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KTS 1, 16 (P360026)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360026 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0087 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 2 | um-ma szu-esz18-dar-ma | Šū-Ishtar (speaks) thus: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | _tug2_-ti2-a da-da-a | my garment, Dadâ |
| 5 | li-ip-qi2-da-ku-ma | may they appoint me, and |
| 6 | li-li-kam-ma isz-ti2-a | go and with me |
| 7 | li-si2 da-da-a asz2-al-ma | I asked the Dada priestess, |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma su2-ba-ni | Thus Subani: |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 u2-sza-be-e-ma | he paid in silver, and |
| 10 | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ usz-te2-s,i2 | and garments he made go out. |
| 11 | _tug2 hi_-tu3 / isz-ti2 | a good garment with |
| 12 | pi3-la2-ah-a-szur | Pilah-Assur, |
| 13 | _dumu_ a-al-du10 | son of Aldu |
| 14 | [i]-ba-szi2-u2 | there is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pi3-la2-ah-a-szur asz2-al-ma | Pilaḫ-Aš[ur] I asked, and |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 3 | me-eh-ra-tim a-na su2-ba-ni | first-fruit offerings to Subani |
| 4 | a-di2-in a-na pi3-la2-ah-a-szur | I gave to Pilah-Assur. |
| 5 | u3 i-a-ti2 / te9-er-ta-ka3 | and me, your rejoicing |
| 6 | isz-ti2 wa-bi4-il5 t,up-pi3-im | From the one who the tablet |
| 7 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 8 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 a-na mu-pa2-zi-ri-im | your good garments to the envoy |
| 9 | lu ni-di2-in-ma lu-ub-lu-ni-kum | Let us give and let me bring it to you. |
| 10 | pi3-la2-ah-a-szur a-di2 | Pilaḫ-Assur, up to |
| 11 | _e2#_ / szu-hu-ut-ma | a house is plundered and |
| 12 | _tug2 hi_-ka3 a-na pa2-zu-ri-im | a good garment for the scepter |
| 13 | u2-la2 i-da-an | he will give back. |
| left | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-ut-ma na-asz2-pa2-ar-tu3-szu | Thus (says) his messenger: |
| 2 | la2-as,-ba-at | I shall take. |
Sources & licences
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