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POAT 01a+b (P361114)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 01a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P361114 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-553 & UM L-29-553_e |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur _dumu_ bu-s,i2-a | Duṣilli-Assur, son of Buṣia |
| 2 | e-la2-nu-um _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim | Elanum, son of Asqudim |
| 3 | i-na mi3-ig-ra-ti2-szu-nu | in their battle |
| 4 | is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma ni-isz | they seized me, and we |
| 5 | a-lim{ki} it-mu-u2! i-ta-ma e-me-nu-um | the city he heard, and the word |
| 6 | i-na szi2-ga-ri-im | in the šigarum |
| 7 | sza a-szur3 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of Assur, 3 shekels of silver |
| 8 | i-na ha-ra-ni-im | in the quay |
| 9 | a-na ba-ri-szu-nu | against them |
| 10 | e-la2-nu-um lu ig-mu-ru-ni | “Let the Elānum-demons come forth for me! |
| 11 | a-na 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 2/3 shekel of silver |
| 12 | sa3-ha-ar-ta2-szu | his debts |
| 13 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 | Duṣila-Assur, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na e-la2-ni-im | to Elanum |
| 2 | lu i-di2-u2-szu-ni | may he not give him. |
| 3 | tap-pa2-u2-tam2 la2 e-pu-szu-ni | The companions who did not do it, |
| 4 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar du10_-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 | 2 shekels of silver: Du-ṣilli-Assur |
| 5 | a-na ba-ri-szu-nu la2 ig-mu-ru | they did not see each other. |
| 6 | i-ta-ma-ma 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay, and 2 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 7 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 a-na | Duṣillī-Ašur to |
| 8 | e-la2-ni-im i-sza-qal | above he shall weigh out. |
| 9 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-na ka3-u2-nim | 1 1/2 shekels of silver that for the ka’unum |
| 10 | e-la2-nu-um <<sza>> a-na | above, which to |
| 11 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 i-di2-nu | did Duṣilli-Ašur give, |
| 12 | ba-lum2 ma-mi3-tim i-sza-qal | the life of the land he shall weigh out. |
| 13 | e-na-a-szur3 _dumu_ puzur2-a-na | Ena-Assur, son of Puzur-ana |
| 14 | a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir | Assur-naṣir, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar a-szur3-li-qa2-i _dumu_ pa2-pa2-li | son of Amur-Ištar, Assur-liqâ, son of Papali |
| 2 | a-wi-lu a-ni-u2-tum8 dingir-a-a-nu | “Woe, Anitum, his god, |
| envelope | ||
| 3 | _kiszib3_ e-na-a-szur3! _dumu_ [puzur2-a]-na | Seal of Ena-Assur, son of Puzur-ana |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar | Seal of Assur-nāṣir, son of Amur-Ištar |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ a-szur3-li-qa2-i _dumu_ pa2-pa2-lim | Seal of Assur-liqâ, son of Padalim |
| 6 | du10-s,i-<<du10>>-la2-a-szur3 _dumu_ bu-s,i2-a | Duṣidu-la-Assur, son of Buṣia |
| 7 | u2 e-la2-num _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim i-na mi3-ig!-ra-ti2-szu-nu | and Elanum, son of Asqudim, in their battle |
| 8 | is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma ni-isz a-lim{ki} | seized me, and the life of the city |
| 9 | it-mu-u2-ma i-ta-ma e-me-nu-um | he heard, and he swore an oath. |
| 10 | i-na szi2-ga-ri-im sza a-szur3 | in the šigarum of Assur |
| 11 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ e-me-nu-um | 3 shekels of silver: Emenum |
| 12 | i-na ha-ra-nim a-ba-ri-szu-nu | in the harānum of their fathers |
| 13 | lu ig!-mu-ru-ni a-na 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | may they have convicted me, for 2/3 shekel |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ sa3-ha-ar-ta2-szu du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 | the silver as its interest, Duṣilla-Assur |
| 2 | a-na e-la2-ni-im lu i-di2-nu-ni | they should have given to me. |
| 3 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar du10_-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 | 2 shekels of silver: Du-ṣilli-Assur |
| 4 | a-na ba-ri-szu-nu la2 ig-mu-ru-ni | they did not see it. |
| 5 | tap-pa2-u2-tam2 la2 e-pu-szu-ni | The companions who did not do it, |
| 6 | i-ta-ma-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay, and 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 7 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 a-na e-me-ni-im | Duṣillī-Aš[ur] to the tongue |
| 8 | i-sza!-qal 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | shall weigh out. 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 9 | sza e-la2-nu-um a-na du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 | of Elanum to Duṣil-Ašur |
| 10 | a-na ka3!-u2-nim i-di2-nu-szu-ni | to the gate they gave him |
| 11 | ba-lum2 ma-mi3-tim _ku3-babbar_ | without the consent of a woman silver |
| 12 | i-sza-qal-szu-um | he shall weigh out. |
Sources & licences
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