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KTS 1, 02a (P360000)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 02a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360000 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0123 |
| 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 a-szur-gal-ma a-na | Thus (says) Ašur-gal: to |
| 2 | ab-sza-lim qi2-bi-ma | Say to Abšalim: |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a | 1 mina of silver, Kunukia |
| 4 | a-na na-an-du#-im# | to Nandum |
| 5 | szu-a-szur _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar | Šū-Assur, son of Kur-ub-Ishtar |
| 6 | _igi_ a-la2-hu-um | before Alahum |
| 7 | _igi_ [x x]-su2-en6 _dumu_ i-di2-ku-bi-im | before ...-suen, son of Iddin-Kūbim |
| 8 | a-di2-in-szu-ma | I gave him, and |
| 9 | na-asz2-a-ki-im _ku3-babbar_ | the guarantor of the silver |
| 10 | i-ku-nu-ki-a a-di2 | Ikūnukia until |
| 11 | a-la2-ka3-ni li-bi-szi2 | his ala-ka-ni-li-biši |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a | 10 shekels of silver from Kunukia |
| 2 | sze2-bu-ul-ti2-ki szu-ut-ma | he is your counsellor, |
| 3 | na-asz2-a-ki-im | the naškīm |
| 4 | ri-ik-sa3-am sza la2-qe2-ep | It is a pledge that I took. |
| 5 | szu-ma / _an-na_ / ta-asz2-a-ma | “He is Anu, you have weighed out, and |
| 6 | t,ur4-da-ni-szu / szu-ma / _an-na_ | “He is the name of an ānû-container. |
| 7 | la2 ta-asz2-a-ma ra-qa2-ma | Do not be negligent and be negligent, and |
| 8 | t,ur4-da-ni-szu / a-pa2-ni-a | his eyes, |
| 9 | mi3-ma / _an-na / la2_ ta-sza-a-ma | whatever ... you have, and |
| 10 | a-di2 a-la2-ka3-ni qe2-mu-um | as long as he travels, he is a slave. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _dug_ u3 2(disz) _dug_ | 1 pot and 2 pots |
| 12 | li-im-hu-ra-ni | may they accept. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 x x [a]-szi2-mi3-im | and ... my wife |
| 2 | di2-na | judge |
Sources & licences
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