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KTH 15 (P361005)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTH 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361005 |
| 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)
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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 du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur | To Duṣilli-Aš[ur] |
| 2 | a-la2-hi-im u2 {d}iszkur-_gal_ | Alaḫum and Adad-rabi |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma szu-esz18-dar-ma | Speak, thus Šu-Ishtar: |
| 4 | 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | 16 minas of silver, 12 talents of copper |
| 5 | _sag10_ a-na bu-za-zu ha-bu-la2-ku | (Sum) I am the one who is enraged by your utterances, I am frightened by your incantation. (Akk) You are the one of your enchantment, you are afflicted with grief. |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na puzur4-a-szur | 11 minas of silver to Puzur-Assur |
| 7 | qa2-ta-tim sza sa3-ba-si2-a | the hand of the sabašû |
| 8 | na-al-pu-ta-ku | I am afraid. |
| 9 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu _uruda_ | my brother, Atunu, copper |
| 10 | ma-du-ma lu i-na _e2-gal_-lim | whatever in the palace |
| 11 | lu i-na a-la2-ni | or on the road |
| 12 | ha-la-aq a-ma-kam | “Halaq is my word. |
| 13 | a-wa-ti2 isz-ti2 bu-za-zu | a word with buzzu |
| 14 | bu-ut-qa2-ma isz-ti2 | “It is good, together with |
| 15 | puzur4-esz18-dar te2-er-ta-ku-nu | Puzur-Ištar, your return |
| 16 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-na | 1 mina for |
| 2 | _tug2_-ti2-szu t,up-pi3 il5-pu-ut | his garments he shall carry a tablet. |
| 3 | u2 _tug2_-ti2-szu szu-ut-ma 6(disz) _tug2 sag10_ | and his garments he has, and 6 good garments |
| 4 | u2-ha-li-iq 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-im-tam2 | 16 minas of šimtam |
| 5 | il5-qe2 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ ki-a-ma | he took, 16 minas thus |
| 6 | t,up-pi3 il5-pu-ut a-ta-na-ah! | The tablet will be checked and I will return it. |
| 7 | ma-la2 ta-le-e-a-ni | as much as he can carry, |
| 8 | a-wa-ti2 bu-ut-qa2 | a word of good fortune |
| 9 | a-na du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur | To Duṣilli-Aš[ur] |
| 10 | qi2-bi4-ma a-hi a-ta | Speak! My brother, from the water |
| 11 | a-ma-kam ki-ma sza a-na | I will speak as to |
| 12 | ku-wa-tim tu3-usz-ta-ma-ru-s,u2 | (Sum) You make the kuwātum tremble, |
| 13 | u2 a-na a-wa-ti2-a | and to my words |
| 14 | szu-ta-am-ri-is, | he shall remove. |
| 15 | ki-a-ma a-ba-szi? | like her father(?) |
| 16 | _AN dub_ e-na-ni | a tablet of Enani |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 i-la2-qe2 a-hi a-ta | he will not take the other side. |
| 2 | li-ba-am di2-na-am | “It is enough! Judge it! |
Sources & licences
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