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KKS 21a+b (P359956)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 21a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359956 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 568 |
| Collection | 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 | be2-tum8 sza a-si2-nim | the dowry of the Asinu |
| 2 | sza t,e6-hi-i _e2_ | of the rent of the house |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 a-szi2-e-et | “Pušu-kēn, the woman, |
| 4 | a-la2-hi-num hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | Alaḫīnum, his wife, |
| 5 | _gal_ s,a-bi-im usz-ha-ta | the chief of troops, he seized. |
| 6 | a-zu ku-la2-ku-la2 ha-szu!-i | “The physician, the ḫašû-demon, |
| 7 | u3 ha-pu-a-la2 ki-ma | and Ḫappula like |
| 8 | u3-pa2-ti-nim | he smote |
| 9 | sza a-szi2-e-et a-la2-hi-num | of Ašīt-Alaḫinum, |
| 10 | a-na bu-za-zu _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Buzazu, son of Pušu-kēn |
| 11 | a-na szi2-mi3-im | for a fate |
| 12 | i-di2-nu-ma szi2-im | he gave, and the price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | be2-tim a-szi2-e-et | “Ašītum |
| 2 | u3 a-wi-lu a-ni-u2-tum | and that man |
| 3 | sza-bu-u2 a-na | the king to |
| 4 | be2-te2-e a-na bu-za-zu | “Bete’e to būzazu! |
| 5 | u2-la2 i-tu3-ru-u2 szu-ma | they shall return. That |
| 6 | ma-ma-an i-tu3-a-ar | no one will return. |
| 7 | a-szi2-e-et a-la2-hi-num | Ašīt-Alaḫinum, |
| 8 | hi-isz-ta-ah-szu _gal_ s,a-bi-im | his great scepter |
| 9 | usz-ha-ta a-su2 ku-la2-ku-la2 | “I have slain you, I have seized you, |
| 10 | ha-szu-i u3 ha-pu-a-la2-ma | hāšû-plant and ḫapāla-plant |
| 11 | u2-bu-bu-szu _igi_ i-sa3-li-a | before Isaliya |
| 12 | _igi_ ha-nu _igi_ ha-nu-nu | before Hanu, before Hanunu |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ pe3-ru-a _igi_ ta-ar-hu-la2 | before Perua, before Tarḫula |
| 2 | _igi_ ka3-ma-li-a | before Kaliya |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [_kiszib3_ ...]-nim _kiszib3_ [...] | Seal of ...nim, seal of .... |
| 2' | [_kiszib3_ ...] _dumu_ pu-li-na# | Seal of ..., son of Pulina |
| 3' | [_kiszib3_ ...] _dumu#_ ti2-ri-ku-da | Seal of ..., son of Tirikuda |
| 4' | [_kiszib3_ ...] ra-di2-im sza ru-ba-im | Seal of ..., herald of the prince. |
| 5' | [_kiszib3_ a-szi2-e-et a-la2]-hi-nim sza ta-ta-sza! | Seal of Ašiēt-alaḫinum, who is called |
| 6' | [_kiszib3_ hi-isz-ta-ah-szu] _gal_ s,a-bi4-szu | Seal of Hishtahshu, chief of his troops. |
| 7' | [_kiszib3_ ku-la2-ku-la2] _kiszib3#_ a-zu-u2 | seal of Kullakula, seal of Azû |
| 8' | _kiszib3_ ha-szu#-[i _kiszib3_] ha#-pu-a-la2 | seal of Hašû, seal of Ḫapuala |
| 9' | [_e2_]-ti2 szu-[...] a-hu a-si2-nim | the temple of ..., brother of Asinim |
| 10' | sza t,e2-hi _e2_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | of the rent of the house of Pušukēn |
| 11' | a-szi2-et a-la2-hi-num hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | Ašīt-alaḫinum, his wife, |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _gal_ s,a-bi4-szu usz-ha-ta | the chief of his troops he killed. |
| 2' | a-zu ku-la2-ku-la2 ha-szu-i u3 | “The physician, the doctor, the physician and |
| 3' | ha-pu-a-la2 ki-ma u2-pa2-ti2-nim sza | “Ḫapuʾala is like a reed bundle, which |
| 4' | a-szi2-et a-na szi2-mi3-im a-na | “Ašītu to the fate, to |
| 5' | bu-za-zu _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 i-di2-nu | Buzuzu son of Pušu-kēn gave. |
| 6' | szi2-im _e2#_{[be-ti2} sza-bu-u2 a-na] | the price of that house to |
| 7' | _e2_-ti2 a-na bu-za-zu u2-la# i-[tu3]-ru | the temple to your throne shall not return. |
| 8' | szu-ma ma-<ma>-an a-na be-ti2# [a]-na# | <Who> to my wife, to |
| 9' | bu-za-zu i-tu3-ar a-szi2-[et a-la2-hi-num] | your cattle will return, the ašīt alum |
| 10' | sza ta-ta-isz hi-isz-[ta-ah-szu] | who has sinned, |
| 11' | _gal_ s,a-bi4-szu usz-ha-ta [a-su2] | the chief of his troops he struck down, his arm |
| 12' | ku-la2-ku-la2 ha-szu-i [u3 ha-pu-a-la2] | kulakula, ḫašû-plant, and happu’ala |
| 13' | ki-ma u2-pa2-ti2-nim | like a net |
| 14' | _e2_-ti2 a-na bu-[za-zu u2-ba-ab2?] | a house for buzzu he shall take away |
Sources & licences
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