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KTS 1, 09a (P360015)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 09a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360015 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0092 |
| 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 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | ku-ku-la-nu-um-ma | Kukulanum, and |
| 4 | 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 30 minas of copper |
| 5 | _e2 dam-gar3_-ri-im | the house of the merchant |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 1(u) _gin2_ | 1 mina, 10 shekels |
| 7 | a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | Assur-bēl-awattim, |
| 8 | u3 a-na-ku | and I |
| 9 | ni-zi-iz me-ra-ka3 | who stands at the side of the road, |
| 10 | u3 me-er-u2-a | and Merua |
| 11 | e-ku-lu isz-tu3 <<ka3>> | they ate. From the morning |
| 12 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur | 1st month, Narmak-Assur |
| 13 | a-pu-tum | |
| 14 | i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and its interest |
| 2 | sze2-bi-la-ma-ma | send me, and |
| 3 | _dam-gar3_{ra-am} | merchant |
| 4 | lu nu-sza-bi u3 ma-la | be it a nūšabi and as much as |
| 5 | s,u2-hu-ur-ka3 | of Ṣuḫur |
| 6 | la i-ba-re-u3-ni | shall not raise a claim |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam | send me silver! |
| 8 | i-pa2-ni-im-ma | he looked, and |
| 9 | ba-ti2-qi2-im i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out the losses, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la | the silver as much as |
| 11 | sze2-bu-li-im | šebulum |
| 12 | sze2-bi-lam | send me! |
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