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KTS 1, 01a (P359998)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 01a |
|---|---|
| ID | P359998 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0029 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 dingir-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ilī-nada |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-num u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar-<ma> | Thus Ikūnum and Kurub-Ištar: |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ 8(disz) _ma-na_ | 8 minas of silver |
| 4 | te2-ri-szi2-ma i-ma-la | he will return to her and will weigh out. |
| 5 | e-ra-szi2-ka3-ma a-di2-na-kum | I will bring to you, and I will give to you. |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma a-na | Thus (says) “Why to |
| 7 | 1(u) u4-me u2-ta-ra-kum | 10 days he will return to you. |
| 8 | a-pu-uh3 1(u) u4-me | apuḫ 10 days |
| 9 | 2(disz) _iti-kam_ u3 3(disz) _iti-kam_ | 2 months and 3 months |
| 10 | i-li-ik-ma | went, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-la ta-di2-nam | the silver shall not be given. |
| 12 | u2-mu-ka 7(disz) | in your womb 7 |
| 13 | ha-am-sza-tum | Ḫamšatum |
| 14 | i-ta-al-ka3 | has gone, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku / ne2-pi2-sza-am | I am a craftsman. |
| 2 | ma-al-am / a-di2-na-kum | there is, I will give to you. |
| 3 | a-ta ba-a-ab-tam2 | from the water he took away. |
| 4 | sa3-ri-tam2 ta-ap2-qi2-dam | you have entrusted to me. |
| 5 | i-ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 / a-la-an | “I will bring it to you! |
| 6 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-da-gu5-lu | 3 minas of silver for Adagulu |
| 7 | mi3-ma / sza-ni-a-am | whatever else |
| 8 | u2-la i-di2-nu-nim | did not give me, |
| 9 | _ki_ / <_gal_>-a-szur / li-ib-szi2 | the place of the chief of Assur, the heart |
| 10 | ma-ma-an / a-pa-a-ri-ka3 | Who is your rival? |
| 11 | la-szu-ma / i-a-ti2 / ta-sa3-al-ha-ni | “There is none, you have smeared me, |
| 12 | szi-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ | the remainder of the silver, 5 minas |
| 13 | u3 s,i2-ba-su2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | and its interest: 1 1/3 mina |
| 14 | sza 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | of 7 hamšātum-plants, |
| 15 | a-na _gal_-a-szur u3 | to the chief of Assur and |
| 16 | sza-ar-ni-ka3-ar | Šarni-Kar, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-uk-ma lu-ub-lu-nim | Seal it and let me bring it. |
| 2 | u2-ma-kal2 la i-sa3-hu-ru | they will eat, they will not return. |
| 3 | _szunigin_ 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ | total: 6 1/3 minas 4 shekels |
Sources & licences
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