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KTS 1, 22b (P360035)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 22b |
|---|---|
| ID | P360035 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0120 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 3 | 6(disz) _ma-na_ hu-sa3-ra-am | 6 minas of hu-sarām, |
| 4 | ab2-na-am / la2-ka3-pa2-am | The cows are not inspected. |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-a u2-zu-a | who knows your seals, |
| 6 | _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3 na-asz2-a-kum | son of Iddin-Assur, is yours. |
| 7 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 8 | lu a-na tam2-ka3-ru-tim | or for trading |
| 9 | lu a-na ma-la2 ta-le-e-u2 | or as much as there is to drink, |
| 10 | 1(disz) me? 2(u)? di2-in-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | 100(?) (?) (shekels of) silver against him |
| 11 | a-na a-lim{ki} sza-ak-szi2-di2 | to the city Šakšidi |
| 12 | i-na ha-ka3 | in the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ka3?-li-im-szi-ma | he held her, and |
| 2 | szi2?-ma-am u2-ka3-lu-nim | he will hold. |
| 3 | u2-la2 _ku3-babbar_ szu-ma | the remainder of the silver that |
| 4 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 5 | tu3-sze2-ba-al-szi2 | you will give her. |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-tim | 5 minas of refined silver |
| 7 | i-na ra-mi3-ni-ka3 | by your own |
| 8 | sze2-bi4-la2-ma a-ta i-na | Send me! Why, in |
| 9 | szi2-im ab2-nim li-qe2 | may he take the šīm of the cows. |
| 10 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ sza i-na | for silver 5 minas that in |
| 11 | ra-mi3-ni-ka3 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | you sent to me by himself. |
| 12 | gi5-mi3-lam la2-hi-ib-la2-kum | “Return to me, let me bring it to you’! |
Sources & licences
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