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KTS 1, 18 (P360028)

Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	KTS 1, 18
ID	P360028
Museum no.	Ist Ka 0136
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 im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma	Speak to Imdi-ilum:
2	um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar-ma	Thus Āmur-ištar:
3	u3 u2-zu-a-ma u2-nu-tum	and uzu-a-ma, utum
4	a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-ru-ub!-ma	to the palace entered, and
5	1(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ma-ku-hi sza puzur4-a-szur!	17 makuhu-garments of Puzur-Assur,
6	3(disz) _tug2_ ku-a-u2-tim _e2-gal_-lum2	3 kūtu-garments of the palace
7	2(u) _ma-na-ta_ a-na szi2-mi3-im	20 minas for determining
8	il5-qe2 4(disz) me-at 2(u) _ma-na uruda_	took. 420 minas of copper
9	ma-as-am _e2-gal_-lum2 a-na	the palace for
10	szi2-mi3-im sza-na-um il5-qe2-ma	he took another fate, and
11	_uruda_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im ni-la2-qe2-a!-ma	we shall take the copper from the granary and
12	_uruda_ szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _uruda sag10_	a copper kettle, a woolen garment, and a good copper kettle
13	_e2-gal_-lum2 u2-sza-bi-ni-a-ti-ma	the palace sent to me, and
14	mi3-ma a-na sza na-am-e-dim	whatever to Namedim
15	la2 i-di2-ni-a-ti2 li-ba-ka3	the one who does not give to me will come.
16	la2 i-ma-ra-as, i-na	he will not be negligent, in
reverse
1	_tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-da-nim ta-ad-nu	the clothing that was given is given.
2	lu _an-na_ lu _uruda_ ni-da-ma	let us weigh out either tin or copper and
3	_ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ ne2-pa2-asz2-ma	The silver shall increase by 10 minas.
4	isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim a-du-u2	from the later years, now
5	ni-t,a2-ra-dam la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e	Do not be negligent,
6	ki-ma _ku3-babbar_-pu da-nu-ni	like the silver of Anuni
7	u3 a-na _tug2_ szi2-mu-um la2 i-ba-szi2-u2	and for a šīmu-garment there is none,
8	_ku3-babbar_-pu a-na-kam da-nu i-na	The silver is for Anu.
9	t,up-pi2-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma szi2-mi3	Your tablet (says) thus: "Why did you hear it?"
10	[ba]-ti2-iq u3 wa-tur4 di2-na-ma a-tal-ka3-nim	he has passed, and the judge has come.
11	a-na szi2-mi3-im _ku3-sig17_ i-za-az	for gold he shall stand.
12	_ku3-sig17_ lu ne2-pu-sza-kum _iti 1(disz)-kam_	gold may we perform for you. The first month
13	isz-te-en6 u3 2(disz) _iti-kam_ ni-sa3-hu-ur-ma	and two months we returned, and
14	_ku3-babbar_ ne2-pa2-sza-kum szu-ma la2 te2-er-ta-ka3	The silver is yours. Do not return to me!
15	_ku3-sig17_ la2-qa2-am la2 ni-mu-a	the gold is acquired, the nimû-gift
16	szi2-mu-um a-na-kam a-na _ansze_	a verdict for a donkey
17	la2 i-ba-szi2 2(disz) _ansze_ ni-di2-in	he did not have 2 donkeys we gave.
left
1	9(disz) _ansze_ u3 u2-nu-su2-nu i-di2-{d}iszkur	9 homers and their straw: Iddi-Adda;
2	i-ra-de8-a-kum 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_	9 shekels of silver
3	i-di2-{d}iszkur il5-qe2 lu-ba-li-t,a2-kum	Iddi-Addu took, may I keep you alive!

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