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KKS 27a+b (P359965)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 27a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359965 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 693 |
| 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 im-di2-lum2-ma / a-na | Thus Imdilum: to |
| 2 | en-na-su2-en6 u3 puzur2-esz18-dar | Ennasuen and Puzur-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-na en-na-su2-en6 | Speak to Ennasuen! |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | speak! 1 talent 10 minas |
| 5 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku-a u3 2(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | a kunukû-stone and 22 layers of textiles |
| 6 | _sag10 diri_ / a-mur-dingir | surplus: Amur-ilī |
| 7 | ub-la2-kum / a-hi a-ta | I brought to you, my brother, from the sea. |
| 8 | a-wi-il5 / gi-mi3-lim | Awīl / Gimillum |
| 9 | a-na-ku a-na ma-la2 | I for as much as |
| 10 | ta-ta-wu-u2-ni | you have sworn |
| 11 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-mur-dingir | tin and textiles of Amur-ilī |
| 12 | ub-la2-ku-ni li-qe2-ma | take, and |
| 13 | gi-mi3-lam ra-bi-am | the great rejoicing |
| 14 | i-na s,e2-ri-a | in the steppe |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ku-un-ma gi-im-la2-ni | place, and his reeds |
| 2 | szu-ma / a-ta / a-na a-lim{ki} | “If you, to the city |
| 3 | ha-ra-ka3 / _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | he shall pay back. That silver |
| 4 | _an-na_-ki-a u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | of heaven and my garments |
| 5 | i-pa2-ni-ka3 / bi4-lam / szu-ma | Your eye ... |
| 6 | a-ta / a-ma-kam sa3-ah-ra-a-ti2 | From the water of the saḫrūtu-vessel |
| 7 | ma-a / puzur4-esz18-dar i-pa2-ni-ka3 | “Puzrištar is your servant. |
| 8 | i-ta-la2-kam / _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | he shall pay. The silver is the price. |
| 9 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a / a-na | Anu and a good garment to |
| 10 | puzur4-esz18-dar ku-nu-uk-ma | Puzur-Ištar is sealed and |
| 11 | lu-ub-lam / a-na ma-la2 | let me bring, for as much as |
| 12 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 sza a-s,e2-er | (Sum) You are the one who leads the people, (Akk) You who lead the people |
| 13 | um-mi3-a-ni tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | his mother sent to me, |
| 14 | t,up-pa2-ka3 um-mi3-a-nu | the tablet of Ummī-anu |
| 15 | isz-ta-me-u2-ma | they heard, and |
| 16 | u3 szi2-ma-am me-ra-ka3 | and a fate of the foot. |
| 17 | isz-a-am-ma isz-ti2 _illat_-tim | and with the flood |
| left | ||
| 1 | pa2-ni-tim-ma sza u2-s,i2-a-ni | before me, who went out |
| 2 | lu-qu2-ut-ka3 me-ra-ka3 | luqūt-ka-me-ra-ka, |
| 3 | u2-sze2-s,a-a-kum | shall bring you, |
| envelope | ||
| 4 | _kiszib3_ im-di2-lim _dumu_ szu-la2-ba-an | Seal of Imdi-Lim, son of Šulaban |
| 5 | a-na en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | to Enna-suen, son of Šū-Ishtar |
| 6 | u3 puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ im-di2-dingir | and Puzur-Ištar, son of Imdi-ilum |
Sources & licences
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