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TPAK 1, 190 & 186 (P360401)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 190 & 186 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360401 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-146-90 & AMM 001-226-90 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | bu-za-zu / il5-we-da-ku | (Sum) I am the one who raises your head(?) (Akk) My head is the one that raises you |
| 2 | isz-al / um-ma bu-za-zu-ma | he asked, thus Buzazu: |
| 3 | 4(u) 5(asz) _gu2 uruda_ szi2-kam / i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | 45 talents of copper, the price, in her wailing |
| 4 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-na su2-hu-pi2-im | the granary in Suhupim |
| 5 | lu a-na ka3-ri-im / lu a-na | either to the quay, or to |
| 6 | we-dim / u2-s,i2-am puzur4-a-szur | “Warrior, the one who goes out, Puzur-Assur, |
| 7 | la2-qa2-am / qa2-bi u2 / t,up-pa2-am | “It is said, and it is written on a tablet. |
| 8 | sza di2-in / ka3-ri-im / ka3-ni-isz | The one of the judge ... |
| 9 | a-na-ku / u2-ka3-al / u3 t,up-pa2-am | I will hold, and my tablet |
| 10 | sza ku-nu-uk / puzur4-a-szur | of the seal of Puzur-Assur. |
| 11 | sza _uruda_-um / _uruda_-i-ni / u2-ka3-al | of copper, our copper he shall hold. |
| 12 | u3 isz-tu3 / puzur4-a-szur | and from Puzur-Assur |
| 13 | me-tu3-ni / i-na ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-a | His dead one, in the midst of his battle, |
| 14 | i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | in her womb |
| 15 | sza-zu-uz2-ti2 / u2-sza-zi-iz-ka3 | (Sum) He set up a šāzûtu prayer to you (Akk) He placed a prayer to your heart |
| 16 | u3 i-s,u2-ra-tim / sza ka3-ru-um | and the iṣūrātum of the granary |
| 17 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na / a-na sza-par2-tim | “To her brother, to the ša-pār-tum |
| 18 | i-di2-a-ni / e-zi-ba-kum | I will leave you alone. |
| 19 | i-na _uruda_-im / szu-a-ti2 | with that copper |
| 20 | ki-ma / i-a-ti2 / mi3-ma | Like a ... what |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | tal-qe2-e / la2 tal-qe2-e | You will take, you will not take. |
| 2 | _igi_ a-ni-e-ma / i-ki-ir u2-la2 | before Anīma, he swore an oath. |
| 3 | ka3-in / il5-we-da-ku bu-za-zu | I am the gatekeeper of Ilweda, your gatekeeper. |
| 4 | e-pu-ul / um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | “I did it, thus Ilwedāmu: |
| 5 | ti2-ma-li-ma a-na ka3-ri-im | “Seize me, to the quay! |
| 6 | _dumu gal_ / a-na sza ma-asz2-ka3-ti2 | the great son, for the accounts |
| 7 | tu3-szar-di2-u2 / a-li-ik | you will make prosper. |
| 8 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-wi-lam | Thus (says) the man. |
| 9 | la2-asz2-al-ma / u4-ra-ma lu ne2-tu3-wu | Let me ask, “In the future, may it be a dream! |
| 10 | lu mi3-ma / ha-bu-la2-ku-um | or anything of yours, |
| 11 | lu t,up-pi2-i / ha-ar-ma-am tu3-ka3-al | You will hold a copy of the tablet. |
| 12 | ri-id-a-ma / u4-ma-ma | “Rida-mama, the day, |
| 13 | lu-ta-mi3-u2!-ka3 / sza ni-isz a-lim{ki} | Let me praise you, who the life of the city |
| 14 | u3 ru-ba-im / szi2-bu-ti2 / ka3-i-la2 | and the prince, the šibūtu-priestess, the gatekeeper, |
| 15 | a-na ka3-ri-im / _dumu gal_ / a-wa-ti2 | to the kārīm priest, the great son, the words |
| 16 | bi-la2 / ki-ma ma-asz2-ka3-ti2 / u2-szar-di2-u2 | (Sum) She spreads out a net like a basket (Akk) The net is spread out like the basket |
| 17 | u2-ka3-a-szu a-na a-wa-tim | shall prove against him in a lawsuit |
| 18 | a-ni-a-tim / ka3-ru-um | “Aniātum, the kalûm |
| 19 | ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | he gave to me, and |
| 20 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni | before the sword of Assur, our witnesses |
| left | ||
| 1 | ni-di2-in _igi_ i-di2-da-gan _dumu_ sa3-ar-ni-ki-im | before Iddi-Dagan, son of Sarnim |
| 2 | _igi_ il5-ba-ni _dumu_ a-mur-a-szur | before Ilbani, son of Amur-Assur |
| 3 | _igi_ a-gu5-a _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur | before Agu’a, son of Puzur-Assur |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-[x-x-x ...] | Seal of ... |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ il5-ba-[ni ...] | Seal of Ilbani |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-gu5-[a ...] | Seal of Agu’a ... |
| 4 | a-na a-wa-[tim a-ni-a-tim] | to these words |
| 5 | ka3-ru-um [... i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma] | The merchant ... gave to me and |
| 6 | _igi gir2_ sza [a-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in] | before the sword of Assur, our witnesses, we gave |
Sources & licences
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