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AKT 3, 073 (P360682)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 3, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360682 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 dan-a-[szur] | for Pušu-kēn and Dan-Assur |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma a-na dan-a-szur | Speak to Dan-Assur: |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | Speak, and you will send me. |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma 4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | Thus says he: 45 minas |
| 6 | sza _dam-gar3_ na-asz2-u2-ni-kum | of the merchant he brought to you |
| 7 | 1(disz) ne2-pi3-sza-am sza 1(u) _ma-na_ | 1 harvester of 10 minas, |
| 8 | ap-t,ur4-ma 9(disz) _ma-na_-e-szu-ma | I closed and 9 minas of his |
| 9 | la2-ma di2-in a-lim{ki} a-na ma-la2 | a judge of the city for the length |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2-ku-nu _an-na_ u3 li-wi-su2 | Your rejoicing, Anu and his anger |
| 11 | asz2-a-ma 4(disz) _ansze_ sza _an-na_ | 4 homers of tin |
| 12 | u3 isz-te2-en6 _ansze_ i-a-um | and a second donkey there is |
| 13 | sza _an-na_ u3 4(u) _tug2 sza3-ba_ | of tin and 40 garments of the interior |
| 14 | 2(u) _tug2_ ka3-ab-tu3-tum | 20 kabtûtu-garments |
| 15 | a-na szi2-ti2 lu-qu2-ti2-im | for the life of the dead |
| 16 | sza ba-ri-ni 3(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ | of Barinu 32 garments |
| 17 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _tug2_ ka3-ab2-tu3-tum | therefrom: 10 kabtûtu-garments |
| 18 | dam-qu2-tum mi3-ma a-nim | Good, what ...? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ ir-ma-[{d}iszkur] | Assur-malik, son of Irma-Addu |
| 2 | i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2 | they will bring to you. |
| 3 | 3(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [sza _dam]-gar3#_ | 33 minas of silver belonging to the merchant |
| 4 | sza ku-s,i2-a tu3-sze2#-[bi-la2]-ni | that you sent me with my sandals |
| 5 | i-na di2-in a-[lim{ki}] | at the court of the city |
| 6 | sza-li-isz-tam2 _an-[na_] | the totality of An |
| 7 | i-sza-u2-mu _an-na_ | he will weigh out. |
| 8 | la2 i-ba-szi2 sza ma-at | there is none of the land. |
| 9 | sza-pi3-il5-tim i-ma-qa2-tim | the ša-pilŋtum of Imaqātum, |
| 10 | a-lu-qu2-tim sza _dam-gar3_ | the mills of the merchant |
| 11 | szi2-ma-am a-sza-a-ma | “If I ask,’ |
| 12 | ku-s,i2-a u2-ba-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | they shall carry off my garments. |
| 13 | lu-qu2-tam2 lu sza sze2-ep | “Luqutam, be it that of šēp, |
| 14 | puzur4-a-szur lu sza | Puzur-Assur, be it that |
| 15 | sze2-ep a-szur-ma-lik | the brickwork of Assur-malik |
| 16 | za-ki-a-ma | are cleared, and |
| 17 | dan-a-szur li-ta-al-kam | May Dannašur go with me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ sza ik-ri-bi4-a u3 _ku3-sig17_ 1(u) _gin2_ | the silver of my rites and the gold, 10 shekels |
| 2 | i-pa2-nim-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Look at me and send me! |
Sources & licences
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