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KTS 1, 24 (P360037)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360037 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0140 |
| 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 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tum | Thus Tarišmatum |
| 3 | u3 be2-la2-tum-ma | and Bēlatum |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ sza ik-ri-bi4 | Ašumi the silver of the rites |
| 5 | a-na-kam be2-la-tum | Why Bēlatum? |
| 6 | ta-am-ra-as, i-na u2-tu3-ki | you will rub with a cloth. |
| 7 | u3 i-na e-t,a2-me | and at the time |
| 8 | sza-am-t,u3-a-ni / a-bu-ni | His šamṭūnu, his father |
| 9 | a-ta be-el!-ni a-ta _ku3-babbar_ | From our lord to the silver |
| 10 | a-na s,u2-ha-ri la2 tu3-wa-sza-ar | You will not turn it into a ṣuḫaru. |
| 11 | a-szu-mi3 ma-za-zi-im | my name is Azazazim, |
| 12 | _dingir_ lam-ni-isz _e2_ a-bi4-ni | a god who reveres the temple of his father |
| 13 | e-pa2-asz2 a-pu-tum | he will do. Aputum |
| 14 | szu-ma a-bu-ni a-ta | “He is our father, why |
| 15 | ki-ma ta-le-e-u2 | like a wadi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi3-it!-ha-as,-ma | he struck, and |
| 2 | szu-um-ka3 szu-ku-un-ma | place your name there, and |
| 3 | s,u2-ha-ru a-szu-mi3 ik-ri-bi4 | The ṣuḫaru of Ašumi prayed to me. |
| 4 | ki-a-am i-ne2-pi3-szu | thus he performed it. |
| 5 | a-pu-tum ma-ma-an | “It is enough! Who can know it? |
| 6 | i-na s,u2-ha-re-e? | in the ṣuḫarû(?) |
| 7 | la2 um-ta-s,a-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he has not drawn up, and the silver |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ i-la2-qe2 | 1 less shekel he shall take |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ansze hi-a_ i-szar-be-li2 | 1 homer of wheat for Išar-bēlī, |
| 10 | i-ra-de8-a-ku-ni / ni-isz-me-ma | We heard what they were saying. |
| 11 | u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur | Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 12 | i-ta-ar-dam e um-ta-s,i2-ma | he returned, and he went out, and |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ e il5-qe2 szu-ma | he took 1 shekel of silver and |
| 14 | i-szar-be-li2 / a-di2-ni | Išar-bēlī, his father, |
| 15 | la2 e-ru-ba-am szu-pur-ma | Send (word) that he does not enter! |
| 16 | a-na pa2-ni-szu I _ansze hi-a_ | in front of him oil and emmer |
| 17 | a-szar-ku-a-ti2 le-ru-bu | let them enter the sanctuaries. |
| 18 | ki-ma _tug2 hi-a_ | like a garment |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-di2-nu _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma sze2-bi4-la2-ma | the silver is sealed and sent, and |
| 2 | na-pa2-ti2-ni isz-te2-ni-isz e-t,e2-er a-bu-ni | “Our eyes were opened together, the word of our father |
| 3 | a-ta a-la2-nu-ka3 ma-nam ni-szu | From the water of the alānu canal ... |
Sources & licences
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