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KKS 31a+b (P359969)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 31a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359969 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 697 |
| 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 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 15 shekels of silver |
| 2 | 7(disz) na-ru-uq _sze_-um | 7 narūqu of barley |
| 3 | 3(disz) na-ru-uq | 3 (mana wool for) Naruq |
| 4 | ar-sza-tim | |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er / za-hu-da-szu | “Iṣer (means) his exile. |
| 6 | u2 szi2-ni-il5-ka3 | and šinilka-plant |
| 7 | a-szi2-ti2-szu / e-ni-isz-ru | (Sum) His wife, the one of the enšītu priestess (Akk) The one of his wife, he is exalted |
| 8 | u2 ta-mu-ri-a | and Tamuria |
| 9 | i-szu-u2 / | he has |
| 10 | a-ta-ah-szu | I smote him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ta-tu3 | |
| 2 | i-na qi2-ti2-ip | by the command |
| 3 | ki-ra-nim | of the world quarters |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu | they shall weigh out the silver. |
| 5 | u2 _sze_-um i-du-nu | and barley they shall give. |
| 6 | u2 4(u) ak-le | 40 plants |
| 7 | _igi_ hu-ma-da-szu | before Humadašu |
| 8 | _igi_ sza-ra-pu-nu-a | before Šarapunû |
| 9 | _igi_ ta-am-na-sza-ar | before Tamnašar |
| envelope | ||
| 10 | _kiszib3_ hu-ma-da-szu | seal of Humadašu |
| 11 | _kiszib3_ a-pe3-zi-ah-szu | seal of Apeziahšu |
| 12 | _kiszib3_ za-hu-da-szu | seal of Zahudašu |
| 13 | _kiszib3_ ta-am-na-szar | seal of Tamnašar |
| 14 | _kiszib3_ sza-ra-pu-nu-a | seal of Šarapunua |
| 15 | _kiszib3_ i-na-ar | seal of Inar |
| 16 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 15 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) na-ru-uq _sze_-um | 7 narūqu of barley |
| 2 | u2 3(disz) na-ru-uq | and 3 naruq-plants, |
| 3 | ar-sza-tim / i-s,e2-er | “Aršātum (is) / Iṣer |
| 4 | za-hu-ta2-szu u2 szi2-ni-il5-ka3 | his dust and šinilka-plant |
| 5 | a-szi2-ti2-szu e-ni-isz-ru | his wife he gave to him. |
| 6 | u2 ta-mu-ri-a | and Tamuria |
| 7 | i-szu-u2 | he has |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a]-ta-ah-szu qa2-ta-tu3 | I seized him. Hand-lifting |
| 2 | a-na qi2-ti2-ip ki-ra-nim | to the border of the country |
| 3 | i-sza-qu2-lu u2 4(u) _ninda_ | they will eat, and 40 loaves of bread |
| 4 | u2-bu-lu-nim | brought to me, |
Sources & licences
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