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AKT 1, 18 (P360477)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360477 |
| Museum no. | Ank 2804 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 2 | szu-esz18-dar en-nu-be-lum2 | Šuʾiṭār (is) Ennu-belum |
| 3 | en-na-num u3 bu-bu-ra-num-ma | Ennanum and Buburanum |
| 4 | a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 5 | ki-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | in accordance with your agreement |
| 6 | sza hi-na-a / ni-isz-me-u2 | who we heard, |
| 7 | 9(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 9 talents 30 minas of lead |
| 8 | 1(u) 4(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 14 1/4 shekels each, 40 minas of silver |
| 9 | it-ba-al / _sza3-ba_ | itbāl (means) heart. |
| 10 | 8(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 8 talents 40 minas of lead |
| 11 | ku-nu-ku 5(u) _ma-na an-na_ | are sealed. 50 minas of lead |
| 12 | a-qa3-ti2-szu2 / 4(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 41 kutanu-garments |
| 13 | qa2-di2 sza li-wi-tim | the head of a young man |
| 14 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu | 2 1/2 minas of silver they weighed out, |
| 15 | 4(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | 4 imaru of Ṣalamu |
| 16 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 10 shekels of silver |
| 17 | it-bu-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | they carried. 1 1/2 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze hi-a_ | silver, the equipment of the donkeys |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be-u2-la-at | 1 mina of silver, Bēlat |
| 3 | 2(disz) ka3-s,a-ri / 4(disz) _gin2_ | 2 kaṣaru, 4 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-bu-szu-nu | silver for their clothing |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 6 | wa-s,i2-tum _szunigin_ lu-qu2-ut | the remainder, a total of luqūt |
| 7 | 4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 45 minas 14 shekels of silver |
| 8 | i-na lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 | in your possession |
| 9 | sza sze2-ep hi-na-a | of the brickwork of Hināya, |
| 10 | ku-nu-ki-ni | sealed documents |
| 11 | en-na-be-lum2 / na-asz2-a-kum | Enna-bēlum is your provider. |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ e-ra-ba-ma | he shall pay back the silver. |
| 13 | szi2-ti2 / _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 | the šiti of your silver |
| 14 | _an-na_-kam / ni-sza-a-ma | “It is the nīša-demon, |
| 15 | nu-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | shall not be able to carry |
| 16 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza ka3-s,a-ri-im | 3 kutānu-garments for the kaṣarum-festival, |
| 17 | sza _ARAD2_ sza s,i2-li-{d}iszkur | belonging to the slave of Ṣillī-Adda, |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza ma-sa3 / a-ka3-s,a-ri-im | 2 kutānu-garments for the masa-offerings of the akkaṣaru-festival, |
| 2 | <<ka3-s,a-ri-im>> | |
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