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ArAn 04, 015-016 (P361498)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArAn 04, 015-016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361498 |
| Museum no. | AMM 166-196-64c |
| 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 | a-gu-a / szi2-im-tu3-szu | Agu’a, his fate |
| 2 | i-szi2-ma / be2-tum sza a-lim{ki} | he took, and the city of the city |
| 3 | sza a-szi2-ti-a / i-na _ku3-babbar_ | of my wife for silver |
| 4 | qa2-di3 / me-er-e-a-ma | “Hand of a lion, |
| 5 | ta-zu-az i-na _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired. From the silver |
| 6 | zi-ti-sza / a-ba-at u3 um-ma-at | her life, father and mother |
| 7 | be2-tu3-um u3 _ku3-babbar_ wa-ar-ka3-sa3 | and the silver of the future |
| 8 | u3 mi3-ma ti-szu-u2 | and anything else |
| 9 | sza szu-be-lim be2-tu3-um | of Šū-bēlu, the wife, |
| 10 | sza ka3-ni-isz / sza szu-be-lim | of Kanish, belonging to Šubelim, |
| 11 | um-me-a-ni / me-er-u2-a | His mother, my sister, |
| 12 | e-pu-lu-ma i-na _ku3-babbar_ | they performed, and from the silver |
| 13 | sza i-a-ti / i-szi2-ta-ni | that he took from me, |
| 14 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | 1/3 mina of gold, 1 mina |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 am-tam2 ab2-sza-lim | the silver and amtam of the cows |
| 16 | tu3-<na>-sza-ra-ma / ta-la2-qe2 | You will give it to him and he will take it. |
| 17 | u3 i-na szi2-ta-tim | and in the future |
| 18 | me-er-u2-a | Merua, |
| 19 | sza be2-ta-tim | of the two world quarters |
| 20 | la2 il5-qe2-u2-ni 4(asz) _gu2-ta_ | did not take, 4 talents each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _uruda_ ki-ma be2-ta-ti2-szu-nu | copper like their shares |
| 2 | i-la2-qe2-u2 i-na | he will take, in |
| 3 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ am-tim wa-ar-dim | the life of the wild bull's silver |
| 4 | a-szi2-ti2 szu-be-lim u3 me-er-u2-a | the Ašītu, Šubelim, and Merua, |
| 5 | mu-ta mu-ta-ma | “Woe, woe, |
| 6 | i-zu-zu / sza-wi-su2 sza a-szur3-i-di2 | Izuzu (is) the slave of Assur-idi. |
| 7 | wa-szu!-ra-su2-um szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he is called Wašurasum. The silver |
| 8 | i-a-ti / mi3-ma u2-la isz-ti2-tam2 | (Sum) My eyes, nothing compares with me (Akk) What is it that I do not know? |
| 9 | 4(asz) _gu2-ta uruda_ | 4 talents of copper |
| 10 | sza be2-ta-ti-szu-nu | of their rivals |
| 11 | me-er-u2-a / u2-la2 i-la2-qe2-u2 | He will take my limbs and he will take them. |
| 12 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas of silver |
| 13 | puzur4-esz18-dar u2-wa-x | Puzur-Ištar ... |
| 14 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | 2 minas of silver: Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 15 | u2-ta-ar | shall return. |
| 16 | e-li-a-tu3-szu-nu | above them |
| 17 | a-pu-a-ti-szu-nu-ma | their lips and |
| 18 | i-ta-pu-lu | they have sworn. |
| 19 | a-bi-i3-li2 szu-ma 1(u) _ma-na_ | Abi-ilī he is, and 10 minas |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal | silver he shall weigh out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | qa2-di3 / a-hi-szu-ma / i-zu-az szu-ma 1(u) _ma-na_ | together with his brother he shall weigh out, and 10 minas |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar la2_ isz-qul2 / na-si2-ih u3 1(u) _ma-na-ta_ | the silver he has weighed out, the nasiḫ-tax and 10 minas |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-hi-szu / i-na-pa2-al _igi_ i-di2-su2-en6 | the silver to his brother he shall weigh out; before Iddin-Suen |
| 4 | _igi_ a-szur3-na-da _igi_ a-pi2-il5-ke-<en> _igi_ i-ku-pi3-a | before Assur-nada, before Apil-kēn, before Ikupia |
| 5 | _igi_ sa3-li-a | before Saliya |
Sources & licences
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