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KTS 1, 42a (P360075)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 42a |
|---|---|
| ID | P360075 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0125 |
| 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 | u2-la am-tu3-wa | “Ulamtuwa |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-hi-szu | Thus (says) I: his brother |
| 3 | t,up-pi2-i / i-sza-me-ma | He will listen to my tablet. |
| 4 | a-na a-wa-at t,up-pi2-a | to the wording of my tablet |
| 5 | la i-na-hi-id la2 i-la?-kam | he shall not be negligent, he will not come(?) |
| 6 | a-hi a-ta i-na sza-am-szi2 | “My brother, in the middle |
| 7 | t,up-pi2 ta-sza-me-u2 is-ti | You will listen to my tablet. |
| 8 | e-me-er-szi2 ti-ib-a-ma | “You are the one who is angry, and |
| 9 | a-tal-kam / szu-ma | I came. That is |
| 10 | isz-ti e-me-er-szi2 | with her father |
| 11 | la2 ta-hi-id-ma | did not take away, and |
| 12 | la2 ta-at-be2-a-ma | do not speak, and |
| 13 | la2 ta-ta-al-kam | do not go away! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im | Tablet of the kalû-offering |
| 2 | a-la-qe2-ma u2-sza-sa3-ha-ka3-ma | I will take, and he will make you submit, and |
| 3 | qu2-la-li-ka3 a-sza-kan2 | I will place in your reed bed. |
| 4 | a-sza-me-ma a-ha-at-ka3 | I ask you, your brother, |
| 5 | e-ri-a-at a-na-kam | “Alas, it is indeed. |
| 6 | a-li-kum sza isz-tu3 | the one who from |
| 7 | a-lim{ki} i-li-ka3-ni uz2-ni | of the city he came to him, his sheep |
| 8 | ip-te9 um-ma szu-ut-ma | he opened, thus: |
| 9 | a-ha-at a-szur3-[...] | the brother of Aššīr- |
| 10 | [a]-na a-lim{ki} ma-ha [...] | to the city the cult center |
| 11 | x ki a-s,i2-ib-tim | [x] with aṣibtum-flour, |
| 12 | [...] a-la2-qe2-ma a-kal2 | ... I will take and eat |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szi2]-ip-ru a-lim{ki} am-hu-[ur] | the work of the city I received. |
| 2 | 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim | 1 talent of copper for ṣibtum |
| 3 | tal#-qe2-ma e ta#-ha-li#-[iq] | you took, and you destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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