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AKT 3, 056 (P360665)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360665 |
| 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 | szu-be-lum2 a-na isz-ma-{d}iszkur | Šū-bēlu to Ishma-Addu |
| 2 | u3 a-le-e / is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma | and Alāyu seized me and |
| 3 | um-ma szu-be-lum2-ma 2(u) 8(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | Thus Šū-bēlu: 28 talents of copper |
| 4 | a-na en-um-a-szur _dumu_ sa2-ba-si2-a | to Enum-Assur, son of Sabasiya |
| 5 | ha-bu-la-tu3-nu-ma a-na-ku | I am their brother-in-law. |
| 6 | qa2-ta-tum _iti 5(disz)-kam_ u4-mu-ku-nu | the qatātu-offerings for 5 months, your days |
| 7 | e-ti2-qu2-ma / 2(u) la2 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | he passed, and 20 less 1 talents of copper |
| 8 | ta-asz2-qu2-la2-nim szu-ma a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | you have imposed upon me, and for 1 month |
| 9 | a-s,e2-er / tam2-ka3-ri-ku-nu a-na | (Sum) You are the one who sees you. (Akk) You see your face. |
| 10 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na / la2 ta-li-ka3-ma | Do not go to her brother! |
| 11 | tam2-ka3-ar-ku-nu la2 tu3-u2-sza-ba | Do not abandon your trading, |
| 12 | i-na 2(u) la2 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ta-asz2-qu2-la2-nim | from 20 less 1 talents of copper you will weigh out. |
| 13 | s,i2-ib-tam2 a-la2-qe2-ma a-na tam2-ka3-ri-ku-nu | I will take the silver and for your trading. |
| 14 | a-ta-na-di2-in | I have given. |
| 15 | u3 hu-bu-la2-ku-nu / hu-bu-la2-ku-nu-ma | and hulālu-disease, hublānu-damage, |
| 16 | um-ma isz-ma-{d}iszkur-ma | thus Išma-Addu: |
| 17 | u3 a-le-e-ma a-na szu-be-lim-ma | and all to Šubelimma |
| 18 | szi2-im pe2-er-dim sza ka3-szi2-im | the beer of the brewer’s prebend, |
| 19 | sza hu-ur-ma-asz2-tim / ni-a-ti2 | of the ḫurmāštu-festival |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-za-az um-ma szu-be-lum2-ma | he stands, thus Šubelum: |
| 2 | al-ka3-ma / a-s,e2-er szi2-im pe2-er-dim | “Come, I will bring out the scent of the pērdim tree! |
| 3 | u2 bu-la2-ti2-ku-nu / ih-da-ma | and your limbs he loosened and |
| 4 | pa2-hi-ra-ma / u2 a-na-ku _uruda_ 1(asz) _gu2_ | I am a fugitive, and I copper 1 talent |
| 5 | u2 2(asz) _gu2_ / lu-ra-di3-e-ma | 2 talents may I bring to you, and |
| 6 | 5(asz) _gu2 uruda_ 2(disz) _ansze_ lu-ma-li-a-ma | 5 talents of copper, 2 donkeys of lumaliya, |
| 7 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na / u2-ul | to her husband he shall not |
| 8 | a-na sza-la-tu3-ar li-ik-szu-ud-ma | May he reach the highest rank. |
| 9 | li-tu3-ra-ma / pu-ut-ku-nu | May he return to you your responsibility. |
| 10 | e-bi-ba _GAN2#_-lum2# [a-szu-mi3-ku-nu a-na-nu-um] | the fields of Asumīnum, Annum |
| 11 | u2 a-la2-nu-um e-ti2-iq | and alānum-plant he passed. |
| 12 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim wa-ba-ar-tum | For these words, the wrath |
| 13 | sza u2-pe2 i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | who gave me food, and |
| 14 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur | before the sword of Assur |
| 15 | ni-di3-in _igi_ i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar | gift before Ikūpi-Ištar, |
| 16 | _igi_ a-la2-hi-im _igi_ en-um-a-szur | before Alaḫum, before Enum-Assur |
| 17 | _igi_ s,i2-lu-da-ga-an | before Ṣillu-dagan |
| 18 | _uruda_ za-ku-u2-um sza ma-at sza-wi-id | the free copper of the land of Šawid |
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