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AKT 2, 27 (P360570)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 2, 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360570 |
| Museum no. | AMM 165-576-64 |
| 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 sa2-si2-a ha-na-na | to Sansiya may he be. |
| 2 | u3 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | and Uṣur-ša-ištar, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni-ma | Thus Ninšubur-bani: |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ku-bur-szi2-num | 15 shekels of gold, Kubušinum |
| 5 | 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ sza ab2-ni-szu | 7 shekels of gold for his cows |
| 6 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar e-zi-ib-ma | For Uṣur-ša-ištar, leave (it) and |
| 7 | u3 te2-er-tu3-szu i-li-kam | and his extispicy came to me. |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | Thus he: 5 1/2 shekels each |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ al-qe2 | 2 minas 1 shekel of silver I took. |
| 10 | _sza3_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na sza ki-ma | 15 shekels for that which like |
| 11 | {d}iszkur-_gal_ asz2-qul2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | Iškur-rabi, the holder of that silver |
| 12 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ i-ba-szi2 | there are 1 2/3 minas 6 shekels. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 16 minas of red copper |
| 2 | sza ta-ri-ta ku-nu-ki-a | of the tārītu seal, |
| 3 | ki-in-wa-nu-wa ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | Kinwanuwa brought to you |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 15 shekels of refined silver |
| 5 | u3 1(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ ku-nu-ki-a | and 10 minas of copper, the price of Kunukia |
| 6 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 ka3-s,a-ar | Assur-imittī, the guardian, |
| 7 | puzur4-a-szur3 ni-a-im | Puzur-Assur is his name |
| 8 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 a-hu-a | my brother |
| 9 | be-lu-a a-tu3-nu _uruda sag10_ | my lord, a good copper vessel |
| 10 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-e-ra-ma | to silver you shall return, and |
| 11 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ puzur4-a-szur | 1 5/6 minas of silver from Puzur-Assur |
| 12 | ni-a-im a-s,i2-ib-tim | the life of the aṣibtu |
| 13 | al-qe2 t,up-pi3 am-ra-ma | I took a tablet and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and its interest |
| 15 | sza-bi4-a-szu-ma t,up-pi3 sze2-s,i2-a-ma | Send me a tablet! |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ ir-ti-a-ah | send me! That silver he shall forfeit. |
| 2 | ku-si2-a-tim sza ma-am-ma | the sandals of nobody |
| 3 | _sag10_-tim sza-ma-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Send me good news! |
| 4 | be-lu-a a-tu3-nu a-wi-lam sza-bi4-a | “My lord, yours is a man of the heart. |
Sources & licences
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