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KTK 006 (P360858)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTK 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360858 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1569bis ? |
| 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)
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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 szi2-ip]-ri# sza a-lim{ki} u3 ka3-ri-im | for the work of the city and the city quarter |
| 2 | [ka3-ni-isz qi2]-bi-ma um-ma wa-bar-tum | Thus Wabartum |
| 3 | [sza wa-asz2-ha]-ni-a-ma / a-na-kam | who is with me, and why |
| 4 | [... na-asz2-par]-tim# / sza a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ | ... the message of Ashur-malik, son of |
| 5 | [...] _gal_ si2-ki-tim is,-ba-at | ... great ... seized the wool. |
| 6 | [... i]-tu3-ur-ma / szi2-ma-am / _ki_ / a-la2-hi-im | ... returned, and the fate with Alaḫum |
| 7 | [_dumu_ a]-szur3#-e-mu-qi2 / il5-qe2-ma / wa-ar-ki-tam2 | son of Ashur-emuqi, he took and afterwards |
| 8 | [lu-qu2-ti2-szu?] i-s,a-ba-at um-ma szu-ut-ma | seized his property, thus he: |
| 9 | puzur4#-a-szur3 / lu-qu2-ti2 / ma-a-tam2-ma | Puzur-Assur, the luqutu priest of the land |
| 10 | [qa2-ti2] wa-al qa2-ti2 / ur-de8-a / i-na | “The hand of the one who holds the hand’s hand, in |
| 11 | [a-bu-li? i-s,a]-ba-at ki-ma / a-na ka3-ni-isz | The elder(?) seized, as for the king |
| 12 | [i-ka3-szu-du? ...] _la2?_ a-sza-pu-ru | they will bind(?) ... I will send |
| 13 | [... x] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] e u2-[...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] ma-ma-an / e [...] | ... someone ... |
| 3' | [a-szum? a]-wa-tim / a-ni-a-tim# [x x] | concerning these words ... |
| 4' | [...]-nim / ik-si2-ma / um-ma szu-ut#-[ma] | ... kissed, thus says ... |
| 5' | [a-bu]-a be2-lu-a / ta-asz2-pur-ma / i-na | My father, my lord, you wrote me, and in |
| 6' | [a-bu]-li#? qa2-ti2 / wa-al qa2-ti2 | “Abu-lī, the hand, the side of the hand |
| 7' | [a-s,a]-ba-at / isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im | I seize from the day |
| 8' | [_tug2?_ sza ka3]-szi2-im u3 9(disz) me-at 3(disz) _ma-na_ | a kašīm garment and 933 minas |
| 9' | [_uruda?_ sza? _e2]-gal#_-lim u2-sa3-li-im / | the copper of the palace he filled |
| 10' | [... um-ma szu]-ut#-ma / u4-ma-am / szu-ma | ... he is saying thus: "He is today." |
| 11' | [a-na ka3?-ni?-isz? i]-ka3-szu-du / u2-s,a-ab2-ma | he will bind to the gate(?) and |
| 12' | [... a-la2]-hi-ma / a-mar-ma | ... I went and saw. |
Sources & licences
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