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KTS 1, 33b (P360055)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 33b |
|---|---|
| ID | P360055 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0042 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 su2-ka3-li2-a / szu-[x-x-x] | to Sukalia ... |
| 2 | u3 szu-a-nim um-ma i-di2-[su2-en-ma] | and another, thus Iddin-Sîn |
| 3 | a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | To Šū-Anum speak! |
| 4 | i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 a-di3 | on your tablet, until |
| 5 | sze2-ni-szu u3 sza-la2-szi2-szu | his eyebrows and his brows |
| 6 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 7 | um-ma a-ta-ma ku-nu-kum | Thus (says) “Why are you sealed? |
| 8 | sza szu-be-lim sza hu-sa3-ri-im | belonging to Šu-bēlim of Husarum, |
| 9 | isz-ti2-a i-ba-szi2 ku-nu-ku-szu | there is with him, his seals |
| 10 | a-na szu-be-lim di3-szum | To Šū-bēlu-ilum, Ishum, |
| 11 | szu-ma a-na szi2-mi3-im ta-di2-szu | “He has given him for a šīmû-disease. |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im ku-nu-ki-szu | the silver, the price of his seal |
| 13 | di3-szum szu-be-lam | Išum, the lord |
| 14 | [sza-i-il5]-ma | he carried off, and |
| 15 | a-na ku-nu-ki-szu | to his seal |
| 16 | la2 i-tu3-ra-am | has not returned, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na su2-ka3-li2-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Sukaliya |
| 2 | i-hi-id-ma [n] _ma-na_ | he took, and n minas |
| 3 | a-na ku-nu-ki#-[im] u3 szi2-mi3-szu | to the seal and his name |
| 4 | _la2#_ i-da-x [x x]-ni t,up-pa2-am | the deficit ... the tablet |
| 5 | ha-ar-ma-am [sza ku-nu]-ki-a? | the ḫarmam of Kunukiya |
| 6 | a-na-kam x [...] | Why ...? |
| 7 | mi3-ma x isz t,up-pi3-szu# | whatever of his tablet |
| 8 | ha-ar-mi3-im u3? ig-ri | “Ḫarmim and Iĝri |
| 9 | ma?-la2 ig-ri x [...] | “It is enough, I want to go(?) |
| 10 | u2-la2 x x [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) .... |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu-su2-ka3-u2 u2-la2 mi3-ma i-na | “It is enough, what is it that is lacking? |
| 2 | li-bi4-szu a-hu-ur te2-er-ta-ku-nu | (Sum) His heart is a flood, your heart is an earthquake. (Akk) I am a storm, you are a tornado. |
| 3 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
Sources & licences
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