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AKT 1, 17 (P360476)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360476 |
| Museum no. | Ank 2806 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 i-ku-pi2-a en-nam-a+szur | to Ikūpūa, Ennam-Aš[ur] |
| 2 | u3 szu-mi3-a-bi4-a qi2-bi4-ma | Šumi-abīya, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-na-da-ma a-na | Thus Assur-nada: to |
| 4 | e-nam-a-szur u3 szu-mi3-a-bi-a qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Enam-Ašur and Šulmi-abīya: |
| 5 | 1(u) 6(disz) mu-ta-tim sza 1(asz) _gu2-ta_ | 16 female lambs, of 1 talent each |
| 6 | 7(disz) e-li-a-tum sza 3(u) _ma-na-<ta>_ | 7 elītum-vessels of 30 minas each, |
| 7 | e-zi-ib sza puzur4-esz18-dar | Disregard that Puzur-Ištar |
| 8 | u3 6(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-me ap2-qi2-da-ku-nu-ti2 | and 6 homers of fruit I entrusted to you. |
| 9 | _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | therefrom: 1 talent 25 minas of copper |
| 10 | sza isz-ti2 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | who with Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 11 | al-qe2-u2 a-na i-ku-pi2-a | I took, to Ikupia |
| 12 | u2-sze2-bi-il5-ku-nu 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | I sent to you. 1 talent 12 minas of copper |
| 13 | sza en-um-a-szur 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ | of Enum-Assur, 1 talent 20 minas |
| 14 | sza a-szu-mi3 puzur4-esz18-dar a-pu-lu-ka3 | of my father Puzur-Ištar of Apulu |
| 15 | szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 1(u) 5(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) _ma-na_ | of copper: 15 1/2 talents 3 minas |
| 16 | _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) [1/2(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_] | therefrom: 5 1/2 talents 3 minas of copper |
| 17 | sza _dam-gar3_ szi2-mu-um | of the merchant a case |
| 18 | i-ba-la2-ka3-ta-ma 1(u) 5(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | he shall weigh out, and 15 1/2 talents of copper |
| 19 | _dam-gar3_ i-sza-qa2-lam | the merchant shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ga-me-er a-wa-ti2-a | and all my words |
| 2 | en-um-a-szur-ma _uruda_ e ta-as,-ba#-[at] | 'Enum-Ashur, you have seized the copper. |
| 3 | ba-lu-um mi3-ma 1(u) 5(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | All that, 15 1/2 talents of copper |
| 4 | sza t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am | Whoever breaks his tablet, |
| 5 | u2-ka3-lu _dam-gar3_ e it-ba-al-ma | the merchant shall hold, and |
| 6 | e tu3-re-i-qa2-ni szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 1(u) _gu2_ | ... copper, 10 talents |
| 7 | ku-na-na-ma-i-um u3 6(disz) _ansze_ | Kunanamium and 6 imaru |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma al-kam lu-sza-qi2-il5-ka3-ma | Thus (says) I: "Come, let me send you to me." |
| 9 | at-kal tu2-ni-a-ni-ma um-ma a-ta-ma | “I know, you have given me, thus (says) Y[ou]: |
| 10 | i-na 1(u) _gu2 uruda_ u3 6(disz) _ansze_ qa2-ti2 | from 10 talents of copper and 6 hectares of land |
| 11 | la2-asz2-ku-un-ma i-na tur4-hu-mi3-it | I shall place, and in the stall |
| 12 | a-na _uruda sag10_ lu-ta-er-ma a-na ka3-ni-isz3 | for good copper may I return and to Kaniš |
| 13 | lu-bi-il5-ma sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2 | let me bring, and that like silver (and) sil[ver] |
| 14 | lu-sza#-bi-u2-ni _uruda_ u3 _ansze hi-a_ | may they send me. Copper and donkeys |
| 15 | u2-la2 u2-sza-qi2-il5-ka3 mi3-szu | he shall not raise a claim against you |
| 16 | sza um-ma a-ta-ma <la2> sza-qu2-la2-ku | “Which you are, who are you? |
| 17 | _ansze hi-a_ sza i-ku-pi2-a _ansze hi-a_ | the donkeys of Ikūpî |
| 18 | wa-sze2-er-szu-um a-szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | his wife, the wife of your silver |
| 19 | a-na-ku a-za-za-kum a-szur3 | I am the guardian of Assur. |
| 20 | u3 {d}mar-tu i-li a-bi-ni | and Martu, my god, our father |
| 21 | lu i-de8-a a-s,e2-er na-ru-qa2-ka3 | may he know, the way of the narūqa-demon |
| 22 | u2-sza-zi-za-ku-ni a-hi-um | they made you stand. |
| 23 | pu-ru-i u2-la2 isz-ku-un | He placed a censer. |
| 24 | a-ta i-na ka3-ar | At the quay |
| left | ||
| 1 | ka3-ar-ma pu-ru-i ta-asz2-ta-na-kan | You set up a censer. |
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