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KTH 13 (P361003)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTH 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361003 |
| Museum no. | ROM 993.059.001 |
| Collection | Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 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 i-ku-pi3-a-szur3 a!-ta-ta | to Ikūpi-Aš[ur] I have sent. |
| 2 | a-szur3-ma-lik u2 szu-esz18-dar | Assur-malik and Šū-Ishtar, |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Inbi-Ištar: |
| 4 | 2(disz) me-at 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2 sag10 diri_ | 212 extra sag-garments, |
| 5 | a-bu-dingir na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Abu-ilī is yours. |
| 6 | szu-ma pa2-zu-ur-szu-nu ta-le-a | “He is the one who is awe-inspiring towards them, |
| 7 | pa2-zi-ra-szu-nu szu-ma pa2-zu-ur-szu-nu | “He is their exorcist, he is their herdsman. |
| 8 | la2 ta-le-a a-na _e2-gal_-lim | not to take away to the palace |
| 9 | sze2-li-a-szu-nu-ma _e2-[gal_-lum2] | and the palace |
| 10 | ni-is-ha-ti2-szu-nu li-il5#-[qe2]-ma | may he take their gifts, and |
| 11 | _tug2 hi-a_ sze2-ri-da [szu-ma] _e2-gal_-lum2 | a šeridu-garment is the name of the palace |
| 12 | _tug2 hi-a_ a-na szi2-mi2-[im i-la2-qe2]-ma# | he will take the appropriate garments and |
| 13 | i-na re-esz15 _tug2 hi-[a ku3-babbar_] | at the head of the hītu-garment silver |
| 14 | i-sza-qal di2-na-a [szu-ma] | he will weigh out the verdict. |
| 15 | a-na szi2-mi3-im i-la2-qe2# | he will take for the price. |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar la2_ i-sza-qal u2 masz? x-am | he will weigh out the deficit of silver and ... |
| 17 | i-da-an la2 ta-da-na-a | He will give it, but you will not give it. |
| 18 | u2 t,e2-em _e2-gal_-lim | and the report of the palace |
| 19 | i-na e-ra-ab2 _tug2 hi-a_ | when entering the garments |
| 20 | a-ni-u2-tim li-im-da-nim | these may they surpass. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szu-mi3 te2-er-ti2 u2 a-na-ku | my name is “seizing-of-the-mouth’ and I, |
| 2 | e-ra-ba-ni u2 i-na a-ni-tim | he will enter, and in the future |
| 3 | t,e2-em _e2-gal_-lim lu-ut-ka3-ni-ma | a report of the palace let me make, and |
| 4 | za [x x] e-ra-ba-am la2 e-ra-ba-am | ... will enter, he will not enter. |
| 5 | [szu-up]-ra-nim szu-ma _tug2 hi-a_ | Send me! That is the clothing! |
| 6 | [_e2]-gal_-lum2 a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-te2-qe2-e | the palace to a fate has taken |
| 7 | i-na re-esz15 _tug2 hi-a_ [ih]-da-ma | at the head of the garment he wore, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ le-qe2-a szu-ma [_e2]-gal_-lum2 | Take silver! That palace |
| 9 | _tug2 hi-a la2_ il5-te2-qe2-e-ma s,u2-ba-tu3-a | he took the loose garments, and my garments |
| 10 | i-ta-ar-du-nim ku#-nu-ki | They have sworn by your seal. |
| 11 | u2-di2-a-ma _tug2 hi-a_ sza ha-ba-tim | until the garments of the robbery |
| 12 | um-mi3-a i-ku-pi3-a-szur3 li-il5-qe2 | My mother, Ikupi-Assur, may she take. |
| 13 | i-a-u2-tim a-ta-ta li-il5-qe2 | “Why should he take me away? |
| 14 | sza a-bi-ni a-szur3-ma-lik li-il5-qe2 | Assur-malik may take the property of his father. |
| 15 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-szur3-_gal_ ma-ha-i-a | garments of Ashur-rabi, the mayor; |
| 16 | szu-esz18-dar li-il5-qe2 1(u) 6(disz) _tug2_ sza ba-zi-tim | Shu-Ištar may he take. 16 garments of Bazitim |
| 17 | _dumu_ i-di2-ku-bi-im | son of Iddin-Kūbum |
| 18 | a-na a-su2-ka3-ni um-mi3-sza a-di2-na-ma#? x | to Asukani, her mother, I have given |
| 19 | a-hu-a a-tu3-nu la2 sza a-wa-tim# | My brother, you are not of the words |
| 20 | a-na-ku a-na ku-nu-ti2 szu-ma | “I, to you, that is |
| 21 | ta-da-ga-la2-ma a-na _tug2 hi-a_ | you will measure out, and for a garment |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na ka3-ni-isz | the silver in a sealed document |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-ba-szi2 a-na _ku3-babbar_ di2-na-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a | he shall give to silver, and the silver before me |
| 2 | li-im-hu-ra-ni szu-ma i-na ka3-ni-isz | “Let him receive from me, that in the kāniš, |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na _tug2 hi-a la2_ i-ba-szi2 a-li _ku3-babbar_ | there is no silver for the clothing. Where is the silver? |
| 4 | a-na _tug2 hi-a_ i-ba-szi2-u2 isz-ti2 a-bu-dingir | there are garments, from Abu-ilī |
Sources & licences
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