Unread Atlas
AKT 3, 085 (P360694)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | AKT 3, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360694 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 a-la2-ku u3 nu-uh3-szi2-tim | to the road and the nuhšītum |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma en-um-a-szur-ma | Speak, thus Enum-Assur: |
| 3 | a-na a-la2-ku qi2-bi-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | Speak to me to go, and you will write me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma t,up-pu-u2 | Thus (says) the tablet: |
| 5 | sza ma-ma-he-er _e2_ a-hu-wa-qar | of Amaḫer, the house of Aḫu-waqar |
| 6 | i-ba-szi2-u2 u3 me-er-u2 | there is, and a substitute. |
| 7 | a-hu-wa-qar i-na ma-ma | Aḫu-waqar among |
| 8 | wa-asz2-bu-ma t,up-pe2-e / qa2-ti2 | who sits and a tablet of hand |
| 9 | la2 is,-ba-at / a-hi a-ta / mi3-nam | He has not grasped my arm, what is my arm from the water? |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar tu3-qa2-wa | son of Ahu-waqar, Tuqawa |
| 11 | u4-ma!-am / isz-te2-en6 u2 sze2-na | “At that time, in the morning, fresh grass |
| 12 | hu-sza-ha-ka3 e-zi-ib-ma | Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the woman is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments |
| 13 | ka3-ra-am / mu-hu-ur-ma | he received it in full. |
| 14 | 3(disz) a-hi-u2-tim / s,a-ba-at-ma | 3 (mana wool for) Aḫītum was taken, and |
| 15 | t,up-pe2-e li-ip-te2-u2-ma | they should open the tablets, and |
| 16 | t,up-pa2-am sza hu-bu-ul | Tablet concerning the loss |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu-lu / sza 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 11 minas of silver |
| 2 | a-na ma-ma-he-er ha-bu-lu | to the king, my lord: |
| 3 | qa2-at-ka3 li-is,-ba-at-ma | May your hand hold, and |
| 4 | u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma | and your extispicy may come, and |
| 5 | ki-ma sza 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ ta-di2-na-ni | like that of 1 talent of silver you gave to me |
| 6 | a-ha-tu3 u3 a-na-ku a-wi-il5 | ahatu and I, the man |
| 7 | gi-mi3-lim3 a-ga-mi3-il5-ka3 | the requital of Aga-mil |
| 8 | ma-ma-he-er _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam | he shall pay. The silver shall be paid. |
| 9 | ha-bu-lam isz-te2-en6 t,up-pu-szu | “Ḫabulam, he has checked his tablet’s contents. |
| 10 | sza 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-te2-en6 | of 2 2/3 minas of silver ište-en, |
| 11 | sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u4-mu-u2 | of 2 minas of silver daily |
| 12 | ma-du-tum e-ti2-qu2 t,up-pu-u2 | (If) the term has passed, the tablet will become invalid. |
| 13 | i-li-bi-i t,up-pe2-e-a | Illībi, my tablet |
| 14 | i-ba-szi2-u2 / a-s,e2-er a-szur-na-s,i2-ir | there is Assur-naṣir. |
| 15 | asz2-ta-pa2-ar um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you thus: "I |
| 16 | a-s,e2-er a-la2-ku e-ti2-iq | I went out, I passed by. |
| 17 | u3 a-ta a-li wa-asz2-bu | and where is he living? |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-pu-ur-ma a-na s,e2-ri-ka3 | send, and to your country |
| 2 | le-ti2-qam-ma / u2-za-ka3 li-ip-te2 | "Let him pass by and let him open the door." |
| 3 | a-na s,u2-ha-ar-ti2-ka3 li-ba-ka3? | to your ṣuḫartu(?), may your heart(?) |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.