kt a/k 0342 (P361357)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | kt a/k 0342 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361357 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| 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 | [...] li#-ki i-ri-szu#-um _ugula_ a-szur3 | ... ... Irishum, foreman of Assur |
| 2 | [_dumu_ dingir-szu-ma] _ugula#_ a-szur3# _dingir#_-szu#-ma _dumu#_ szal2-ma-hi-[im] | son of Ilu-shūma, foreman of Ashur, Ili-shu-ma son of Salmaḫum. |
| 3 | [i-szi2-a-ak a-szur3 sza]-lim#-a-hu-um# _dumu#_ puzur2-a-szur3 | Assur, Šalim-ahum, son of Puzur-Assur |
| 4 | [i-szi2-a-ak a-szur3] i#-ri#-szu-um i-szi2-a-ak a-szur3 | he will pay; Assur will pay. Irišum shall pay. Assur |
| 5 | [mu-usz-la]-lam ka3-sza-am# wa#-at-ma-nam | The mušalālu-demon is the kašām-disease that is present |
| 6 | [a-na] be#-li#-a e-[pu]-usz# ku-si2-a-am# | I shall do to my lord. |
| 7 | [x] x-tam2# e-pu-usz pa2-ni-sza hu-sza-ra-am# | ... I built. Her face is a haze. |
| 8 | u2#-hi#-iz# da-la2-tim# asz2-ku-un a-szur3 be-li | Assur, my lord, |
| 9 | i-zi-za-ma# isz#-tu3 a-bu-ul s,e2-ni#-im | stood, and from the source of the flock |
| 10 | a-di2 a-bu-ul ni-szi2-<<im>> qa2-qe2-re-e | as far as the city gate of the people of the quay |
| 11 | a-na a-szur3 be-li-a e-zi-ib gi5-me-<er>-ti2 | To Assur, my lord, [disregard] the (formulation) of the extispicy. |
| 12 | i-sa3-ri-im e-pu-usz 2(disz) hu-bu-re-en tu3-i-me-en# | I did the Isariŋ. Two ḫubarû-vessels I made. |
| 13 | [... x (x)] e-pu-usz 2(disz) u2-us2-e-en sza 1(asz) _gu2-ta_ | ... I did ... 2 teams of 1 talent each |
| 14 | i-na# qar-bi4-szu-nu a-di2 su2-e-ne2-en6 si2-pa2-ra-am | At their horns, until the shepherd Su’en |
| 15 | u2-hi-iz u2# ar-ga-be-e sza 1(asz) _gu2-ta_ i-na s,e2-ri-szu-nu | I planted. The argabû-plant of one ox in their fields |
| 16 | u2#-sza-zi-iz be2-tum ri-mu-um szu-um-szu | “Betu, his name is rīmû-disease |
| 17 | dal#-tum la2-ma-su2-um szu-um-sza szi2-gu5-ru-um | “Altum lamassûm is her name, šigūru-disease |
| 18 | lu dingir-na-at szu-um-szu ak-su2-pu-um | or a god, his name I invoked, |
| 19 | lu e-ra-at szu-um-szu szu-ma be-tum e-na-ah-ma | “It is his name, it is his wife, it has become dilapidated and |
| 20 | lugal sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 be-tam2 | the king who, like me, the opposite |
| 21 | e-pa2-asz2 si2-ka3-tam2# sza am-ha-s,u2-u2 | He performs the sikaltam-offerings that I have broken. |
| 22 | la2 u2-ra-a-ab2 a-na isz-ri-sza-ma | he shall not raise a claim against her. |
| 23 | lu-ta-e-er sza i-na _e2_{be-et} tu3-i-me-e | I shall return. That in the temple of Tūmê |
| 24 | szi2-ik-ra-am i-ma-si2-u2 a-szur3 u2 {d}iszkur | the šikrīm-offerings they shall make. Assur and Adad |
| 25 | u2 be-lu-um i-li za-ra-szu li-ik-su2-ma | and may the lord, my god, bind him, and |
| 26 | me-sza-ru-um isz-me-ka3-ra-ab2 s,e2-e-ra-gu5 u2-li-me-sza-ra-am a-szu-ur-ha-ab2-la2-am pu-szu-ke-en6 u2 isz-me-lum2 | Išme-kārab, the ṣeregû-priest, Ilī-mešaram, Assur-ḫablam, Puszu-ke’en, (and) Ishme-lum. |
| 27 | na-ap2-hu-ru-um 7(disz) dingir-a-a-num | napḫurum 7 (mana wool for) Dingir-anum |
| 28 | sza mu-usz-la2-li i-ri-szu-um i-szi2-a-ak a-szur3# | of the mušlalu-priestess, his wife, Assur did. |
