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KTS 2, 40 (P360182)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360182 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1053 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | asz2-pu-ra-kum / um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you, thus I: |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a | 1 mina 5 shekels of silver from Kunukia |
| 5 | a-da-da na-asz2-a-kum | “Adada is yours, |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ pa2-sza-lam / _sag10_ | 14 shekels of silver for the balaŋ functionary |
| 7 | ku-nu-ki-a / na-asz2-a-kum / _ku3-babbar_ / mi3-ma | your seal, the seal of silver, whatever |
| 8 | u2-la2 a-di2-szu-um / a-bi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | “Alas, his father, from the water he drew up, and |
| 9 | _tug2 hi_-ti2 / sza i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ dan-a-szur3 | a good garment, belonging to Iddin-Assur, son of Dannassur |
| 10 | sza-di2-in-ma / 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na qa2-ti2-a | he gave, and 11 garments in my hand |
| 11 | i-di2-i-ma / szi2-ti2 _tug2 / hi_-ti2-[szu] ab2#-kam-ma | he knows, and the life of his clothing is a cow. |
| 12 | a-ma-kam#-ma / a-qa2-ti2-a / li#-di2#-u2 | I have spoken to you, so that my prayers may be heard. |
| 13 | u2 i-na szi2-im _ku3-ki_ 1(disz) ma#-[na x _gin2 ku3]-babbar_ | and according to the price of Ku, 1 mina x shekels of silver |
| 14 | a-na qa2#-[ti2]-a / a-na _e2_ ka3#-[ri-im] | into my hand, into the storehouse |
| 15 | i-di2-ma# sza# ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni# | he knows that you wrote me. |
| 16 | um-ma a-ta#-ma# 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-[na _ku3-babbar_] | Thus (says) he: Why 1 1/3 minas of silver |
| 17 | i-ra-mi3-ni-a / a-[na-di2] | I will give to him. |
| 18 | a-di2-i / _tug2_ sza x [...] | until the garment of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ta-as,-bu-tu3#-[ni ...] | that you have seized ... |
| 2 | ma-la2 a-ma-kam a-na _ku3-[babbar]_ | as much as there is for silver |
| 3 | ta-di2-nu-szu / i-na szi2-im _tug2#-[hi-a_] | given to him, according to the price of the garment |
| 4 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 / li-qe2-[ma] | may the life of your silver take, and |
| 5 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im / _tug2_ sza qa2-tim | 10 shekels of silver, the price of the garment of the hand |
| 6 | a-na a-szur3-ba-ni / di2-in | To Assurbani, the judge: |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 / _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 i-szi2-tu3 | that silver, as much as there is of it |
| 8 | ku-nu-uk-ma / a-na ku-u2-si2-im | “Seal, to seal, |
| 9 | sze2-bi-il5 / szu-ul-mu-um / i-na | Šebi-ilum (means) health. |
| 10 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim / u2-la2-ma | Burušḫātum |
| 11 | ma-mi3-tam2 / isz-ti2 / bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | “It is a flood with burušḫātum-disease. |
| 12 | il5-te2-qe2 / a-di2 / _uruda_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni | as far as the copper that you wrote me |
| 13 | _ki_ / s,u-ha-ri-[ka3] te2-er-ta-ka3 | from Ṣuḫari, your return |
| 14 | za-ku-tum li-li-kam | May the zakkûtu-demon come. |
| 15 | _ansze hi-a_ / ma-la2 / a-ma-kam | donkeys, as much as I have |
| 16 | i-za-zu-ni / sze2-ri-a-am | They stand in the morning. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _i3-gesz_ / a-na pi2-ta-szi2-a | oil for her mouth |
| 2 | sze2-bi-lam | send me! |
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