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KTH 08 (P360998)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTH 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360998 |
| Museum no. | SFH — |
| Collection | Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 | um-ma pi2-la2-ha-a-a u2 a-gi5-a-ma | Thus (says) Pilaḫāya, the nursemaid: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza# isz#-qu2#-lu#-ni# | Speak! For the silver that he weighed out |
| 4 | sza [...]-ta-ni li-ip-t,u3-[ru] | May they release the ... of ... |
| 5 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim / ni-la2-qe2#-[ma] | We will take it as a loan. |
| 6 | ni-da-szi2-im / u2 s,i2-ib-tam2 | for the people, a healthy food |
| 7 | u2 s,i2-ba-at s,i2-ib-tim | and the ṣibat-spirit |
| 8 | ni-ma-nu-a-ku-um | We are not. |
| 9 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 s,i2#-ba-su2# sza isz-tu3 | and ṣibasu-plant, which from |
| 2 | li-mi3-im / sza tal-qe2-u2 | The eponym that you took. |
| 3 | [x x] x x-ni | ...ni |
| 4 | [u2 ta]-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-ni | and you have presented to me |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2 [...] | as far as |
| 2 | sza-ak-ni-[ik-ma isz-ti2] | are placed with you. |
| 3 | _dumu_ um-me-a-nim lu-sze2-bi4-[lu-nim] | the son of Ummanum may I send to you. |
Sources & licences
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