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TPAK 1, 032 (P360242)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360242 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-147-90 |
| 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 ku-s,u2-um-ma | Thus Kuṣum: |
| 2 | a-na szu-ma-a-bi4-a | to Šuma-abīya |
| 3 | u2 ma-ka3 qi2-bi4-ma | Say to me: “Alas!, say to me! |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ti2-sa3-pa2-am 2(disz) na-ah!-la2-pa2-te2 | 1 ti-sa-pam-garment, 2 napāte-garments, |
| 5 | a-na s,u2-ha-ri u2 s,u2-ha-ar-ti | for ṣuḫaru-flour and (for) sinews, |
| 6 | si2-in-_gal_ na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | the chief steward, you are responsible for. |
| 7 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na szi2-mi3-im / di2-na-ma | 1 garment for the šimmu |
| 8 | i-na szi2-im _tug2_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | from the price of the garment 3 shekels of silver |
| 9 | a-na e-mi3-iq-tim | for the equids |
| 10 | di2-na-ma s,u2-ha-ra-am | a verdict and a lawsuit |
| 11 | sze2-s,i2-a-ni 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | his wages are 2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | a-na ma-ka3 di2-in | “To whom should I turn?’ |
| 13 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sa3-he-er-tam2 | the šītu-payment of the silver of the equal value |
| 14 | li-qe2-a-ni | may he take. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szu-ma-bi4-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šuma-abiya: |
| 2 | a-hi a-ta s,u2-ha-ra-am | “My brother, from the side of the river |
| 3 | la2 te2-zi-ba-am s,u2-ha-ra-am | “Do not be negligent, (but) be alert! |
| 4 | i-na pa2-ni-ka3 sze2-s,i2-am | in your presence a šeṣīm |
| 5 | a-na ma-ka3 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to me! |
| 6 | t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-im _e2#_[{be-ti2}] | Tablet concerning the price of the house |
| 7 | sza szu-um a-bi4-a <<ti2>> / u2-du-u2 | of the hand of my father, the living |
| 8 | um-mi3 a-ti2 t,up-pa2-am | the mother of Ati, the tablet |
| 9 | szu-a-ti2 / a-ti2 u2 szu-ma-bi4-a | That one, that one and that one |
| 10 | t,up-pe2-e-a pi3-te2-a-ma | Open my tablet! |
| 11 | i-na li-bi4 t,up-pe3-e-a | in the assembly of tablets |
| 12 | szu-uk-na-ma / szu-ma-bi4-a | Šu-uknama, šulmabiya |
| 13 | li-ik-nu-uk | may he seal. |
| 14 | szu-ma t,up-pa2-am i-na | He is the one who the tablet in |
| 15 | li-bi4 t,up-pe3-e-a | the one who the tablets |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-asz2-ta-ak-ni / la2 um-mi3 | Do not abandon me, do not abandon my mother! |
| 2 | a-ti2 / pa2-na-ra-am _dumu!_ an-ku-i-a | Atī-Pāram, son of Ankuya |
| 3 | na-asz2-a-ki-<im> isz-ti2 ha-du-a / lu-be-ri | (Sum) I want to bring the našakiŋ priestess with me (Akk) Let me bring the lamentation priest with me |
| 4 | u2 sza-ap2-ta-am 5(disz) _ma-na_ | and šaptam 5 minas |
Sources & licences
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