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AKT 2, 31 (P360575)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 2, 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360575 |
| Museum no. | AMM 165-584-64 |
| 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 szi2-ma-at-su2-en6-ma | Thus Šimat-Suen: |
| 2 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Uṣur-ša-Ishtar: |
| 3 | a-na sza _e2_ li-la2 | to that of the house shall carry. |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza pa2-ta-ti2-ka3 | 3 minas of silver belonging to Patati |
| 5 | puzur4-i3-li2 _dumu_ u2-s,ur-szi2-esz18-dar | Puzur-ilī, son of Uṣurši-Ishtar |
| 6 | na-al-pu-tu3 i-pa2-na a-ha-at-ka3 | “If he sees a hole, your arms will be bound. |
| 7 | ba-al-t,a-at-ma s,i2-ib-tam2 | is healthy and full of life. |
| 8 | tu3-sza-qi2-il5 isz-tu3 a-ha-at-ka3 | You will give it to your brother. |
| 9 | me-ta-at-ni 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ i-na | 10 minas of copper from |
| 10 | ig-ri si2-ra-bi i-di2-a-szur3 | Its silent streets are Iddin-Assur. |
| 11 | a-na a-wi-il5-tim i-di2-szi2-im | to a man he shall give |
| 12 | u3 a-na-ku a-di2 2(disz){sze2-ni}-szu | and I together with his two brothers |
| 13 | u3 szal2-szi2-szu puzur4-i3-li2 | and the remainder of Puzur-ilī, |
| 14 | i-na ka3-s,i2-im a-si2-ma | in the kaṣīm of Asium |
| 15 | u2-sza-hi-su2 u4-ma-am | day and night |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il5-tum e-t,i2-ri-ma | Awīlītum was captured, and |
| 2 | _e2_-tam2 a-na ka3-na-ki-im | a house for the ka’nikum |
| 3 | ta-ta-na-la2-kam a-pu-tum | You keep shouting, O Apotropa! |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam-ma | send me silver, and |
| 5 | a-na a-wi-il5-tim li-isz-qu2-lu-ma | may they pluck up for the man, and |
| 6 | _e2_-tam2 la2 tu3-pa2-ra-ar | you shall not change the house. |
| 7 | a-hi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ sza i-a-szar | a half share of the silver that he shall weigh out |
| 8 | ma-la2 tu3-sza-di2-nu-ni | as much as you have given me, |
| 9 | sze2-bi4-lam-ma sze2-im x | Send me barley! |
| 10 | a-na u2-ku-ul-ti2-ni | for our consumption |
| 11 | la2-asz2-pu-uk sza-tum | I shall send. That |
| 12 | sza-na-at me-er-at-ka3 | the daughter of your mother, |
| 13 | a-ha-at a-bi4-sza ta-ti2-di2-szi2 | her father's side you have given her, |
| 14 | mi3#-ma la2 te2-zi-ib-szi2-im | What should you not do? |
| 15 | tu3#-di2-tam2 sza tu3-se e2-bi4-la2-szi2-<u2>-ni | You are adjured, that which you adjure, Ebilašīni |
| 16 | sza-ak-na-at | are placed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-pa2-ni-a na-ad-a-at a-na-ku-ma | My mouth is a gift, I myself |
| 2 | u2-la2-ba-szi2 u3 u2-ka3-ta-am-szi2 | he shall carry her and shall hold her. |
| 3 | u3 isz-ti2-a-ma ta-ta-na-la2-ak | and you will go with me. |
| 4 | la2 ta-s,a-ra-ap2-szi2 a-szu-ur-szi2 | You will not release her, I will release her. |
Sources & licences
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