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KTS 1, 20 (P360031)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360031 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0005 |
| 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 | um-ma im-di2-dingir-[ma a-na] | Thus Imdi-ilum: to |
| 2 | a-mur-dingir [qi2-bi-ma ...] | Amur-ilī, say ... |
| 3 | me-et [x ...] | Dead ... |
| 4 | a-na pu-[...] | to ... |
| 5 | lu a-szur#-[...] | May Assur- |
| 6 | lu a-na [...] | or to |
| 7 | _dumu_ a-[... a-na] | son of ... to |
| 8 | szi2-a-ma#-[tim ...] | ... fates ... |
| 9 | i-di2#? [...] | ... the road(?) |
| 10 | _tug2 [hi-a_ ...] | ... textiles |
| 11 | _ku3-[babbar_ ...] | the silver ... |
| 12 | ma#-[...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] la2 a-[...] | ... not ... |
| 2' | lu a-na szi2-a-ma-[tim lu a-na] | either to the fates or to |
| 3' | qi2-ip-tim i-di2-szu#-[nu x x] | the qiptu with them ... |
| 4' | lu-qu2-tam2 sza sze2-ep [...-x] | The luxuriant one, who ... |
| 5' | isz-tu3 _e2-gal_-lim | from the palace |
| 6' | u2-nu-tum u2-ra-da-ni a-ma-la2 | (Sum) The utensils that he brought to me, I will fill (Akk) The equipment that I brought to you, I shall fill |
| 7' | te2-er-ti2-a lu-qu2-tam2 mi3-ma | (Sum) It is the tērtiŋa prayer of the luqutam priestess (Akk) The treasury, the luxuriance of everything |
| 8' | la2 ta-ka3-la2 i-na {d}utu-szi | you will not hold. In Utu’s |
| 9' | u2-nu-tum u2-ra-da-ni a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | he will return the equipment to Burušḫatum. |
| 10' | a-s,e2-er i-ku-pi3-a | the field Ikupia |
| 11' | _dumu_ szu-a-nim u3 sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | the son of that man and that as a gift |
| 12' | sze2-bi4-il5-ma a-na i-ta-at,-lim | send, and to Itaṭlim |
| 13' | i-di2-nu la2 u2-szu-ru la2 i-qi2-pu | They will not give back, they will not reopen (the case). |
| 14' | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ e-ru-bu _an-na_ | together with the silver he entered, the tin |
| 15' | u3 _tug2 hi-a la2_ u2-szu-ru _ku3-babbar_ | and the rest of the garments he shall return. The silver |
| 16' | le-ru-ub-ma _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | may he enter, and the tin and the clothing |
| 17' | lu-s,u2 a-ta i-na ka3-ni-isz | “Let me go out, at the sealing of this tablet. |
| 18' | szi2-ib-ma / a-di2 | “Be present, until |
| 19' | sza e-nu-be-lim za-ki _ku3-babbar_ | of Enū-bēlu, the seller of the silver |
| 20' | i-na qa2-ti2-a u2-la2 i-ba-szi2 | in my hand there is none, |
| 21' | a-mi3-sza-am ka3-la2-ma | all of it, |
| 22' | a-ta-ab2-kam _ku3-babbar_ [ma-la2] qa2-at#-[ka3] | I have taken. The silver is equal to the amount of your hand. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-ka3-szu-du pa2-nim-ma | he will be able to reach, and |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-lam [_ku3-babbar_] im-t,i2# [(...)] | Send me the silver! ... |
Sources & licences
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