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AKT 3, 039 (P360648)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360648 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| 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 sze2-bu-li-ma ki-ma | to Šebuluma like |
| 2 | te2-er-ta-ka3 isz-ti2 s,u2-ha-ri | Your return is with the ṣuḫaru. |
| 3 | sza pu-szu-ke-en6 i-li-ka3-ni | of Pušu-kēn, his god, |
| 4 | i-na t,up-pi2-ka3 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | on your tablet 12 minas of silver |
| 5 | sza i-a-sza-ar me-eh-ra-tim | that he will weigh out the remainder |
| 6 | sze2-bi-lam a-szi2-a-ti2 | send to me! |
| 7 | lu a-na a-wi-li-im lu ku-a-ti2 | or to a man or a woman |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ <sza> usz-ta-as,-bi4-tu3 | 10 minas of silver that he has seized |
| 9 | a-ar-hi-isz la2 u2-sze2-bi-lam | quickly he did not send. |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus I: silver |
| 11 | t,a2-ah-du-um li-li-ik-szu-ma | may a ṭāḫu-demon come to him, and |
| 12 | li-bu-szu li-hi-du | May his heart rejoice. |
| 13 | i-nu-mi3 i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | At that time, in her wailing |
| 14 | wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | who brought me 8 5/6 minas of lead |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sza _dam-gar3 du10_-s,i2-<la2>-a-szur | with the merchant Duṣi-lu-Assur |
| 2 | il5-qe2 | took. |
| 3 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-szi2-i-im | Thus (says) Ašši: |
| 4 | _ansze hi-a_ sza a-na dan-a-szur | a donkey that to Dan-Assur |
| 5 | il5-qe2-u2 al-qe2 | they took, I took. |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Thus I: 2/3 mina of silver |
| 7 | szi2-i-im e-ma-ri-ka3 s,a-he-er | the fate of your army is determined. |
| 8 | szi2-tam2 di2-na-am um-ma szu-ut-ma | a verdict, thus says he: |
| 9 | a-na 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ e-ma-ri-a | for 5/6 mina of silver, Emariya |
| 10 | il5-qe2-szu-nu um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he took them, thus I: |
| 11 | e-zi-ib e-ma-ar-ka3 isz-te2-en6 | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query. |
| 12 | i-ti2-zi-iz szu-hu-ut | he stood, the šuhūt |
| 13 | isz-ti2-a la2 i-na-me-er a-ma-kam | “With me, he will not come near,’—this is my word. |
| 14 | a-na 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ isz-ti2-ka3 | for 8 5/6 minas of lead with you |
| 15 | li-iz-kam a-na s,e2-er 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | for a flock of 1/3 mina |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ sza isz-ma-num ha-bu-la2-ku-ni | the silver of Išmānum, your debts |
| 17 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-ra-mi3-ni-a | 1/3 mina of silver he shall pay |
| 18 | u2-ra-di2-ma a-_dumu_-szu <<du10-ab2>> | he raised up, and his son good |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ig-ri-a | 1/3 mina of silver for the hirelings |
| 2 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur i-na pa2-ni-tim | Duṣillī-Assur in the presence |
| 3 | sze2-pi3-szu ub-la2-szu um-ma szu-ut-ma | he brought his clay, thus says he: |
| 4 | 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_ asz2-a-ma-kum# | 17 shekels of tin I shall place for you. |
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