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OIP 027, 62 (P360783)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OIP 027, 62 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360783 |
| Museum no. | Beloit College Art Hall No. 608 |
| Collection | Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, 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 | a-na im-di2-dingir pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Imdi-dingir Pušu |
| 2 | i-ku-nim i-di2-a-bi-im | he established, he gave it to me. |
| 3 | u3 ha-da#-a qi2#-bi-ma um-ma | And may he say a happy word, thus |
| 4 | a-mur-esz18-dar-ma 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi2 | Amur-Ishtar 5 minas of silver |
| 5 | i-ku-num a-s,i2-ib-tim u2-ka3-il5 | Ikūnum the aṣibtu-priestess held. |
| 6 | 9(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ qa2-dum s,i2-ib-ti2-szu | 9 2/3 minas, his sharecropper; |
| 7 | i-ku-num a-na ha-da-a u2-bi4-[ik] | Ikūnum to the joy he presented. |
| 8 | _sza3-ba_ 4(disz) _ma-na_ ha-da-a i-di2-nam | within it 4 minas of ḫadâ he gave. |
| 9 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ a-s,e2-er i-ku-nim | and 2 minas of straw he weighed out. |
| 10 | u3 kar3-wa-a a-na ku-ta-u2-nim | and Karwâ to Kutānum |
| 11 | na-di2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | the price of that silver |
| 12 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ ha-da-a u2-ka3-al | 3 2/3 minas of hadâ-flour he shall hold. |
| 13 | a-na-ku a-na 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | I for 3 2/3 minas of silver |
| 14 | u3 s,i2-ba-ti2-szu sza isz-tu3 | and his interest, which from |
| 15 | 1(u) sza-na-at a-sze2-e-szu | 10 šanātu-vessels of sesame |
| 16 | u4-ma-am 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Every day 1 mina 10 shekels of silver |
| 17 | a-na-pa2-al-szum a-wa-tim | I will present to him the words |
| 18 | ma-la2 im-di2-dingir i-di2-u2-szu-ni | as much as he had commanded him, |
| 19 | a-di2 ni-na-mu-ru li-im-ta-szar | Until we see, may he be released. |
| 20 | t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am | a copy of the tablet. |
| 21 | sza ku-nu-ki-szu le-qe2-a ki#-ma | Take what is in his sealed document. Just as |
| 22 | a-wa-tu3-a la2 ka3-ab2-sa3-ni | his words cannot be changed, |
| 23 | [a]-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ gar3-wa-a | for 2 minas of silver, Garwâ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ku-num u3 ha-da-a ku-lu-szu-nu-ma | Ikūnum and Ḫadâ seized them, and |
| 2 | pu-uh3-ru i-ku-num | he will weigh out the payment. |
| 3 | u3 kar3-wa-a lu-uk-ta-i-nu-ma | and the quay, let me establish, and |
| 4 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | 2 minas of silver, the ṣarupam-tax and its interest |
| 5 | sza isz-tu3 1(u) sza-na-at a-szar | which from the 10th day of the year where |
| 6 | [i]-bu-ra-ni isz-te2-en6 i-ba-ri-szu-nu | “If he sees him, he will become angry with them. |
| 7 | li-di2-nam / a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | May my brother give me (back)! |
| 8 | be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu / la i-tu3-ru-ma | My lord, you have not returned, and |
| 9 | la i-na-pu-szu / a-na-ku | they will not do it. I |
| 10 | la sa3#-ah-ra-ku / 1(u) _ma-na_ szu-qu2-ul-tam2 | I am not afraid, 10 minas of refined silver |
| 11 | ma-az-li-gi5 u3 szu-ga-ri-a-e | Azligi and Šugariya |
| 12 | _sza3-ba_ 8(disz) _ma-na_ im-di2-dingir | therein 8 minas of Imdi-ilum |
| 13 | i-di2-in szi2-tum# 2(disz) _ma-na_ | gave. That is 2 minas. |
| 14 | 2(u) _ma-na_ hu-sza-[u2] 1(disz) sza-sza-num | 20 minas of hushû, 1 šašanum |
| 15 | [n 7(disz)] pa2-szu [n 5(disz)] na-qu2-bu# 6(disz) _ma-na_ | n 7 pashu, n 5 naqubu, 6 minas |
| 16 | [szu]-qul2-tam2 1(disz) ta-as-ka3-ri-num | Šuqultam 1 Taskarinum |
| 17 | 3(disz) i-na a-mi3-tim u2-ru-uk-szu | 3 (mana wool for) the flood of Uruk, |
| 18 | ka3-ab2-sa3-at 1(disz) ru-pu-szu | are deposited. 1 rupusu, |
| 19 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ sza sza-du-i-szu | 3 minas of his šadû-flour |
| 20 | 2(u) e-pa2-da-tum# tal-ha-di2-a-tum | 20 epadatum talḫadiatum |
| 21 | _sza3#_-ba 1(u) e-pa2-da-tim a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | therefrom: 10 offerings of Assur-bēl-awati |
| 22 | 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 8 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu-su2-ka3-e sza-du-a-tam2 i-ku-bu-ur-na-at | (Sum) The šadūtum priestess is the one who eats the bread of heaven (Akk) The mūlu priestesses of heaven are the ones that eat the bread |
| 2 | i-di2-ma szu-ru a-mur-esz18-dar lu-ka3-in | May Amur-Ištar know (this). |
| 3 | a-na ka3-ri-im u2-ka3-i-ma mu-su2-ka3-e-szu | (Sum) He binds him to the gate, he makes him bow down (Akk) To the gate he holds and his bows down |
| 4 | ar-ki mu-ul-wa-[ri]-su2 u2-ta-e-er-szum | after Mullwarissu has returned to him |
| 5 | mi3-ma a-nim ha-da-a sza-di2-na | whatever he wishes for, |
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