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TPAK 1, 034 (P360244)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360244 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-073-90 |
| 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 | a-na ni-mar-esz18-dar szu!-ma-bi4-a | to Nimar-Ištar, the guarantor |
| 2 | i-di2-su2-en6 ha-nu qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Iddin-Suen: “Ha!, speak! |
| 3 | a-hu-u2-a be-lu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | My brother, my lord, what have you done? |
| 4 | a-na szu-mi3 / ni-sze2-e-a / a-na | To my name, to my people, |
| 5 | me-er-e i-di2-a-bi4-im a-ti2-ki-il5-ma | “Ati-kī-ilum |
| 6 | ma-ti2-ma / la2 asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | I did not write to you until now. |
| 7 | ma-ma-an / i-na ba-ri-ku-nu | Nobody among you |
| 8 | pa2#-ni-u2-ni / ni-sze2-e / | “Her face, our face, |
| 9 | li-ir-de8-a-ma / ga-mar-szu | may he bring, and his completeness |
| 10 | a-na-kam / a-da-szu-um | Why, Adašum? |
| 11 | a-na-kam / i-di2-su2-en6 | What did he give to him? |
| 12 | a-wa-tim / _sag10#_{qa2#-tim#} | a word of good fortune |
| 13 | a-szu-mi3 ni-sze2-e-a / e-ta-wu-am | The Ašumi of Niše’a has departed. |
| 14 | szu-ma / a-na ka3-ni-isz | “He is for the kneading |
| 15 | la2 e-ru-ba-am | did not enter, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hu-u2-a be-lu-u2-a | my brother, my lord |
| 2 | a-tu3-nu / ki-ma s,u2-ha-ar-tum | Atunu, like a ṣuhartu-demon, |
| 3 | _e2_ szu-ma-bi4-a / wa-asz2-ba-at-ni | the house of Šumabiya who dwells |
| 4 | i-tur4-dingir iq-bi4-a-am | Itur-ilī said: |
| 5 | a-na szu-ma-bi4-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šuma-abiya: |
| 6 | isz-ti2-ka3 / mu-na-isz ka3-an | with you he set up a storehouse. |
| 7 | la2 te2-zi-ba-am / am-ti2 / u3 s,u2-ha-ar-tum | “Don’t be negligent, (but) do not be negligent! (Sum) My sheep and goats(?) and the sheepfold(?) (Akk) The cow and goat(s) and sheepfold |
| 8 | s,a-he-er-tum / mi3-ta / u2 ba-al-t,a2 | The ṣāḫērtu-demon - how long will she live? |
| 9 | u2-la2 i-de8 / a-hu-u2-a | he did not know, my brother |
| 10 | a-tu3-nu / szu-ma / ba-al-t,a2 | Atunu, he is alive! |
| 11 | u2 szi2-na-ti2 / ta-ru-a-am | and šinātu-plant, tarû-plant |
| 12 | ga-mar-szi2-na / ta-da-na-am | You give her a gift. |
| 13 | a-le-e / a-hu-u2-a be-lu-a | Alas, my brother, my lord |
| 14 | a-tu3-nu za-ku-sa3 / szu-up-ra-nim | Send me a sealed document! |
| 15 | szu-ma ba-al-t,a2 | he is named. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-ka3-li-szi2-na | 1 shekel of silver for their food |
| 2 | di2-na-ma / szu-up-ra-nim | Send me a verdict! |
Sources & licences
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