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KTS 2, 10 (P360152)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360152 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0170 = Ist 12480 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-<<ma>> | Thus Assur-imittī |
| 2 | u3 e-na-be-lum2-ma / a-na | and Ena-beluma to |
| 3 | im-di2-lim / qi2-bi-ma | May it be well! Speak! |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-ra-ra | 15 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | ub-lam 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | brought, 2 talents of tin |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta_ 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ | 14 shekels each, 9 1/2 minas 4 shekelles |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al | he paid the silver. |
| 8 | 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak | 26 minas of tin |
| 9 | qa2-tim 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | the remainder 13 shekels each |
| 10 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al | 2 minas of silver he weighed out |
| 11 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | therein 16 minas of lead |
| 12 | a-na qa2-ti2 / u2-sa2-nim | to the hand he made perfect, |
| 13 | ni-di2-in 1(u) _ma-na_ | 10 minas |
| 14 | _an-na_ / a-na li-bi-<<im>> | the tin to the belly |
| 15 | szu-uq-la2-tim | of the šuqlātum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nu-ra-di2-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | we shall measure out, and 2 talents 10 minas |
| 2 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku-ni | the tin you sealed |
| 3 | 3(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu qa2-dum | 32 kutānu-vessels, qadum; |
| 4 | sza li-wi-tim | belonging to Liwītum |
| 5 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu | 3 minas of silver he weighed out |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la-ma-an | 2 imaru of Ṣalamān |
| 7 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu | 2/3 mina of silver they weighed out |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te9-s,u2-bu | 15 1/2 shekels of tēṣubu-frit |
| 9 | 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_ ig-ri sa3-ra-dim | 17 shekels, the wage of the sa’radim |
| 10 | a-na ta-ba-li-im | to Tabalum |
| 11 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | 7 1/2 shekels of wax |
| 12 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-ut _ansze_ | 15 shekels: the equipment for donkeys |
| 13 | mi3-ma a-nim u2-sa2-num | whatever Anum, Usānum, |
| 14 | i-ra-de8-a-kum | will bring to you. |
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