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KTS 2, 21 (P360163)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 21 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360163 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0651 |
| 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] mu-za-a / a-ta-a | to your spouse, why |
| 2 | [u3] i3-li2-isz-ta-ki-il5 | and Iliš-takīl |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma la2-ma-sza-ma | Thus Lamaša: |
| 4 | a-na a-ta qi2-bi-ma | Speak to me! |
| 5 | isz-tu3 _mu 4(disz)-sze3_ | from 4 years |
| 6 | szi2-ta na-ru-uq u2-t,a2-tim | šīta nāruq uṭatum |
| 7 | u2 na-ru-uq ar-sza-tim a-s,i2-ib-tim | and the narūqu-song of the aṣibtu-priestess |
| 8 | isz-ti2-a tal-qe2 i-na | you took with me, in |
| 9 | {d}utu-szi a-ma-kam | Šamaš is my word |
| 10 | u2-s,a-ni / a-ta | “Let him go out, why |
| 11 | ta-bu-ta-ni-ma | you smote me, and |
| 12 | a!?-na a-szi2-ti2-ka3 | to your wife |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_-szu asz2-qu2-ul | his silver I weighed out. |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Thus I: 1/3 mina |
| 3 | isz-ti i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 | with Iliš-tikal |
| 4 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim al-qe2 | I took as a gift. |
| 5 | u3 s,i2-ba-at s,i2-ib-tim | and the ṣibtu-payment of the debts |
| 6 | a-na i3-li2-isz-ti2-ka3-<al> szu-uq?-li? | to Ilī-išti-ka<cal>, the šuli(?) |
| 7 | u2-la2 sza isz-tu | or that from |
| 8 | ar-be-e sza-na-tim | the years of the future |
| 9 | u2-t,a2-tam2 u2 ar-sza-tim | uṭatam-plant and arsātum-plant |
| 10 | s,i2-ib-tam2 a-na i3?-li2-isz?-ti2-kal2? | a gift to Ilištikal(?) |
| 11 | x szi2 da? dam? sza | ... the wife(?) of |
| 12 | [...]-x-ma / u2 al-pu-um!? | ... a ... plant(?) |
| 13 | [...] x qa2-tim x [...] | ... hands ... |
| 14 | [...] x-tim a-lik-ma s,i2-[ba]-tim | ... ..., go and behold! |
Sources & licences
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