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KTS 2, 43 (P360185)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360185 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1091 |
| 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 im-di3-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum: |
| 2 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma mi3-szu | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 3 | sza 3(disz) <tam2>-ka3-re-e-a wa-ar-ka3#-[at] | of 3 (mana wool for) Tamkarea later |
| 4 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 ta-at,-ru-da#-[am] | you have sent me your message. |
| 5 | u2-la isz-ti2-a / a-mur-d!.en-lil2? | or from Āmur-Enlil |
| 6 | i-si2-ma iz-ku-u2 x x | he heard and stood ... |
| 7 | pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar a-di2-ni ni-ka3-su2 | Pilaḫ-Ištar, his father, we have bound. |
| 8 | u2-la2 sza-as-i-u2 | or another person |
| 9 | wa-ar-ki-i? te2-er-ti2-a3 | after the extispicy |
| 10 | ta-t,a2-ar-da-szu sza# _ku3#-babbar#_ 1(disz)# [_ma-na_] | you will pay him. For 1 mina of silver |
| 11 | u3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ip-la2-[tim] | and 1 1/2 minas of niplutum |
| 12 | i-na-pa2-la2-ni-ni a-ta [i-na] | he will praise me, why in |
| 13 | te2-er-ti2-a 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | a pledge of 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 14 | ta-di2-na!-szu-um u3 [3(disz)] _ma-na_ | given to him, and 3 minas |
| 15 | i-na an-na-ak qa2-ti-szu | At this time, his hand |
| 16 | sza a-di2-nu-szu-ni a-szu-mi3 pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar# | that I gave to him, Ašumi-Pilah-išatar |
| 17 | _dumu_ u2-zu-a i-li-bi4-szu | son of Uzua, his god |
| 18 | a-mur-esz18-dar ik-ta-la2 | Amur-Ištar weighed out. |
| 19 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 7(disz) _ma-na ku3#-[babbar_] | Thus he: 7 minas of silver |
| 20 | ni-ip-la2-tim pi3-la2-ah-[esz18-dar] | Niplutum, Pilah-ištar |
| 21 | i-na-pa2-al am-x-[x-(x)] | he will weigh out. |
| 22 | a-ma-kam isz-ti2 pi3-la2-ah#-[esz18-dar] | The word of Pilaḫ-Ištar |
| 23 | la2 iz-ku-u2-ma ni-[ka3-si2] | did not stand, and the ni-kasi |
| 24 | la2 i-di2-szu-um-ma x [...] | he did not know him and ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ni-ka3-si2 sza ki#-[ma ...] | For the nikasu-vessel that like ... |
| 2 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-szu szu-ma mi3-[ma] | you wrote to him: "Who is it that |
| 3 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar la2_ ta-di2-[...] | 1 1/2 minas of silver deficit ... |
| 4 | u3 wa-ar-ki-i te2-er-ti2-ka3# | and after your extispicy |
| 5 | la2 ta-at,-ru-da-szu 5(disz) _ma-na#_ | do not abandon him! 5 minas |
| 6 | _an-na_ ki-i / i-li-bi4 szu-uq-lim#? | “An, like a god, it is well |
| 7 | sza a-ma-kam-mi3-in4 i-na _nig2-ka#_-[si2] | of which I have written in my document |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ [(x)] | the silver: 1 mina 2 minas |
| 9 | i-pu-la2-ni ki-ma wa-[ar-ka3-at] | he imposed upon me, as before |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 i-lu-ku u2 a-na#-[ku] | I will go to your extispicy, and I myself. |
| 11 | mi3-ma u2-la2 al-te2-e-ma x [(x)] | "What else?" I asked, and ... |
| 12 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma te2-er-tu3-szu | Thus I: his extispicy |
| 13 | la2 uk-ta-s,a-ad-ma li-bu#-[szu] | he did not keep watch and his limbs |
| 14 | la2 i-la2-mi3-na-am _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-[na]_ | he shall not pay. 1 mina of silver |
| 15 | ra-mi3-ni i-ni-ka3-si-i-[(x)] | his own name he shall declare |
| 16 | ak-bu-us-ma wa-ar-ka3-at | I built, and afterwards |
| 17 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 i-ta-la2-ak a!-ta# | he went to your greeting-gift |
| 18 | i-na e-en6 a-hi-im u3 eb#-[ri-im] | in the depths of the ālu and the ebrīm |
| 19 | a-na la2 a-wi-li-im ta-asz2#-[ku-na-ni] | without a man you have placed. |
| 20 | ki-ma sza _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza-qa2#-[lam] | like that of silver, 1 shekel is the price |
| 21 | la2 a-le-<e>-u2 u3 ka3-s,a-ra#-[am] | “It is difficult and it is difficult. |
| 22 | sza-pa2-ra-am la2 a-le-e-u2 | The ša-param (means) not to go out. |
| 23 | te2-ta-ap2-szi2-i | you have sworn. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku ka3-s,a-ri-i a-gu5-ur-ma a-s,e2-er u2-nu!-ti2-im | I (am) a herdsman, I am a thief, and I am the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 2 | a-na bu-ru!-tim asz2-pu-ur a-ta s,u2-ha-ri-a wa-ar-ka3-at | I wrote to the king, my lord, (saying:) “Why are you my ṣuḫarīya? After |
| 3 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 ta-t,a2-ar-dam 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | you will return your payment. 2/3 mina of silver |
| 4 | be-u2-la2-ti2-a a-mur-esz18-dar u2-ka3-al i-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Amur-Ištar shall hold. For 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 5 | sza a-ma-kam ta-di2-nu-szu-ni 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3_ u3 ni-is-ha-su2 | of the word that you gave to him, 2/3 mina of silver and his nishhasu |
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