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KTS 2, 16 (P360158)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360158 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0394 |
| 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 | um-ma im-di2-dingir-[ma a-na] | Thus Imdi-ilum: to |
| 2 | a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi#-[ma] | Āmur-ištar, speak! |
| 3 | i-na gi5-ga-am#-[lim] | in the gigām-lim |
| 4 | a-na-ku u3 a-ta# | I and you |
| 5 | ni-na-me-er-ma um#-[ma a-na-ku-ma] | Let us hear, thus I: |
| 6 | isz-ti2-a / a-na a-lim[{ki}] | with me to the city |
| 7 | ri-id / um-ma a-[ta-ma] | “It is a river, why have you not said the following: |
| 8 | wa-ar-ki-ka3-ma# [a-na] | after you to |
| 9 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ / u2-ra-[{d}am] | 1st month, Urām |
| 10 | a-pu-uh3 _iti [1(disz)-kam_] | the apuḫ offerings for 1 month |
| 11 | _iti 5(disz)-kam_ / i-na [gi5-ga-am-lim] | 5 months in a row |
| 12 | tu3-usz-ba# [...] | Sitting down ... |
| 13 | u3 a-ni a-[...] | And ... |
| 14 | t,ur4-da a-[...] | The ṭurda-demon |
| 15 | a-zi-im [...] | Azim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _iti 2(disz)-kam_ u3? [...] | 2nd month and |
| 2 | isz-tu3 / [...] | From |
| 3 | 3(disz) me-at [...] | 3 hundred ... |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra#-[x ...] | You wrote ... |
| 5 | tu3-ka3-bi-di2-ma# [...] | You set up ... and ... |
| 6 | t,up#-pa2-am / a-s,e2-[...] | A tablet ... |
| 7 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am [...] | You wrote me ... |
| 8 | isz-ti2 sza ki / [...] | With whom ... |
| 9 | tal-pu-ta-ni u2-la2 [...] | ... he smote me |
| 10 | u3 a-na-ku u2-za-ka3# [ap2-te2] | and I will clear my lips. |
| 11 | sze-am a-na _e2_ [...] | barley for the house ... |
| 12 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 / x [...] | who like a sheep ... |
| 13 | _uruda_ u2-sze2-s,i2-u2 [...] | they brought out the copper ... |
| 14 | a-hi a-ta / ma-la# [t,up-pi2-im] | Half of it, as much as a tablet |
| 15 | ha-ar-mi3-im x [...] | “Ḫarmīm ... |
| 16 | _sag10_ / la-ma [...] | (If) it is yellow: ... .... |
| 17 | u3 sza-ma-im#? [...] | and the heavens |
| 18 | i-nu-mi3 sza [...] | When ... |
| 19 | u3 sza-ma-im# [...] | and the heavens |
| 20 | tu3-sze2-ba-lam [...] | You will give it to me |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze-am ra?-at,?-ba#-am# a#-na# ha#-ri#-tim | barley for the harītum offerings |
| 2 | ma-la2 t,up!-pi2-ka3 sze-am _sag10_ sze2-bi-lam | as much as your tablet barley, good, send me! |
Sources & licences
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