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KTS 1, 13a (P360020)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 13a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360020 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0089 |
| 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-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na a-gu5-za | to your oxen |
| 3 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 4 | u3 szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar | and Šišaḫšušar |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma [1(u) 7(disz)] _gin2_ | speak, and 17 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 7 | isz-tu3 _mu 8(disz):sze3_ | from the 8th year |
| 8 | ku-zi-zi-a | Kuzizia |
| 9 | ha-bu-kam i-nu-mu | “At that time, |
| 10 | wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni | who dwells there |
| 11 | as,-ba-su2-ma | I seized, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 2 | u2-nu-ti2 / a-di2-ni | the possessions that I have given |
| 3 | la2 e-ru-ba-am | did not enter, |
| 4 | a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu | Ahua, Atunu |
| 5 | s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | seized him, and |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and its interest |
| 7 | ma-la2 wa-as-mu | as much as there is |
| 8 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | his tiara |
| 9 | la2 ta-ga-mi3-la2-szu | do not abandon him! |
| 10 | a-na am-tim | to the wild bull |
| 11 | di2-na-szu nu-he-en6 | his case is not favorable. |
| 12 | a-sza-ma-ma _ansze_ | I ask and a donkey |
| 13 | _i3-gesz_ ma-li-a-ma# | oil of malīma |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze-bi4-la2-nim u3 ma-la | send me, and as much as |
| 2 | ki-la2-le-ma sze2-pe2-a | strewn with flour, |
Sources & licences
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