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KTS 1, 25a (P360038)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 25a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360038 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0113 |
| 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 | s,u2-ha-ra-tum sza puzur4-esz18-dar | ṣuḫaratum of Puzur-Ištar |
| 5 | u2 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur | and Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 6 | im-ra-s,a-ma mu-a-ti2-isz | he smote, and he died. |
| 7 | i-li-ka3 a-na sza-i-la2-tim | (Sum) Your god, to the šalātum priestess (Akk) To your god, for heaven |
| 8 | ni-li-ik-ma um-ma | we went, thus |
| 9 | i-lu-um-ma ik-ri-be2 | (Sum) The lamentation priest sings a lament. (Akk) Lamentation singer sings an anthem. |
| 10 | la2 tu3-qa2-i-a | do not abandon me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ha-ar-pe2 | to Ḫarpi |
| 2 | nu-usz-te2-re-sa3 | does not return to her |
| 3 | e-ka3-ma-am | he made it. |
| 4 | la2 e-ka3-ma-am s,u2-ha-ri | “It is not enough! It is a ṣuḫarû-demon! |
| 5 | sza-al-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | “All is well with you! |
| 6 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 7 | lu ne2-ki-im-szi2-na lu szi2-im | be it their nēkims, be it šim, |
| 8 | _an-na_ lu sza _tug2 hi-a ku3-babbar_ | the tin or of a cloth of silver |
| 9 | ku-nu-uk-ma sze2-bi-lam | Seal it and send it to me! |
| 10 | 1(u) ku-ta-ni sza a-na _maszkim_ | 10 kutānu-vessels, which to the responsible official |
| 11 | ni-di2-nu _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma | the silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 12 | sze2-bi-lam 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam | send! 1 kutānu-garment |
| 13 | a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u3 szu-esz18-dar | To Aššīr-imittīki and Šulgi-išar. |
| 14 | ni-di2-in-ma i-na _illat_ | we gave, and in the flood |
| 15 | i-na-a i-di2-su2-en6 | he gave him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-sze2-bi4-lu-ni-kum szu-esz18-dar _ku3-babbar_ | he sent to you. Šu-Ishtar the silver |
| 2 | ne2-ri-isz-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma 1(disz) _tug2_ | “Speak to him, thus says he: 1 garment |
| 3 | szu-a-ti2 i-di2-su2-en6 a-pu-szu-ke-en6 | he gave him, he made him drink water. |
| 4 | i-di2-in _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im 1(disz) _tug2_ sze2-bi4-lam | he gave. The silver is the price of one garment. |
Sources & licences
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