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AKT 1, 57 (P360516)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360516 |
| Museum no. | AMM 109-165-64a&b |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 mina 5 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ti2 | the silver of the līti |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er | he sent out. |
| 4 | ki-ka3-ar-sza | of Kikarša |
| 5 | u2 a-szi2-ti2-szu | and his wife |
| 6 | puzur4-a-szur3 i-szu | Puzur-Assur received. |
| 7 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 8 | sza i-na-a | that he |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | and Assur-imitti |
| 2 | a-na 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 5 hamšātum-containers |
| 3 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-sza-qal | 17 1/2 shekels he shall weigh out |
| 4 | u2 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | and 5 hamšātu-plants |
| 5 | i-la2-ka3-ma | will come, and |
| 6 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-<<ta>>_ | 17 1/2 shekels each |
| 7 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ka3-lu-lu | before Kalulu |
| 2 | _igi_ ku-ku-a | before Kukû |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ku-ku-a | seal of Kukua |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ ka3-lu-lu | seal of Kalulu |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ki-ka3-ar-sza | seal of Kikarsha |
| 4 | u3 a-szi2-ti2-szu | and his wife |
| 5 | [1/2(disz)] _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 6 | [li-ti2] _sag10#_ | a good life |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki#-ka3#-ar-sza | of Kikarša |
| 2 | u2 a-szi2#-ti2#-szu | and his wife |
| 3 | puzur4#-a-szur3 | Puzur-Assur |
| 4 | isz#-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 5 | sza i-na-a | that he |
| 6 | u2 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | and Assur-imitti |
| 7 | a-na 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 5 hamšātum-containers |
| 8 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-sza-qal | 17 1/2 shekels he shall weigh out |
| 9 | u2 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tum | and 5 hamšātum plants |
| 10 | i-la2-ka3-ma | will come, and |
| 11 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-sza-qal | 17 1/2 shekels he shall weigh out |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma i-na u4-mi3-szu | that at that time |
| 2 | ma-al-u2-tim la2 isz-qul2 | (Sum) The king, my lord, should not abandon the land (Akk) The land should not be abandoned |
| 3 | 3(disz)! _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ | 3 shekels each in the month |
| 4 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | he shall take as a loan. |
Sources & licences
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