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TPAK 1, 004 (P360217)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360217 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-043-90 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, 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 a-szur3-ba-ni-ma | Thus Assur-bani: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 3 | a-szur3-na-s,e2-er | Assur-naṣer, |
| 4 | u3 a-szur3-_sipa_ a-na | and Ashur-rēši for |
| 5 | a-szur3-na-s,e2-er qi2-bi-ma | Assur-nāṣir, speak! |
| 6 | a-hi a-ta / a-di2 ha-ra-ni-ka3 | “My brother, from the water until your return, |
| 7 | a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | Assur-mutabi-il |
| 8 | u3 a-szur3-_sipa_ la2 tu3-sa2-ha-al | and Ashur-re'īsî, you shall not split. |
| 9 | u4-me-e / ma-du-tim | the days of many years |
| 10 | tu3-szi2-ib 1(u) u4-me-e | You sat down 10 days |
| 11 | la2 ta-ha-da2-ar | do not fear! |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ ba-ab2-tam2 | the silver shall increase 10 shekels. |
| 13 | i-na zi-mi3-isz!-hu-na | in Zimišhuna |
| 14 | i-szu u4-ma-kal / e-ti2-iq-ma | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na gam-ri-a | the silver for the full price |
| 16 | a-la2-qe2-a-ma a-na | I will take, and to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-me-e 1(u) / a-ma-kam wa-asz2-ba-ku | The day is 10 / the word, I am sitting. |
| 2 | a-la2-kam i-pu-uh3-ri-ni | he brought me to the city. |
| 3 | ha-ra-nam | to Haranam |
| 4 | ni-da-na-ku-ma i-da-mi3-iq-tim | We will give it to you, and you will praise me. |
| 5 | ta-ta-la2-ak / a-di2 | you will go as far as |
| 6 | _tug2 hi_-ti2 sza a-na-kam te2-zi-bu | a good garment that you are to remove, |
| 7 | la2-ma-ma / a-ha-tu3-usz | Lammama sits down. |
| 8 | e-li-a-ni / _tug2 hi-a_ | above the garments |
| 9 | a-na _uruda_ ta-ad-nu | given for copper. |
| 10 | sza 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 2/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _uruda_ a-na {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | copper for Ninšubur-bani |
| 12 | ni-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_ | we gave, and silver |
| 13 | a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 14 | u2 ku-a-ti2 i-sza-qal | he will weigh out the leftovers. |
| 15 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar la2_ isz-qu2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | If the silver he has weighed out against you |
| 16 | s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma / | seized him and |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu / i-nu-mi3 a-na | the silver of his šašqilātu at that time to |
| 2 | za-al-pa2 ta-li-ku 1(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | to go 10 minas of red copper |
| 3 | a-na _tug2_ sza-a-mi3-im a-di2-na-kum | for that garment I gave to you. |
| 4 | szi2-im _uruda_ a-na am-ti2-a / di2-in | give the price of the copper to me! |
Sources & licences
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