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OIP 027, 54 (P360778)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OIP 027, 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360778 |
| Museum no. | OIM A12538 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 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 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 la2_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 shekel less 6 1/2 grains of silver |
| 2 | sza isz-tu3 ka3-ni-isz | which from Kāniš |
| 3 | a-di2 usz-ha-ni-a a-szu-mi3 | as far as Ušḫania, my name |
| 4 | a-la2-hi-im _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni asz2-qul2 | Alaḫim, son of Adad-bāni, the bodyguard |
| 5 | 3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ da-at e-ma-ri-szu | 3 shekels of tin, the weight of his weapon, |
| 6 | i-na usz-ha-ni-a-ma asz2-qul2 | I have plundered in a pile of bricks. |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ a-na _e2_ ub-ri | 12 shekels of tin for the house of Ubru |
| 8 | i-na usz-ha-ni-a a-di2-in | I gave in the reedbed. |
| 9 | ki-isz-da-tu3-szu 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | its weight: 3 1/2 shekels of tin |
| 10 | 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ i-na ma-li-ta | 5 shekels of tin in a measuring vessel |
| 11 | [x] _gin2 an-na_ i-na ki-isz-da-at | x shekels of tin in the coils |
| 12 | [e]-ma-ri-szu | his witnesses |
| 13 | [x] _gin2 an-na_ ig-ri | x shekels of tin, wages |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ra#-de8-e-em sza isz-tu3# | love-making which from |
| 2 | usz-ha-ni-a a-na ma-li-[ta] | he imposed upon me. To the city |
| 3 | isz-ti2-ni i-li-ku | with us he went |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-ku-um | 3 minas of šikum copper |
| 5 | isz-tu3 ma-li-ta-a | from Malitāya |
| 6 | a-di2 wa-ah-szu-sza-na | as far as Waḫšušana |
| 7 | ig-re-e ra-de8-e-em | he smote. |
| 8 | ma-li-ta-i-im | Malitām |
| 9 | asz2-qul2 | ašqul plant |
Sources & licences
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