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KTS 1, 39a (P360069)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 39a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360069 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 040a |
| 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 szu-{d}[...] | to Šu- |
| 2 | u3 zu-pa2 qi2-bi#-[ma] | and Zu-pa, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a?-al-[du10-ma] | Aldu speaks thus: |
| 4 | asz2-pa-ra-ku-nu-ti2 [um-ma] | thus I wrote to you |
| 5 | a-na-ku#-ma [...] | I am ... |
| 6 | sza a-na# esz18-dar-[...] | which to Ishtar- |
| 7 | 1(disz) [_gu2] an-na_ | 1 talent of tin |
| 8' | a-x-x-ma _tug2? hi-a_ [...] | ... garments(?) |
| 9' | a-ti2-di2-in a-da-[...] | I gave, I ... |
| 10' | qa2-ti2 x [...] | Hand of ... |
| 11' | i-ku-nu-um# [x] x x a-na-ku | Now ... I |
| 12' | x ba na x x [...] | sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 13' | [x x]-ni-tum? [...] | ...-nitum(?) |
| 14' | szu-ma [...] | He is ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ sze2-bi4-[la2-nim] | 1 talent of tin, send to me! |
| 2 | a-ba-u2-a a-tu3-nu [...] | My father, you(?) ... |
| 3 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 1 1/3 minas 6 2/3 shekels |
| 4 | szi2-im 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tim | the price of 2 1/6 shekels of emmer |
| 5 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im | 2/3 mina 5 shekels of szim |
| 6 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | 2 kutānu-garments, 1/3 mina 2 shekels |
| 7 | szi2-im 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nim sza szu-[mi3] | the price of 1 kutānum-garment of the name |
| 8 | i-ku-nim la2-ap2-tu3 _igi_ szu-dingir? | he established, deficit before Šu-ilī. |
| 9 | a-na i-a-in i-tu3-a-ar# | to me he has returned |
| 10 | mi3-ma a-nim _ki_ ka3-ri-[im] | whatever Anum with Karim |
| 11 | ih-da-ma li-qe2-a [...] | May he accept and take |
| 12 | u3 ma-la2 _ku3_ a-na <a>-mur-esz18-dar | and as much silver as to Amur-Ishtar |
| 13 | [tu3]-sze2#-bi-la2-ni te2-er-ta#-[ku-nu] | you sent to me, return to me! |
| 14 | li-li-kam ki-ma [...] | May he come to me like |
| 15 | isz-tu3 bu-ru-us-ha#-[tim] | from Burushatum |
| 16 | e-ru-[bu]-ni-ni ta-[...] | When they entered, you ... |
| 17 | ku#-a-ti2 lu [x] x ni-ma# | May the kūti be ..., |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x x] x _gin2_ a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi-ma | speak to him ... shekels. |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ s,a-ru-pa2-am sza a-na ka3-ri-im | 1/2 mina 6 shekels of ṣarupam, which for the kārīm |
| 3 | [x] x [x] x-ma tu3-[...] na x-ma | ... and ... |
| 4 | [x x] a x ma [x] di2-in-szu | ... his case |
Sources & licences
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