KTS 2, 42 (P360184)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360184 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1090 |
| 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 | [_igi_ x] li-mu-um | Witness: ..., eponym. |
| 2 | [_igi_ ...] x-nim _igi_ e-na-be-lim | before ..., before Ena-belim |
| 3 | [...] _igi#_ en-na-nim _dumu_ a-bu-sa2 | ... before Ennanu, son of Abusa |
| 4 | _igi_ a-szur#-[sag10] _dumu_ a-szur-re-s,i2 | before Assur-asag, son of Ashur-reṣi |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am# | 1 mina 8 shekels of refined silver |
| 6 | i-s,e2-er a-mur-esz18-dar im-di2-lum2 i-szu [isz]-ti2 | Āmur-Ištar, the imdilum priestess, his name is |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ uk-ta-al _igi_ {d}en-<lil2>-ba-ni | the silver he paid. Before Enlil-bani |
| 8 | _dumu_ il5-ba-ni _igi_ puzur4-a-szur _dumu_ | son of Ilbani, before Puzur-Assur, son |
| 9 | i-szar-ki-da-a-szur _igi_ i-ku-pi2-a _dumu_ | Išar-kī-Assur, before Ikupia, son |
| 10 | puzur4-esz18-dar 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | Puzur-Ishtar 3 minas of refined silver |
| 11 | i-s,e2-er a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ da-da im-di2-lum2 | Iṣer Amur-Ištar son of Dada, Imdilum |
| 12 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim sza szu-ku-bi-im | he has taken. From the ḫamūštum of the food-offering, |
| 13 | u3 ka3-zi-a / a-na 1(u) 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | and Kazia for 13 hamšātum-containers, |
| 14 | i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | he shall weigh out. If he does not weigh out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 15 | a-na _ma-na_-im i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | for minas in the month of Ṣibtam |
| 16 | u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim li-mu-um | the month of Qarrātum, eponymy of |
| 17 | i-di2-a-bu-um _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | Iddin-abum before Enlil-bani |
| 18 | _dumu_ il5-ba-ni _igi_ puzur4-a-szur _dumu_ | son of Ilbani, before Puzur-Assur, son |
| 19 | i-szar-ki-da-a-szur _igi_ i-ku-pi2-a-szur _dumu_ | Išar-kī-Assur, before Ikupi-A[ssur], son |
| 20 | puzur4-esz18-dar 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Puzur-Ishtar 1/2 mina of silver |
| 21 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er ku-ra-ra | ṣarupam means “to hunt. |
| 22 | im-di2-lum2 i-szu# i-na e-la2-i-szu-ma | “It is good, it is in his power |
| 23 | i-na ka3-ni-isz i-sza-qal | He will weigh it out in a sealed document. |
| 24 | _igi_ u2-s,u2-pi2-isz-ki-im _igi_ ku-lu-ma-a | before Uṣupiškim, before Kullumāya |
| 25 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 12 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 26 | a-szur3-du10 [_dumu_ ka3]-ri-a im-di2-lum2 | Ashur-ṭāb, son of Kariya, Imdilum |
| 27 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫammuštum |
| 28 | sza szu-a-nim u3 li-ba-a | of a man and a woman |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na 5(u) 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 53 hamšātum-containers |
| 2 | i-sza-qal szu-ma i-na u4-me-szu | he shall weigh out. If at that time |
| 3 | ma-al-u2-tim la isz-qu2-ul | the land was not plundered. |
| 4 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-na _iti-kam_ | 1 1/2 shekels for 1 mina of silver in the month |
| 5 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ sza ke-na-tim | the regular offerings he shall take. The month of the true offerings |
| 6 | li-mu-um a-szur-sag10 _dumu_ a-bar!-zi-zi-im | Eponymy of Assur-sag, son of Abar-zizim. |
| 7 | _igi_ en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ ki-li-a | before Enna-suen, son of Kiliya |
| 8 | _igi_ puzur4-sza-[{d}e a-hi-szu] | before Puzur-ša-Ea, his brother |
| 9 | _igi_ a-[nu-um-dingir!] _dumu_ a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | before Anum-ili, son of Assur-emuqi |
| 10 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 2 1/2 minas of refined silver |
| 11 | i-s,e2-er i-da-a _dumu_ sza-ak-si2-im | Idâ son of Šakšīm |
| 12 | u3 u2-zu-a _dumu_ a-bi-a-a im-di2-lum2 i-szu | and Uzû, son of Abīya, he is well. |
| 13 | isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim sza a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | From Hamuštum of Assur-taklāku |
| 14 | u3 ka3-zi-a a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | and Kazia for 4 Hamšatum |
| 15 | i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | they shall weigh out. If they do not weigh out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 16 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | for 1 mina in the month of Ṣibtam |
| 17 | u2-s,u2-bu _iti-kam_ ma-hu-ur-i3-li2 | month: “Maḫur-ilī |
| 18 | li-mu-um a-la2-hu-um _dumu_ i-na-ah!-dingir | eponymy of Alahum, son of Inah-ili |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu | the silver in the middle of their totality |
| 20 | u3 ke-ni-szu-nu ra-ki-is _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | and their trust was bound before Enlil-bani. |
| 21 | _dumu_ il5-ba-ni _igi_ u2?-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar | son of Ilbani, before Uṣur-ša-ištar |
| 22 | _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 [...] | son of Assur-imitti |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] 2(u) _ma-na_ | ... 20 minas |
| 2 | [_ku3-babbar_] s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er a-szur-du10 im-di2-lum2 | The silver is a pledge. Ashur-ṭāb has paid it in full. |
| 3 | [...] i-szu isz-tu3 | ... he has since |
| 4 | [ha]-mu-usz-tim sza szu!-ku-bi-im u3 ka3-zi-a | ... of Šukubum and Kazia |
| 5 | [a]-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul | He shall weigh out for 4 hamšātu-containers, but he will not weigh out. |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ kan2-mar-ta | 1 1/2 shekels each, a ṣibtu-offering he shall carry out; in the month of Tammuz, at the market rate |
| 7 | li-mu-um i-di2-a-bu-um | eponymy of Idī-abum. |
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