AKT 3, 071 (P360680)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360680 |
| 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 | um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na dan-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Dān-Assur: |
| 3 | i-nu-mi3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | When Pušu |
| 4 | a-ma-kam wa-asz2-bu i-na t,up-pi3-szu | What is on his tablet? |
| 5 | sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 lu sza sze2-ep | of your good garment be that of a šep |
| 6 | dan-a-szur lu sza sze2-ep i-di2-su2-en6 | May Dan-Assur be the one who reveals secrets to him. |
| 7 | u2-za-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-ku-pi3-a | he cleared, and silver he weighed out |
| 8 | a-na-szi2-am sza isz-te2-en6 | As for me, who is entrusted |
| 9 | u3 sze2-na sza isz-ti2-a u2-sze2-bi4-lu-ni | and the barley that he brought with me, |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu ub-lu-nim | their silver he brought |
| 11 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus I: silver |
| 12 | e-ta-am-dum i-la2-kam-ma | he will weigh it out and |
| 13 | i-ba-ab2 a-bu-lim la a-ba-asz2 | “If he does not have a father, |
| 14 | lu-mu-un li-bi4-im | the lord of the mountains, |
| 15 | e-ta-ap-szu-ni | he has done, |
| 16 | lu a-na _tug2 hi_-ti2-a lu a-na | either for a soiled garment or for |
| 17 | _an-na_-ki-a szu-<ta>-am-ri-is,-ma | “O Anakkia, be appeased, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ | silver, 1 mina and 2 minas |
| 2 | sze2-li-a-am sze2-pa2-am | šēlīm means “to be strewn. |
| 3 | a-ni-tam gi5-im-la2-ni | his slanderer |
| 4 | lu-qu2-tam2 lu i-a-tam2 | “Luqutam, be it Iatam! |
| 5 | lu sza ba-ri-ni za-ki-a-ma | or that of our father, you are exempt and |
| 6 | a-ta-al-kam mi3-ma la2 te2-zi-ba-am | (Sum) I have gone, what did you not do? (Akk) I went, what didn't you do? |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep pu-szu-ke-en6 | the silver of the brickwork of Pušukēn |
| 8 | a-di2 ta-la2-ka3-ni i-ba-szi2 | as long as he lives he will live. |
| 9 | i-na a-ta-al-ki-ka3 | at your departure |
| 10 | bu-zu-ta-a u3 e-nu-be-lam | and Enubelam |
| 11 | sza-hi-iz-ma a-na ni-ka3-si2-a | “I want to go to the ni-kasīya, |
| 12 | li-isz-hu-tu3 a-hu-ka3 | may your brother rejoice, |
| 13 | ta-ap-la2-ah-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu | you will weigh out, and his silver |
| 14 | tu3-sze2-ba-la2-szu-um 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-ne2-pi3-szi2-a | Tušebalānum 1/2 mina of silver he shall pay. |
| 15 | ta-na-sa3-ah-ma a-bu-zu-ta-a | you will remove, and Abzutâ |
| 16 | ta-da-an u3 im-di2-lu-um | you will give, and Imdilum |
| 17 | a-na-kam _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu e-ri-szi2 | as much as his silver he shall pay. |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 i-sze2-pi3-ka3 bi4-lam szu-ma | he will pay the silver. That man |
| 19 | la2 tu3-ub-lam a-szur u3 {d}nin-szubur | do not bring. Assur and Ninšubur |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-t,u3-la szi2-a-ma-tim la2 a-ga-mi3-il5-ka3 a-na-kam-ma | May it be well with you! Do not forget me! This is what I did. |
| 2 | qa2-bi4-a-kum i-sza _an-na_-ki-szu _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ u2-su2-uh3 | say to you: he of Anakkišu 1 mina of refined silver |
| 3 | a-na a-wi-li ta-e-er a-na-ku a-ta-ah-ba-al | To a man, turn back! I have turned back. |
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