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KTS 1, 41a (P360072)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 41a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360072 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0001 |
| 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' | [...] s,a#-am la2 i-mu-u2 | ... they did not see |
| 2' | a-ni-tam2 [...]-kum? | “Anitam, ... your(?) |
| 3' | [x] u2 me [x] sza [x] e 2/3(disz) _ma-na#_ | ... ... 2/3 mina |
| 4' | _an-na_ ni-isz3-a-ma la2-bu-x | “Ana, let us pray, and let us ... |
| 5' | x x szi2 a da? um? _an#-na#_ sza a-ma!?-[la2] | ... the ... of the heavens that I have surrounded |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dan-a-szur sza ta!-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Dan-Assur, about whom you wrote me, |
| 2 | sza ma-at sza-pi2-il5-tim sza am x | of the land of Šapiltum, which ... |
| 3 | a-na ma-la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | as much as you wrote me, |
| 4 | a-sza-a-ma u2! szu-ma | I ask, and he |
| 5 | dan-a-szur a-hu-ur _an-na#_ sza a ma-ki-im | Dan-Assur, the brother of Anu, whose name was proclaimed |
| 6 | isz-[x] li-qe2-a x x x-am | ... may he take |
| 7 | a-szu-mi3 sza {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | the name of Ninšubur-bani |
| 8 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma a-ta-ma | As to what you wrote me: "Why |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na be-a-lim e-ri-szi2 | the silver to Bēl-ēriš he shall pay. |
| 10 | szu-ma ta-da-szu-um _ku3_ i-na | If a gift of silver in |
| 11 | ta-szi2-im-tim di2-szu-ma u3 ma-ma-an | Judge his case and nobody. |
| 12 | i-na um-mi3-a-ni le-pu-ul-ka3 | Let him perform it in his mother's house. |
| 13 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | you wrote to me, thus: "Atunu |
| 14 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ma-kam li-qe2 | 10 minas of silver by the word may he take. |
| 15 | [_ku3]-babbar#_ a-na-kam u2-la2 a-al-qe2 | I took the silver as a substitute. |
| 16 | [...] a-na be-a-lim ta-da-szu-um | ... is given to Bēlim. |
| 17 | [x x] a-na ta-szi2-im-tim!-ma | ... as a gift |
| 18 | [di2-szu]-ma u3 um-mi3-a-num le-pu-ul-ka3 | Let him and Ummi-Anum perform it for you. |
| 19 | [...]-ra-ma ni-ma!?-qu2-ut | ... we shall kill |
| 20 | [...] x sa2-si2-a | ... torn out |
| 21 | [...] dan-a-szur | ... Dan-Assur |
Sources & licences
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