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POAT 23a+b (P361136)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | POAT 23a+b |
|---|---|
| ID | P361136 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-580 & UM L-29-585 + UM L-29-630 |
| 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 | _2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/3 mana 5 shekels of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | he will harvest the harvest. |
| 3 | a-ba-tim u3 ku-ki-ni-im | Abatum and Kukinum |
| 4 | me-er-i-szu a-hu-qar | his limbs I twisted. |
| 5 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Ḫamuštim |
| 6 | sza qa2-ti2 {d}mar-tu-ba-ni | of the hand of Martu-bani |
| 7 | u3 a-szur-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| 8 | a-na 8(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 8 hamšātu, |
| 9 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
| 10 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul | If he does not pay, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-_iti-kam_ / a-na | In the month of Kislimu |
| 2 | _1(disz) ma-na_-im | 1 mina |
| 3 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 4 | u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | he shall take. Month |
| 5 | s,i2-ip-im li-mu-um | a figurine of a ecstatic |
| 6 | a-szur-na-da | Assur-nada |
| 7 | _dumu_ puzur2-a-na | son of Puzur-ana |
| 8 | _igi_ a-szur-isz-ta-kal2 | before Assur-ištakal |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat | before Adad-tillati |
| 10 | _igi_ en-um-a-szur | before Enum-Assur |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [_kiszib3_ ku-ki]-ni#-im me-er-i-szu | Seal of Kukinum, his son. |
| 3' | [_2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma]-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/3 mana 5 shekels of silver |
| 4' | [s,a-ru-pa2]-am# i-s,e2-er | a ṣarupam tree grows |
| 5' | [a-ba]-tim# u2 ku-ki-nim | Abatum and kukinum |
| 6' | [me-er]-i-szu / a-hu-qar! | his limbs I sank. |
| 7' | [i-szu] isz-tu3 ha-musz-[tim] | from Ḫamushtum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza qa2-ti2 {d}mar-tu-ba-ni | of the hand of Martu-bani |
| 2 | u2 a-szur-na-da a-na 8(disz)! | and Assur-nada for 8 |
| 3 | ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | he will weigh out the harvest. |
| 4 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul a-na | If he does not pay, to |
| 5 | _1(disz) ma-na_-im i-na _iti-kam_ | 1 mina in the month |
| 6 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 7 | u3-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ s,i2-ip-im | he shall carry out. The month is favourable. |
| 8 | li-mu-um | eponym: |
Sources & licences
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