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KTS 1, 02b (P360001)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 02b |
|---|---|
| ID | P360001 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0110 |
| 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-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | to Aššar-taklāku |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma a-ni-ka3-si2-a | speak, and I will make it right for you! |
| 4 | i-na 1(disz) a-li-ki-im | from 1 Alikim |
| 5 | te2-er!-ta-ka3 a-na a-hi-ka3#!? | to your side, to your brother |
| 6 | li-li-ik-ma sza-zi-za | May he go and stand. |
| 7 | a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza a-di2-na-ku-ni | Ašumi 1 shekel of silver that I gave to you |
| 8 | lu sza um-mi3-ka3 / | or that of your mother, |
| 9 | a-di2-na-ku-ni me-eh-ra-tim | I have given to you the older ones. |
| 10 | a-na um-mi3-ka3 a-di2-in | I gave to your mother. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na i-a-im | the silver to me |
| 2 | i-tu3-ar | he returned. |
| 3 | szu-ma ka3-ru-um i-sa3-ni-iq | He is the kāru-official. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus: “Why the silver |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 a-bi4-a-ma | my father-in-law, |
| 6 | u2-sza-ab2-sza-al ma-ma-an | he will pay. Who |
| 7 | la2 ta-za-ka3-ar | you shall not place. |
| 8 | u2 sza-du-a-tam2 | and šadūtam-plant |
| 9 | la2 ta!-na-di2 szu-ma | do not forget, that one |
| 10 | u2-sza-az-ku-ru-ka3 | shall make you submit. |
| 11 | zu-ku-ur / u2 i-na | “Zukur’s—and in |
| 12 | ne2-mi3-lim | Nēmilum |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 ta-kal2 | you will weigh out. |
Sources & licences
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