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TPAK 1, 008 (P360221)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360221 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-040-90 |
| 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 esz18-dar-tu3-li-su2-ma | thus Ištar-tulissu: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 3 | szal-ma-a-szur u2 _ir_ a-na _ir_-dim | Šalma-Assur and Ir to Irdim |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | say: 2/3 mina of silver |
| 5 | ta-hi-ib-la2-ma ki-ma | you shall carry, and like |
| 6 | ku-a-ti2 a-szur-e-nam _ku3-babbar_ | the silver of Assur-ennam |
| 7 | e-pu-li-ma 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | I made, and 4 1/3 shekels of gold |
| 8 | u3 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-szu | and 5 1/3 shekels of silver his seal |
| 9 | a-szur-e-nam i-na ha-tu3-usz | Ašur-ēnam in a supplication |
| 10 | ik-nu-ka3-ma i-na | he sealed and in |
| 11 | ka3-ni-isz sza ki-ma | “He who like |
| 12 | szu-a-ti2 a-nu-pi3-a _dumu_ a-al-du10 | that of Anupiya, son of Aldu |
| 13 | dingir-im-hu-s,a-ni a-szur-mi3-ti2 | Ilī-imḫuṣani, the Assyrian |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | and Assur-mutabi-il |
| 2 | ri-ik-su2-um ku-nu-ki-szu | his sealed document |
| 3 | isz-ru-mu-ma 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | received, and 2 1/4 shekels of gold |
| 4 | 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-di2-nu-nim | 7 2/3 shekels each they gave to me. |
| 5 | 2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-sig17_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 2 shekels 15 grains of gold at 5 shekel each |
| 6 | i-di2-nu-nim u2 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he gave me, and 5 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 7 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na mu-t,a2-e | 2 1/3 shekels of silver for the deficit |
| 8 | sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ di2-ki-a-ku | of 1/2 mina of silver, the judge |
| 9 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-su2-uh3-ma | 3 shekels of silver was weighed, and |
| 10 | u2 ku-nu-ki-szu sza ki-ma szu-a-ti2 | and his seal, which like that |
| 11 | ik-nu-ku-ma a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | sealed and to Assur-mutabi-il |
| 12 | ni-di2-in re-eh-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | the seller of the remainder of the silver |
| 13 | [x] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-tim | x shekels of refined silver |
| 14 | isz-ti2 ni-ni a-sza-at | From our house I reside. |
| 15 | a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 al-qe2-ma | Assur-mutabi-il took, and |
| 16 | a-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 1/3 mina of silver |
| 17 | ra-ku-sa3-ku | |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-kam a-hi la2-ak-szu-ud-ma | “Why should I take my brother away? |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ la2-al-qe2 a-ma-kam 1(u) _gin2_ | I shall take the silver. Why 10 shekels? |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na ni-ni di2-in | give the silver to us! |
Sources & licences
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