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ArAn 03, 159 (P360798)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArAn 03, 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360798 |
| Museum no. | AMM 009-127-87 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ ha-szu-i _gudu4_ | seal of Hašû, gudu priest |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ ta-ri-ku-ta _gudu4_ | Seal of Tarikuta, gudu priest |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ki-kar2-sza-an _kiszib3_ a-bu-sza-lim | seal of Kikar-šān, seal of Abu-szalim |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ isz-pu-nu-ma-an | seal he impressed. |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ ku-uk-ra a-szi2-ti2-szu | seal of Kukra, his wife |
| 6 | am-tam2 ni-isz-a-szu-e | “It is the wild bull of Niš’azû, |
| 7 | isz-pu-nu-ma-an | he sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 ku-uk-ra a-sza-su2 | kukuru-plant, ašû-plant |
| 2 | a-szi2-mi3-im a-na ku-ur-ku-ra | who listens to the kurkura prayer, |
| 3 | i-di2-nu! / ku-ur-ku-ra | gave to the enemy |
| 4 | a-szar li-bi4-szu a-na | where his heart to |
| 5 | szi2-mi3-im i-da-szi2 | he will determine a fate. |
| 6 | szu-ma ma-ma-an | Whoever |
| 7 | lu u2-pa2-ti2-nu-um | may they be repaid. |
| 8 | lu tu3-si2-nu-um | be it Tusinum, |
| 9 | a-na ku-ur-ku-ra | to Kurkura |
| 10 | i-tu3-wa-ar | he shall return. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-pu-nu-ma-an u2 ku-uk-ra | he sent, and the kukurru-plant |
| 2 | a-na ku-ur-ku-ra i-sza-qu2-lu | they will weigh it out to the granary. |
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
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