 | _dumu_ ib-ni-li2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | son of Ibnili, 1st month |
| 7 | na-ar-ma-ka3-a-szur | Narmaka-Assur, |
| 8 | sza ke-na-tim | of the truth |
| 9 | _igi_ a-szur-du10 | before Assur-ṭab |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | son of Assur-malik |
| 11 | _igi_ a-mur-dingir | before Amur-ilī |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ i-bi4-su2-a | son of Ibbisua, |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _dumu#?_ puzur4#?-[...] | ... son of Puzur- |
| 2' | [i-szu isz]-tu3 ha-mu-usz-[tim sza] | he has taken. From the inheritance which |
| 3' | [a-szur-be]-el-a-wa-tim [u3] | Assur-bēl-awattim and |
| 4' | [...]-isz a-na 4(u) [n] | ... for 40 ... |
| 5' | [ha-am-sza]-tim# i-sza-[qal] | he will weigh out the harvest. |
| reverse | ||
| 2 | [_kiszib3_ a]-szur#-du10 | seal of Ashur-du |
| 3 | [_dumu_ a]-szur#-ma-lik | son of Ashur-malik |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ a-mur-dingir | seal of Amur-ilī |
| 5 | _dumu_ i-[bi4-su2-a] | son of Ibbisua |
| 6 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1' | [...] _1/2(disz) gin2_ | ... 1/2 shekel |
| 2' | [...]-ta | from |
| 3' | [...]-tim? | ...-tim(?) |
Sources & licences
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