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Fs Alp 32-33 (P360795)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Alp 32-33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360795 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | la2-li-a ra-bi-s,u2-um a-szur3-ma-lik | the great lal priest, Assur-malik, |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im isz-a-al | son of Alaḫum he asked |
| 3 | um-ma la2-li-a-ma a-na a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | Thus Lālī-aya, to Assur-malik: |
| 4 | a-di2 ma-la u3 sze2-ni-szu t,up-pe3-e | As long as he keeps writing his tablet, |
| 5 | sza a-lim{ki} sza a-ni-isz-a-ni | of the city, which together |
| 6 | _igi_ ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz ta-asz2-me-e | Before Karim, you heard Kaniš. |
| 7 | a-ta t,up-pe3-e sza a-lim{ki} | From the tablet of the city |
| 8 | sza _igi_ ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz | of the front of the kārīm kaniš |
| 9 | ta-asz2-me-u2 ta-ti2-ki-ir um-ma a-ta-ma | You heard, you questioned, thus (says) “Why |
| 10 | t,up-pe3-e sza a-lim{ki} _igi_ ka3-ri-im | tablets of the city before Karum |
| 11 | ka3-ni-isz u2-la2 asz2-<me>-e a-ta | <(How long] will you be a slave?> |
| 12 | tu3-sza-a-la2-ni sza t,up-pe3-e | You will give it to me for the tablet. |
| 13 | sza a-lim{ki} <sza> a-ni-isz-a-ni ba-a-[am] | of the city, which is opposite |
| 14 | t,up-pe3-e sza a-lim{ki} _igi_ ka3-ri-im | tablets of the city before Karum |
| 15 | szi2-li-isz-ma szi2-me-e u3 szi2-be-e | Listen to me and hear me!” |
| 16 | la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-ka3-<na>-am | do not keep me awake! |
| 17 | usz-ka3-in a-na t,up-pi3-im | I established for the tablet. |
| 18 | sza a-lim{ki} u3 ra-bi-s,i2-im | of the city and the district |
| 19 | sza be-li-a a-szur3-ma-lik | of my lord Aššra-mālik, |
| 20 | la-li-a ra-bi4-s,a-am e-pu-ul | I built a great lalû-vessel. |
| 21 | ka3-ru-um di2-nam i-di2-in-ma | He gave a verdict, and |
| 22 | i-na sza-ni-im u4-mi3-im | in another day |
| 23 | sza ha-mu-usz-tim t,up-pa2-am | of Hamuštim, the tablet |
| 24 | sza a-lim{ki} _igi_ ka3-ri-im | of the city before Karum |
| 25 | tu3-sza-asz2-me-e-ma a-ma-la2 | you will bring to me and I will weigh it out. |
| 26 | t,up-pi3-im sza a-lim{ki} e-pa2-asz2 | a tablet of the city he shall make |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na sza-ni-im u4-mi3-im | in another day |
| 2 | sza ha-mu-usz-tim as-ku-ta-ku-ma | (Sum) I am the one of the ḫamūštu-demon (Akk) I was the one who had a wife, and |
| 3 | _igi_ sze2-na um-ma a-na-ku-ma ba-a-am | before Šena, thus I: |
| 4 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} _igi_ ka3-ri-im | tablet of the city before Karum |
| 5 | sza-asz2-me-e-ma a-ma-la2 t,up-pi3-im | Write me, and I will read my tablet. |
| 6 | sza a-lim{ki} le-pu-usz a-ta | of the city he should do. Why |
| 7 | si2-ki tu3-ka3-al u3 a-na ka3-ri-im | you will wash the wool, and for the kārīm. |
| 8 | wa-szu-ri la2 ta-mu-a um-ma a-ta-ma | “You are not my friend’s son (= Šumma Izbu XIV unknown), thus (says) he: |
| 9 | al-ka3-am i-di2-di-im la2-asz2-al-ka3 | Come, I will go with you. |
| 10 | be2-el a-wa-ti2-a tu3-ki-isz-ma i-di2-ti2-im | the lord of my words, you cut off my life, |
| 11 | ta-asz2-ta-li sza t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | a copy of the tablet of the city |
| 12 | la2 asz2-me-u2 i-na t,up-pi3-im ta-al-ta#-[ap2-tam2] | I did not hear. You opened the tablet. |
| 13 | um-ma a-ta-ma a-di2 ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu | Thus (says) “Why, as long as he and his brother |
| 14 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} ta-asz2-me-e | The tablet of the city you heard. |
| 15 | sza t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} la2 asz2-me-u2 | I did not hear of the tablet of the city. |
| 16 | ba-a-am u4-ma-ma t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | Every day the tablet of the city |
| 17 | _igi_ ka3-ri-im sza-asz2-me-e-ma a-ma-la2 | before the kalû-priest, hear me and I will pay. |
| 18 | t,up-pi3-im sza a-lim{ki} u3 be-li-a | Tablet of the city and my lord |
| 19 | le-pu-usz ra-bi4-s,a-ti2 a-ta be-el | May the great ones do (this). Why, O lord, |
| 20 | a-wa-ti2-a la2 tu3-ka3-asz2-ma a-pu-ti2-ka3 | You shall not make a claim concerning my matter, and your words will not be heard. |
| 21 | la2 ta-asz2-te2-ne2-e-li | do not turn back! |
| 22 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | to these words |
| 23 | ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | The karûm-priest gave me the kaniš-priestess, |
| 24 | _igi gir2#_ sza a-szur3 | before the sword of Assur |
| 25 | szi2-bu#-ti2-ni ni-di2-in | we gave to him. |
| 26 | _igi_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ pi3-la2-ah-a-szur | before Ikupia, son of Pilah-Assur |
| 27 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-du-ku-ul | before Adad-dukul |
| 28 | _dumu_ dan-a-szur3 | son of Dan-Assur, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i-di2-a-bi4-im _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar | before Iddin-abīm, son of Puzur-Ištar |
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