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KTK 019 (P360871)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTK 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360871 |
| Museum no. | GMII 1548 |
| Collection | Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 / a-na | Thus (says) Ašur-imittī to |
| 2 | wa-asz2-hu-ru / bu-zi-a! | “Ašḫuru, buziya, |
| 3 | u2 esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2 / qi2-bi4-ma | and Ištar-lamassu speak! |
| 4 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ / ku-nu-ki-ni | 3 shekels of silver for Kunukini |
| 5 | pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Pilaḫ-Ištar, your provider |
| 6 | a-ma-kam [...] na-asz2-par-tum | It is my word ... the message |
| 7 | sza a-bi-[ni isz]-tu3# | of our father from |
| 8 | a-lim{ki} [i-li]-kam | of the city he came to me |
| 9 | na-asz2-par-tam2 [szu-a]-ti2 | that letter |
| 10 | isz-ti2 / pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar | with Pilah-ištar |
| 11 | ku-un-ka3-ma / sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Seal it with your seal! Send it to me! |
| 12 | 2(disz){szi2-ta} / qa2-ar-na-a?-tim | 2 qarnātu(?), |
| 13 | pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 _i3-gesz du10-ga_ | Pilaḫ-Ištar, your provider of good oil |
| 14 | a-ma-kam / | It is my word. |
| 15 | a-na a-na-ah-i3-li2 | to Anah-ilī |
| 16 | u2 pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar | pilaḫ-ištar-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-li-a-ni-szu-nu | Alianišunu |
| 2 | szu-ma / s,u2-ha-ru-um | he is Ṣuḫarum |
| 3 | isz-tu3 / za-al-pa2 | from Zalpa |
| 4 | e-ru-ba-am isz-ti2 | entered, together with |
| 5 | pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar t,u3-ur-da-ni-szu | Pilaḫ-Ištar, his son |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ra-am / | ṣuharam (means) |
| 7 | ka3-la2-ri-a-am / a-na | the kalarīm-plant to |
| 8 | ka3-la2-pu-tim / i-ta-szu | the kalāpû-offering he carried. |
| 9 | a-na a-na-ah-i3-li2 | to Anah-ilī |
| 10 | pu-i / a-di2-in | I have given. |
| 11 | qa2-ab2-li-tam2 | in the middle |
| 12 | u2-hu-uz2-tam2 | a gift |
| 13 | sza hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | of his stag |
| 14 | u2-bi-lu / ti2-ib-nam | he brought, may he live! |
| 15 | ta-e-ra-ma / qa2-ab2-li-tam2 | “You have entered the courtyard, |
| 16 | sze2-s,i2-a-ni | he brought out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na wa-asz2-hu-ru / qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to a stranger, and |
| 2 | a-bu-ni a-ta s,u2-uh3-ru-um | his father from the sea |
| 3 | la2 e-me-s,i2 / ur-ha-am isz-te2-en6 | (Sum) I am the one who is not able to see (Akk) The one who does not see is unable to see |
| 4 | la2 ta-ha-da-ar | do not fear! |
Sources & licences
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