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KTS 1, 21b (P360033)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 21b |
|---|---|
| ID | P360033 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0149 |
| 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 szu-hu-bu-ur | Šuḫubur |
| 2 | u3 me-er-u2 | and Meru |
| 3 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma a-na | Assur-imittī for |
| 4 | bu-zu-ta-a pu-szu-ke-en6 | “If he slips in through a hole, |
| 5 | u3 im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma | and Imdi-ilum, speak! |
| 6 | szu-ma a-ma-kam ta-da-ga-la2-ma | “He is my mother, you have slain me, and |
| 7 | a-wi-lum2 e-mu-qam2 | the man the strength |
| 8 | i-szu a-wi-lum2 i-na | a man in |
| 9 | s,e2-er _e2_ a-bi-ni | the household of his father |
| 10 | la2 i-sza-la2 | he shall not pay. |
| 11 | a-na ma-la2 | for a boat |
| 12 | ta-le-a-ni | he will recover. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ sza lu-qu2-tim | the silver of the luqūtum |
| 2 | em-da-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired, and the silver |
| 3 | i-na a-lim{ki} lu ra-ki-is | in the city should be cut off. |
| 4 | szu-ma la2 ki-a-am a-wi-lam | “He is not like the man |
| 5 | e-bi-ba-szu ni-isz-ta-la2 <<i-na>> | (Sum) We have sex with him (Akk) We kissed each other |
| 6 | a?-wi-lum2 ma-ru-us, | a man will die |
| 7 | ih-da-ma e-bi-ba-szu | he acquired, and his house |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-ha-ma | 15 minas of tin together |
| 9 | a-na li-bi / lu-qu2-ti2-szu | in order to save his life |
| 10 | sza ik-ri-bi-a | of my prayer |
| 11 | i-nu-mi3 lu-qu2-su2 _e2!_-su2! | at that time, his possessions, his house |
| 12 | a-di2-u3 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | until 5 minas of tin |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szur3-_sipa_ ha-nu-nu-um | Ashur-rēši-ḫanum |
| 2 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-a | Assur-imitti, son of Ikua |
| 3 | i-di2-<nu>-szum szi2-im _an-na_-ki-a | gave to him the fate of heaven |
| 4 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | his tiara |
Sources & licences
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