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KTS 1, 01b (P359999)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 01b |
|---|---|
| ID | P359999 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0153 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2-ma | Thus (says) Ištar-ba’asti: |
| 2 | a-na puzur4-esz18-dar | to Puzur-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma mi3-nam! | speak! What is it? |
| 4 | ma-da-tim a-wa-tim | a land of words |
| 5 | lu-la2-pi2-ta2-kum | I shall remove you. |
| 6 | szu-ma / la2 ku-a-ti2 / ma-nam | “He is the one who does not have a wife, what |
| 7 | a-ma-kam ni-szu / szu-ma | (Sum) It is the word of a man (Akk) The word of his man is a word |
| 8 | la2 ku-a-ti2 / a-na ma-ma-an | Without you, no one |
| 9 | sza-nim / a-ma-kam | The second is mine. |
| 10 | a-bu-ka3 / u2-la2 i-szu | the father ... |
| 11 | lu a-wi-la2-ti2-ma / a-na | or a man, and to |
| 12 | te2-er-ti2 / a-bi4-ka3 | The extispicy of my father |
| 13 | i!-hi-id-ma t,up-pe3 | he gathered, and a tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-bi4-ka3 / sza-s,e2-<er> | of your father, the herder, |
| 2 | u3 mi3-ma ba-ab2-ti2-szu | and anything of his debts |
| 3 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5 u3 lu-qu2-ut | šašqīl and luqût. |
| 4 | a-bi-ka3 / a-na _ku3-babbar_ | your father for silver |
| 5 | ta-e-er-ma / ti2-ib-a-ma | Return, turn back, and |
| 6 | a-tal-kam-ma e-en6 | I came and inspected it. |
| 7 | a-szur3 u3 e-en6 | Assur and Enlil |
| 8 | a-bi4-ka / a-mur-ma li-bi4 | Your father, look, and hear! |
| 9 | a-bi4-ka ha-di2 / a-ta | May your father rejoice - where is he? |
| 10 | la2 ti2-de8-e / szu-ma | Do not bring (them) down! |
| 11 | u2-ma-am la2 a-na-x-ka3 | “Oh, I did not ... |
| 12 | ar-hi-isz / al-kam# | It came quickly. |
| 13 | u3 isz-ti2-ka3 lu-s,i2-ma | and with you may I go out, and |
| 14 | i-na ka3-ni-isz | in a sealed document |
| left | ||
| 1 | _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 u3 ku-a-ti2 | the house of your father and the possessions |
| 2 | la2-s,u2-ur-ma / ma-ma-an | “Let me guard, and nobody |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu | the rent of the house of your father |
| 4 | la2 i-sza-la2 | he shall not pay. |
Sources & licences
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