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AKT 2, 29 (P360572)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 2, 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360572 |
| Museum no. | AMM 165-566-64 |
| 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 | um-ma szu-be-lum2-ma | Šu-bēlum speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-szi2-esz18-dar | to Uṣur-šī-ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ | say: 30 minas of tin |
| 4 | a-na ta2-ad-mi3-iq-tim | to Tadmiqtum |
| 5 | a-di2-<na>-kum szi2-im _an-na_-ki-a | as long as the fate of your heavens |
| 6 | sze-bi-lam u3 _ku3-babbar_ | send, and the silver |
| 7 | sza li-bi4-ka3 sza _dub_{t,u3-pi3}-ka3 | of your eunuch, of your tablet |
| 8 | sze2-bi-lam u2-la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me | Send it to me, so that I can give it to you. |
| 9 | ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-ri-a | like the silver of a grain |
| 10 | ma-dam i-le2-qe2-u2 | he will take the property. |
| 11 | a-hi a-ta ki-ma a-na-ku | “My brother, like I, |
| 12 | a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 na-ah-da-ku-ni | for your extispicy I will praise you. |
| 13 | u2 a-ta i-hi-id-ma | and water poured out, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-ka3 | the silver of your representative |
| 15 | sze2-bi4-lam a-na | send me! |
| 16 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ti2 la2 ta-ka3-la2-a | You shall not hold my hand. |
| 2 | qa2-ti2-i i-da-di2-a | he will measure out my hand. |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ 3(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ | silver, 32 minas |
| 4 | sza i-di2-ku-ba-am | that Idi-Kubam |
| 5 | tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-nim szi2-ma-am | send me a report! |
| 6 | ni-isz-a-am-ma | we asked, and |
| 7 | mi3-isz-lam _an-na_ u2 mi3-isz-lam | Half of heaven and half of earth |
| 8 | _tug2_ s,u2-ba-tim ni-isz-a-ma-ma | a ṣubātu-garment we shall wash, and |
| 9 | ki-ma-ma _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im | like a son of Šukubum |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim | son of Assur-bēl-awatum, |
| 11 | i-ra-<de8>-a-kum a-hi a-ta | <(If)> he goes to you, the brother from the father |
| 12 | ki-ma a-na-ku a-na-kam | Just as I myself |
| 13 | a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 | for your extispicy |
| 14 | na-ah-da-ku-ni | your fearsomeness |
| 15 | u2 a-ta a-ma-kam | “Oh, from the water I have come!’ |
| 16 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a i-hi-id | he has redeemed for extispicy. |
Sources & licences
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