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KTS 1, 06 (P360009)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360009 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0088 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | mi3-szu sza a-ma-kam a-na a-hi-im | What is it that I have written to you? |
| 4 | u3 eb-ri-im ta-na-zu-mu | and the Ebrim you know. |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma szu-ma il5-we-da-ku | Thus (says) he: “Why did you come to me? |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ usz-te2-bi4-lam a-na ni-ka3-si2 | I have sent the silver to Nikasi. |
| 7 | a-za-az / szu-ma la | I will stand, if not |
| 8 | usz-te2-bi4-lam a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | I sent to the granary |
| 9 | la e-ra-ab2 lu-qu2-tam2 sza | he will not enter, the luxuriance which |
| 10 | a-s,e2-ri-a tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | you sent me into the steppe. |
| 11 | ta-am-ti2-szi2 u2-la2 ha-al-pu-ti2 | (Sum) She is the one who makes the seas tremble (Akk) The seas are the ones that make the tremors pass |
| 12 | u2-la2 sa3-ru-ti2 / ki-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | or the sarūtu-tax like silver |
| 13 | ta-u2-ra-am la2 a-le-e-u2 | “It is raining, I do not know how to make it rain. |
| 14 | ta-asz2-me-ma / a-szi2-a-ti2 a-ni-a-tim | You heard these words. |
| 15 | ta-ta-wu-ma / a-ta ra-ma-ka3 a-u3 i-a-ti2 | (Sum) You are the one who screams, (Akk) You shout, from the river, Oh my heart! |
| 16 | a-na la2 me-er-i-ka3 ta-asz-ta2-ak-na-ni | You have set me free from your obligation. |
| 17 | la2 a-wi-lim ta-asz2-ta-kan2 | you have placed a man's oath |
| 18 | szu-ma li-bi4-ka3-ma um-ma a-ta-ma | He is your servant, thus says “Ata: |
| 19 | et-qam-ma / a-na-kam | “I have taken, and why |
| 20 | isz-ti2-a / na-me-er _ku3-babbar_ | together with the price of the silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _ma-na_ e-s,a-am-ma | 10 minas of eshamma |
| 2 | la2-al-qe2-a-ma / la2-li-kam-ma | I will take and come, and |
| 3 | isz-ti2-ka3 / la2-na-me-er | with you may I be reconciled. |
| 4 | mi3-szu-um ki-a-am uz2-ne2-ka3 | “Why, in the manner of a uznu-disease, |
| 5 | a-pa2-te2 i-sza-am-szi2 a-szur-utu-szi | (Sum) The windows are open for her. (Akk) The window is opened for her, its openings are open. |
| 6 | e-ra-ba-ni 5(disz) u4-me la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | for 5 days he will not return. |
| 7 | t,u3-ru-su2 t,up-pa2-am sza | A tablet of |
| 8 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza hu-bu-ul | 10 minas of silver for the expenditure |
| 9 | {d}iszkur-an-dul3 sza a-na _dam-gar3_ | Adad-andul, who to the merchant |
| 10 | ha-bu-lu-ma i-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | were destroyed, and from 2 minas of gold |
| 11 | sza sza-ap-ka3-ku-ni / qa2-ti2 | of your lips / hands |
| 12 | _dam-gar3_ / sza-ak-na-at-ni | merchant who is owed to me |
| 13 | i-ku-pi3-a-szur na-asz2-a-kum | Ikū-pî-Assur is your provider. |
| 14 | a-na-kam i-ku-pi3-a-szur iq-bi4-a-am | Why did Ikū-pî-Assur say to me: |
| 15 | um-ma szu-ut-ma isz-tu3-ma | Thus (says) he: from |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_-pu / da-nu-ni / _uruda sag10_ | the silver of Anunī, the red copper |
| 17 | 1(u) _gu2-ta_ sza te2-pu-szu | 10 talents, which they made |
| 18 | ap2-kam-ma 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u3 | It is a matter of one mina and |
| 19 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ isz-te2-en6 | for 1 month he shall serve. |
| 20 | u3 sze2-na la2 i-ba-ta-qa2-<am> | and he will not raise a claim. |
| 21 | te2-er-ta-ka li-li-kam-ma | May your extispicy come to me, |
| 22 | _uruda_ pa2-ni-a-ma / sza e-pu-szu | the copper before me that I made |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-la2 masz-ka3-ta-ka3 / te2-pu-szu / la2-bu-ka3-ku-ma | When you perform the extispicy, you will not be able to sleep. |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u3 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ / a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_-im | 1 mina and 1 shekel per month |
| 3 | isz-te2-en6 u3 sze-na / ti2-szu | (Sum) The šēnu-priestess, his life, (Akk) The ištê-priest and the son of his life |
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