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AKT 2, 38 (P360582)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 2, 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360582 |
| Museum no. | AMM 165-600-64 |
| 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,u2-ur-szi2-[esz18-dar] | to Uṣurši-ištar |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma i-[ku-pi2-a-ma] | speak! Thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | a-di2 sza su2-en6-re-[i] | as far as Suen-rē’i |
| 4 | i-na ta-am-ni-a | from the sea |
| 5 | as,-ba-su2-ma um-ma | I seized him, thus |
| 6 | a-na-ku-ma t,up-pa2-am a-na | I and my tablet to |
| 7 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | who like a dowry |
| 8 | la2-pi3-it-ma _uruda_ li-di2-nu-nim | he is dead, and copper may they give me. |
| 9 | a-na-kam sza ki-ma | “Why is it that like |
| 10 | szu-a-ti2 as,-ba-at-ma | I seized that one, and |
| 11 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 12 | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-szu | Amala, his messenger, |
| 13 | _uruda_ di2-na-nim | a copper measuring vessel |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-nu-ma mi3-ma | Thus they: what |
| 2 | _uruda la2_ i-ba-szi2 a-ta a-ma-kam | there is no copper. Why, I say: |
| 3 | ma-la2-ka3 | he shall pay. |
| 4 | a-di3 sza a-na-kam as-hu-ru | until now I have received it. |
| 5 | _uruda_ szi2-im _siki hi-a_ pa2-ni-ti2 | a copper vessel of aromatics, first quality wool |
| 6 | u3 wa-ar-ki-tim | and later |
| 7 | _uruda#_ a-di2-ni la2 isz-qu2-lu | copper until now they have not weighed out. |
| 8 | [_uruda_] u2-pa2-ha-ar-ma | he will break the copper, and |
| 9 | u3-ka3-na-ak-ma | he shall hold, and |
| 10 | [a]-di2 5(disz) u4-me-e a-[...] | for 5 days ... |
| 11 | _eme6_ ha-lu-[x ...] | a black she-ass ... ... |
| 12 | a-na szi2-im a-da-[...] | for the price ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ma-kam 5(disz) _eme6_ | 5 she-asses, |
| 2 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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