| 29 | [...]-ta#-na-ar-ma a-szur3 [u2 {d}iszkur] | ... ... Assur and Adad |
| 30 | [u2 be-lum i-li x]-x-at a-li#-[a x x x (x)] | and the lord of the gods ... my god ... |
| 31 | [me-sza]-ru#-um# i-na a-li#-[a a-szur{ki}] | Mešarum in the city of Assur |
| 32 | lu#-u2 sza-ki-in# [...] | May it be established |
| 33 | [...] x x [...] {d}a-szur3 lugal | ... Assur, the king |
| 34 | i-ri-szu-um _ugula_ [a]-szur3# a-pa2-ru-u2 | Irishum, foreman of Assur, the apsû |
| 35 | la2 ha-ba-tim# [qa2]-qu2#-ru-u2 la2 | “If he is not a hababātu-demon, he will be a qaqurû. |
| 36 | ka3-ba-si2-im pa2-al-gu5 la2 e-ta-qi2-im | (Sum) The gatekeeper is not able to pass through (Akk) I have not passed through the gatekeeper |
| 37 | qa2-bi wa-ta-ar-tim i-na mu-usz-la2#-li# | “The beginning of the year, in the evening, |
| 38 | [(x)] x sza ha-ri-be-em pu-szu | ... of the harībem-festival |
| 39 | u3 qi2-na-su2 i-s,a-ba-at ki-ma ka3-ar-pi3-tim | and his qināšu will seize like a trap. |
| 40 | ha-<ap2>-e-tim qa2-qa2-su2 i-ha-pi3 ki-ma | (Sum) His head trembles like a lion (Akk) Its head shakes like the lion |
| 41 | gi qi2-li-<im?> i-qi2-a-al u2 ma-u2-szu# | He presented a reed of the qilīm plant, and his land |
| 42 | i-pi2-szu i-lu-ku qa2-bi4-i wa-ta-ar#-tim# | (Sum) His eyes are darkened, speak the words of the distant past (Akk) His eye is darkened(?), speak the word of distant past |
| 43 | i-na mu-usz-la2-li ki-ma be2-et | like a woman |
| 44 | ha-ri-be-em _e2_-be-su2 e-wi sza a-na | “Ḫari-bēm, his house, the man who to |
| 45 | szi2-bu-ut# sa2#-ra-tim e-li-u2 | the šibût sarrātum-offerings above |
| 46 | [7(disz) da]-a#-a-num# sza di2-na-am i-na | 7 judges of the verdict, in |
| 47 | [mu-usz-la2]-li# i-di2-nu di2#-in# [sa2]-ra#-tim | he gave to me, judgments of the poor |
| 48 | [li-di2-nu-szu-um a-szur3] u2# {d}iszkur u2 be-lu#-[um i-li] | may Assur, and Adad, and Belum the gods give him. |
| 49 | [za-ra-szu li]-il5#-qu2-ta asz2-ra-am# | May his limbs be plundered, |
| 50 | [u2 ...]-am# e i-di2-na-szu-um | ... he gave him |
| 51 | [sza ...] x-an i-ma-ga-ra-ni | which he will measure out. |
| 52 | [...] a-na mu-usz-la2-li | ... to the one who fills |
| 53 | [...]-ni# _maszkim_ sza _e2-gal_-lim | ...-ni, responsible official of the palace. |
| 54 | [le-hu-uz2?]-ma szi2-be-e u2 be-el a-wa-tim | May the lord of words |
| 55 | [li-it,]-ru#-su2-nu-ma u2 dingir-a-a-num | May they release them, and may Ilānum |
| 56 | [lu-usz]-bu#-ma di2-nam i-na ke-na-tim | Let me sit and judge in a just case. |
| 57 | [_igi_ a]-szur3# li-di2-nu a-szar si2-ka3-tim | before Ashur, let them give, where sikkatum |
| 58 | [...] x x [...] x [...] x | |
| 59 | [...] x x x ku [...] | ... ... |
| 60 | [...] x-ga-na-ni# [x (x)] | ... his ... |
| 61 | [... i]-na# ba-ri-szu-nu ta-ar-de8-a-[am] | ... you will take away from them. |
| 62 | [...] x-ma i-la2-am u2-la2 u2-pa2-ru-u2 | ... he will pay, he shall pay back. |
| 63 | x [...] | |
| 64 | sza-ki-in# x [...] x x | established ... ... |
| 65 | i-na la2-ma-si2-szu [...] x x ta# [...] a-szur3# u2 {d}[iszkur u2] | In his lamassu ... ... Assur and Adad |
| 66 | be-lum2 i-li pa2#-[at-ra-am qa2]-asz2#-tam2 a-ri-tam2 li-di2-na-szu-um | May the lord of the gods, the one who is merciful, give him a long life. |
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