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TPAK 1, 057 (P360267)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360267 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-148-90 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | ha#-na-na u3 wa-szi2-pu-ur-ba-ni | Hanana and Wāšipurbani |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-na-ah-i3-li2-ma | Thus Anah-ilī: |
| 4 | a-hu-u2-a be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu | My brother, my lord, what have you done? |
| 5 | a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a ih-da | for as much as my extispicy he received. |
| 6 | a-na i-szar-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Išar-Assur: |
| 7 | 3(u) _tug2 hi-a / an-na_ qa2-tim | 30 ... garments, hand-washing, |
| 8 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ e-ma-ra-am | 5 minas he shall measure out |
| 9 | a-la2-ma-si2 u3 u2-nu-su2 | Alamassī and Unusu |
| 10 | mi3-ma a-nim / a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im | Whatever is important to Šalim-ahum |
| 11 | u3 ku-a-ti2 / ap2-qi2-id-ma | and the silver I entrusted. |
| 12 | tu3-s,a / um-ma a-na-ku-ma | You went out, thus I: |
| 13 | lu-qu2-tum / a-na _e2_ e-na-su2-en6 | a luqūtu-demon to the house he shall replace. |
| 14 | _dumu_ ku-ra-ra / sze2-ri-ba-ma | son of Kurara, enter! |
| 15 | i-na re-[szi2]-szu i-zi-za-am | at his head he stood |
| 16 | lu-qu2-tam4 / a-na _ku3-babbar_ | the luqutam-tax for silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-tu3-ur-ma / _ku3-babbar_ | may he return and the silver |
| 2 | ku-un-ka3-ma / i-na pa2-ni-im-ma | place, and in the presence |
| 3 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim / a-ta / um-ma | Send me! ..., thus says |
| 4 | a-ta-ma / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | Why did you write me? |
| 5 | lu-qu2-ut-ka3 / na-ak-ma-at | “Your luqūtu-disease is dangerous, |
| 6 | a-szi2-ra-am / u2-la2 ti2-szu / mi3-li-ik | “Ašīrām, alas, his life, he is pure. |
| 7 | lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 mi3-li-ik | Your luqutītu-offering is sweet. |
| 8 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 asz2-pu-ra-kum | I sent you a letter. |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / lu-qu2-tam2 | Thus (says) I: “Luqutam |
| 10 | qa2-at-ka3 / li-is,-ba-at-ma | May your hand hold, and |
| 11 | a-ta u3 wa-szi2-pu-ur-ba-ni | From above and below |
| 12 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ / ta-e-ra-ma / ti2-ib-a-ma | to silver you shall return, and you shall divide, and |
| 13 | a-tal-kam / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am / um-ma | I came, and you wrote me, thus: |
| 14 | a-ta-ma / lu-qu2-tam2 / qa2-ti2 / i-s,a-ba-at | “Why does he seize the hand of the luqutu-priestess? |
| 15 | u3 a-na _ku3-babbar_ / ta-u2-ra-at | and for silver she shall return. |
| 16 | a-[na]-kam# du-ug-lam | Why do you lie down? |
| 17 | a-ta#? [isz]-tu3 _mu 6(disz)-sze3_ | since 6 years |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ ta#-ma-gar / a-na sza ki-ma | you will pay back the silver. |
| 19 | [i]-a-ti2 / qi2-bi-ma / szu-ma | Say to me, say to him: |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-la2-kam / _ku3-babbar_ qa2-su2-ma / lu-up-ta# szu#-ma | he shall pay. The silver is his hand and he is a luptu. |
| 2 | la2 i-la2-kam / _ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2 _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim | he shall not pay. The silver in the hand of the son of Ummi-Anum |
| 3 | ke-nim / pi2-iq-da-ma / lu-ub-lam | True, let me bring (it) to you. |
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