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KTS 1, 25b (P360039)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 25b |
|---|---|
| ID | P360039 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0102 |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma as2-qu2-dum-ma | Thus Asqudum: |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/3 minas of silver |
| 4 | {d}utu-ba-ni ka3-s,a-ar-ka3 | Šamaš-bani, the guardian |
| 5 | na-asz2-a-kum a-bi4 a-ta | “My father, from the water |
| 6 | be-li a-ta la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me | My lord, why did you not speak to me? |
| 7 | ki-ma a-na _uruda sag10_ | like a copper vessel |
| 8 | szi2-mu la2 ma-ah-s,u2-ni | whose fate has not been decided, |
| 9 | a-na-kam sza _dam-gar3_-ri | what the merchant |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-da-na-ni | silver he shall give. |
| 11 | szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ lu-zi-na | Šū-Ishtar, son of Luzina |
| 12 | a-pu-ti2 / _dam-gar3_-ri-a | of Apti, the merchant, |
| 13 | i-zi-za-ma / di2-nam | Stand and judge! |
| 14 | e-ta-ap-sza-kum#? | I have sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wa-tim a-mi3-sza-am | to the words of her mother |
| 2 | na-da2-ni ka3-ru-um | his tribute is a karum-gift |
| 3 | u4-me-e isz-ku-ni-a-ti2-ma | the day he established, and |
| 4 | u4-mu-ni _iti-kam_ a-hu-ru | On that day, the month of Ahura, |
| 5 | isz-ti2 a-li-ki wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | from the city of the future |
| 6 | a-ta-la2-kam | it is Atalakam |
Sources & licences
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