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Balkan, Anum-hirbi 42 n. 61 (P361483)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Balkan, Anum-hirbi 42 n. 61 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361483 |
| 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 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | 1 mina of refined silver |
| 2 | szu-pi3-a-ah-szu u3 ka3-ap2-zi-a | his šupīḫu-disease and kapzīya, |
| 3 | a-szi2-ti2-szu a-na za-ha | his wife to be free |
| 4 | puzur4-a-szur isz-qu2-ul | Puzriš-Assur has cut off. |
| 5 | be-el szi2-mi3-ni za-ha | the lord of fates, exorcist |
| 6 | i-na i-di2-im | in the river |
| 7 | szu-pi3-a-ah-szu i-ri-isz-ma | his šupī-aḫ-vessel he smashed, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ asz2-qu2-ul | the silver of the tithe |
| 9 | szu-ma ma-ma-an | Whoever |
| 10 | a-na szu-pi3-a-ah-szu | to Šupi-aḫša |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szi2-ti2-szu u3 me-er-e-szu | his wife and his sons |
| 2 | i-tu3-ar za-ha | he has returned. |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 4 | u2-ba-ab2-szu-nu | he shall deliver them. |
| 5 | _igi_ ha-ra-asz2-ta-an | before Haraštan |
| 6 | _igi_ lu-uh3-ra-ah-szu | before Luḫrahšu |
| 7 | _igi_ ha-nu-nu | before Hanunu |
| 8 | _igi_ hi-ka3-i za-ha | before Hikâ, the zaḫa priest |
| 9 | a-na szu-pi3-a-ah-szu | to Šupi-aḫša |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 i-tu3-ar | he will return. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ha-ra-asz2-ta-an | seal of Haraštan |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ lu-uh3-ra-ah-szu _kiszib3_ za-ha-a a-hu-u2 ra-bi4 si2-mi3-il5-tim | seal of Luḫrahšu, seal of Zahâ, brother of Similtim |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ha-a-a-bi4 _kiszib3_ ha-nu-nu | seal of Ḫayabi, seal of Hanunu |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im szu-pi3-a-ah-szu | 1 mina of silver, the price of his šupīḫu-vessel |
| 5 | u3 ka3-ap2-zi-a a-szi2-ti2-szu | and Kapzia, his wife |
| 6 | a-na za-ha puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Assur |
| 7 | isz-qu2-ul za-ha be-el szi2-mi3-szu-<nu> | The one who shook the throat, the lord of their fate |
| 8 | szu-pi3-a-ah-szu i-na i-di2-im | his šupī-aḫtu from the river |
| 9 | i-ri-isz-ma puzur4-a-szur | he raised up Puzur-Assur, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na za-ha | the silver for scrap metal |
| 2 | isz-qu2-ul szu-ma ma-ma-an | he has plundered, and nobody |
| 3 | a-na szu-pi3-a-ah-szu u3 ka3-ap2-zi-a | for his šupīḫu and kapzīya, |
| 4 | a-szi2-ti2-szu u2 me-er-e-szu | his wife and his sons |
| 5 | i-tu3-ar za-ha-a | he returned. Zaḫa |
| 6 | u2-ba-ab2-szu-nu | he shall deliver them. |
| 7 | za-ha-a a-na | zaḫāya-plant for |
| 8 | szu-pi3-a-ah-szu | his limbs |
| left | ||
| 1 | ka3-ap2-zi-a a-szi2-ti2-szu | his wife Kapzia |
| 2 | u2 me-er-e-szu u2-la2 i-tu3-ar | he will return the money tenfold. |
| seal A | ||
| 3 | ha-ar-asz2-[ta-an] | to Ḫaraštan |
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