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KTS 2, 45 (P360187)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 2, 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360187 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 1093 |
| 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 um-mi3-a-nu-ka3-ma | thus Ummi-anu: |
| 2 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Iddin-Ištar: |
| 3 | szu-ku-bu-um _dumu_ zu-zu | Šukubum, son of Zuzu |
| 4 | ku-nu-uk ru-ba-im | Seal of the prince. |
| 5 | il5-qe2-a-kum a-na | he took you to |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 1 mina 7 1/2 shekels of gold |
| 7 | szi2-ip-qa2-ti-szu-nu 2(disz) _ma-na_ | their wages: 2 minas |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-isz3-ni-a-ti2-ma | the silver of Erišniati, and |
| 9 | u2-la ni-di3-szu-um | without his permission |
| 10 | um-ma a-ta-ma na-ru-qi2 | Thus (says) Atāmu, the herdsman. |
| 11 | u2-pa2-ha-ar-ma | shall examine, and |
| 12 | a-na a-lim{ki} a-la-ak | to the city I went |
| 13 | a-pu-tum mi3-ma a-na a-wi-lim | “Apotropaic ritual, whatever to a man |
| 14 | la ta-da-an | do not give! |
| 15 | szu-ma mi3-ma / ta-ti2-di2-szum | whatever you have given him, |
| 16 | u3 ne-nu | and Nēnu |
| 17 | ku-nu-uk ru-ba-im | Seal of the prince. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-la-qe2-a-kum | we will take you. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la / i-na | the silver as much as in |
| 3 | qa2-ti-ka3 i-ba-szi2-u2 | are in your hands. |
| 4 | li-qe2-am-ma ti-ib-am-ma | take, and live! |
| 5 | a-tal-kam u3 szu-ma | I came, and he |
| 6 | ba-ab-ta-ka3 mi3-ma | of Ba’abba, what |
| 7 | i-ba-szi2 a-na sza ki-ma | there is for that which like |
| 8 | ku-a-ti e-zi-ib-ma | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query. |
| 9 | ti-ib-am-ma / a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 10 | szi2-im li-bi-ka3! | the rations of their libi-vessels |
| 11 | sza-am {d}a-szur u3 _dingir hi-a_-u2-ni | the heart of Assur and the gods |
| 12 | li-t,u3-lu ma-ma-an | may they live, no one |
| 13 | a-na _ku3_-pi2-ka3 1(disz) _gin2_ | for silver, 1 shekel |
| 14 | la i-t,a2-hi-u2 al-kam-ma | Come, and |
| 15 | ne2-nu a-na e-s,i2-im | “Sleep for the harvest |
| 16 | szu-ku-ba-am / ni-na-sa3-ah | The šukub priestess, we will remove it. |
| 17 | a-pu-tum a-na a-wa-at | “Apotropaic ritual for a word |
| 18 | t,up-pi2-im i-hi-id-ma | he checked the tablet, and |
| 19 | la ta-ba-t,i3-il5 | Do not be negligent! |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | ti-ib-am-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 2 | szu-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma a-ni-ma | Thus (says) Šūṭu: “This |
| 3 | di3-nam / um-ma a-ta-ma | (Speak) thus: |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-na a-lim{ki} a-la-ak | to the city I went |
| 2 | a-da-na-kum | I will give you. |
| 3 | e-s,a-am u3 ma-dam | the harvest and the land |
| 4 | qa2-ti / um-mi3-a-ni-a-ma | Hand of his master |
| 5 | a-da-na-kum | I will give you. |
Sources & licences
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