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KTK 003 (P360855)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTK 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360855 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1558 |
| Collection | Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 szi2-ip-ri sza a-lim#{ki} [u3] | for the work of the city and |
| 2 | ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi-ma | Say “It is enough, it is enough! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# ka3-ru-um wa-ah-szu-sza-na _dumu gal_-ma! | thus Karum Wahšušana, the great son |
| 4 | [a-szu-mi3] be2-er-di2 sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | my name is Bērdi, about which you wrote me |
| 5 | [...]-mi3 isz-tu3 pa2-na-ma | ... from the front |
| 6 | [...]-a-ti2 um-ma szu-ut-ma | ..., thus he: |
| 7 | [...] u2-la2 ta?-sza-a-al-ma | ... you will raise, and |
| 8 | [... u2?]-sze2-s,a sza be-er-dam | ... he will bring out. That which is to be brought |
| 9 | [... isz]-tu3 a-li-a-u2 | ... from Aliau |
| 10 | [...] ti2#-szu a-ta-ba-al | ... his life I have sought |
| 11 | [... a]-ta-ba-al | ... I will weigh out. |
| 12 | [...] x-pa2-ah | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ra-ni szu-ma | ... he is |
| 2' | [...] x a-na | ... to |
| 3' | [...] te2-ra-tu3!-szu-ma | ... his extispicies |
| 4' | [...] u3 te2-ra-tu3-ku-nu | ... and your extispicies |
| 5' | [i?-ka3?]-ni#-isz a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-tu3-ra-a-ni | he weighed out for silver he returned. |
| 6' | _la2#?_ li-bi4-ku-nu pi2-ku-nu a-na be-er-di2 | the deficit(?) of your libīnu, your mouth to the extispicy |
| 7' | a-na _e2-gal_-lim la2 ta-da-na u3 | not given to the palace and |
| 8' | szi2-par2-ku-nu isz-ti2 szi2-ip-ri-szu | Your work with his work |
| 9' | la2 tu3-t,a2-ha-nim a-su2-ri | Do not be negligent, I am afraid. |
| 10' | szi2-par-ku-nu isz-ti2 szi2-ip-ri-szu | Your work with his work |
| 11' | e t,u3-<t,a2>-hi-a-nim-ma sa3-ra-ru-tu3-um | “Ha! ṭuḫānima, sarrarutum! |
| 12' | sza _e2-gal_-lim i-na ka3-ri-im | of the palace in the quay |
| 13' | e i-szi2-ki-in-ma a-na te2-ra-at | he sat down, and to return |
| 14' | a-lim{ki} a-szur te2-ra-ti2-ku-nu | Bison, Assur, your extispicies |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-sza#?-[...] | he made |
| 2 | sza _la2#?_ [...] | of the deficit? ... |
| 3 | be-er#-[dam? ...] | It is to be repaid(?) |
Sources & licences
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