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AKT 2, 37 (P360581)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 2, 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360581 |
| Museum no. | AMM 165-581-64 |
| 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 u2-s,ur-szi2-[esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to Uṣurši-ištar |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi3-a-[ma] | thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-[ta-ma] | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ isz-ti2 | 10 minas of silver |
| 5 | hu-ni-a sze2-bi4-lam | send to him! |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 11 1/3 minas 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 7 | hu-ni-a ub-la2-ku-um | he brought to you. |
| 8 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 9 | a-s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_{pi3-im} a-mi3-im | the harvest of the silver |
| 10 | u3 a-ta 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 10 minas of silver |
| 11 | i-di2-ma isz-ti | he gave, and from |
| 12 | hu-ni-a a-na a-lim{ki} | to Ḫunia to the city |
| 13 | li-li-ik-ma | may he go and |
| 14 | szi2-bu-um | Šībum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | le-li-a-ma | let him go, and |
| 2 | lu szu-um-ka3 u2 a-di2 | May it be yours, as long as |
| 3 | sza su2-en6-sipa ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | of Suen-sipa you wrote me, |
| 4 | a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu | as far as the length and width |
| 5 | as,-ba-su2-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma | I seized him, thus he: |
| 6 | ma-asz2-qa2-al-tam2 isz-te2-et | “Ašqaltam is the second. |
| 7 | a-di2 2(disz) u4-me-e isz-ti2 s,u2-ha-re-e-a | for 2 days from Ṣuhara’a |
| 8 | u2-sze2-ba-al-szu-um u2 a-di2 | he shall bring him, and as far as |
| 9 | _tug2 hi-a_ as,-ba-su2-ma | I seized his garments, and |
| 10 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 2(u) _tug2 hi-a_ ta-ad-nu | Thus he: 20 garments are given. |
| 11 | 3(u) _tug2_-tu3-szu i-ba-szi2-u2 | 30 of his garments there are |
| 12 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-di2 2(disz) u4-[me-e] | Thus (says) he: for 2 days |
| 13 | szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ | the price of the extra garments |
| 14 | a-da-na-[szum] | Ada-nashum |
| 15 | lu-mu-ka3# | may he be yours. |
| 16 | la2 a-ra-[...] | I do not ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma a-di2 2(disz) u4-me-e _uruda la2_ isz-taq-lam | If for two days copper has been weighed out, |
| 2 | sza 2(u) _tug2 uruda_ u2-sza-asz2-qa2-al-szu-<um> | of 20 copper garments I shall make him wear. |
| 3 | 3(u) _tug2_ e-t,e2-er-szu a-wi-lu-um | 30 garments of his own, a man |
| 4 | e-du-ud | he built. |
Sources & licences
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