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KTS 1, 37a (P360064)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 37a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360064 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0157 |
| 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 i]-na#-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | [a-szur3]-re-s,i2-ma / a-di2-i | Assur-reṣīma, until |
| 3 | [...] sza ki x sza a-szur3-ma-lik | ... of ... belonging to Ašur-malik. |
| 4 | a-ta-ta [i-ku]-nim | I have sworn by you. |
| 5 | u3 a-szur3-la2-[ma-si2] a-s,e2-er | and Assur-lamassi the shepherd |
| 6 | szal2-ma-a-szur3 [u2 a-szur3]-ba-ni | Šalma-Assur and Assur-bani |
| 7 | isz-pu-ru-ni-ni / _ku3-babbar_ [x] | sent to me silver ... |
| 8 | a-szur3-ma-lik / a-ma-la2 na#-[asz2-par2-ti2-im] | Ashur-malik, the merchant, the messenger |
| 9 | sza i-ku-nim u2 a-szur3-[la2-ma-si2] | of Ikūnum and Assur-lamassi |
| 10 | u2-szi2-ru-ma ki-ma | he brought, and like |
| 11 | a-wa-tum8 sza _e2-gal_-lim | the word of the palace |
| 12 | a-ma-kam dingir-na-ni / [u2] ma-s,a-ra-tum | My personal god and guardian angel |
| 13 | sza-hu-za-ni / ap2-la2-[ah]-ma | I will praise you, and |
| 14 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-bi-i | Thus (says) Abî: |
| 15 | i-na qa2-qi2-ri-im da-nim | In the land of Anu |
| 16 | wa-sza-ab2 / u2 _e2_-et a-bi-a | who dwells in the house of my father |
| 17 | _e-gal_-lum2 i-na-s,a-ar | the palace shall guard. |
| 18 | a-su2-ri / i-na ha-ra-nim | “Asurru in the quay |
| 19 | ri-ik-su2-um e i-na-me-er-ma | “His word is a flood that keeps coming in and |
| 20 | a-bi-i / a-na szi2-li-tim | my father for life |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ra-bi-tim / e a-di2-i | The great one ... |
| 2 | u3 _e2_ a-bi-a e ih-li-iq | and the house of my father he destroyed |
| 3 | u3 _e2-gal_-lum2 | and the palace |
| 4 | li-bi a-bi-a e u2-sza-am-ri-is, | The heart of my father was pacified. |
| 5 | a-szi2-a-ti2 a-szur3-ma-lik | “The Assyrians, |
| 6 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ ak-la2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma | and silver I weighed out, thus I: |
| 7 | a-di2 a-bi i-sza-pa2-ra-ni-ma | until my father sends me, and |
| 8 | a-szar u2-sza-hu-zu | wherever he wishes |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ i-du2-nu _ku3-babbar_ a-na-kam-ma | silver they gave, silver to me, and |
| 10 | li-ib-szi2 a-bi a-ta be-li2 | May the father, from the father my lord |
| 11 | [a]-ta te2-et?-a-ka3 li-li#-[kam] | May he come from your side! |
| 12 | [a]-szar ma-la2-ak _ku3-babbar_-pi3-[ka3] | wherever he takes your silver |
| 13 | [mi3]-li-ik u3 ki-ma [...] | maidservant and like ... |
| 14 | [... na]-asz2-pe2!-er-tum sza a-[bi-a] | ... the message of my father |
| 15 | [...] sza ku-nu-ki-ka3 | ... of your seal |
| 16 | [i-la-kam] a-wa-tam2 | will come, a word |
| 17 | [a-ni]-tam2 i-li-bi-a | Anītum, his/her god |
| 18 | [...]-ma? _ku3-babbar_ ak-la2 a-bi | ... and the silver, the debt of his father |
| 19 | [a-ta be2-li2 a]-ta isz-ti2 pa2-ni-im-ma | Why, my lord, why with me? |
| 20 | [te2-er]-ta#-ka3 li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to me! |
Sources & licences
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