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KKS 34a+b (P359972)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KKS 34a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359972 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 700 |
| 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 | a-na i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 szu-isz-ha-ra | to Ikupī-Assur, the šūḫara, |
| 2 | a-szur3-ma-lik u2 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur | Assur-malik and Ṣillī-Addu, |
| 3 | a-na a-szur3-ma-lik | to Aššīr-malik |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma in-bi4-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Inbi-Ištar: |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-na | 2 minas of silver that in |
| 6 | a-lim{ki} / a-na a-ha-ti2-ka3 | of the city to your side |
| 7 | ha-bu-la2-ti2-ni 2(disz) / _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Habulatini 2 minas of silver |
| 8 | t,i2-re-e / a-na a-ha-ti2-ka3 | ṭirû-offerings to your friends. |
| 9 | a-wi-lum2 i-di2-in-ma | the man gave, and |
| 10 | u2 na-asz2-pe3-ra-tu3-szu | and his messengers |
| 11 | i-ta-na-la2-ka3-ni | he shall pay back. |
| 12 | u2 i-na ta-wi-ni-a | and in Tawaniya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | aq-bi4-a-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I said to you, thus I: |
| 2 | ku-nu-uk-ma a-na a-bi4-ni | sealed documents and to our father |
| 3 | sze2-bi4-il5 / um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Šebi-il, thus: “Why the silver |
| 4 | i-qa2-ti2-a / la2 i-ba-szi2 / a-hi a-ta | “If he does not have a brother, what will he do? |
| 5 | i-na {d}utu-szi / na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 | with Utu the messenger |
| 6 | ta-sza-me-u2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | you heard, 2 minas of silver |
| 7 | ni-is-ha-ti2-szu / wa-te2-er-ma | his rejoicing he returned, and |
| 8 | sza-du-a-su2 / sza-bi4-ma | his šaduāsu-disease was released. |
| 9 | ku-nu-uk-ma / ku-nu-ki-ka3 | Seal it with your seal! |
| 10 | a-na _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim / ke-nim | to the son of Ummī-Anum, the reliable |
| 11 | di2-in-ma / a-s,e2-er / a-wi-lim | Judge a man's case. |
| 12 | sze2-bi4-il5 _ku3-babbar_ | he weighed out. The silver |
| 13 | e-la2 tu3-sze2-bi-il5-ma | you will raise up, and |
| 14 | li-ba-ka3 / e im-ra-as, | In the city he smashed the house. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na sza ki-ma / i-a-ti2 | to that which like |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma _ku3-babbar_ u2-sze2-ba-al | speak, and silver shall be brought. |
| 3 | la2 u2-sze2-ba-al te2-er-tak2-nu | He will not bring (them) down, they will be released. |
| 4 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 | to Ikūpi-Assur |
| 2 | szu-isz-ha-ra | Šū-išra, |
| 3 | a-szur3-ma-lik | Assur-mālik, |
| 4 | me-er-e i-di2-ku-bi4-im | he has sworn it with a pledge. |
| 5 | u2 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur | and Ṣilli-Adad |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ri-szu | his limbs |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ in-bi4-esz18-dar | seal of Inbi-Ištar |
Sources & licences
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