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ArAn 04, 074ff. (P361499)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArAn 04, 074ff. |
|---|---|
| ID | P361499 |
| 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 | isz-tu3 / a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku | from Assur-taklāku |
| 2 | _e2-gal_-lum2 / is,-bu-tu3-ni | the palace seized |
| 3 | 2(disz) _iti-kam_ i-li-ik-ma | 2 months he went, and |
| 4 | ka3-ru-um / a-na _e2-gal_-lim | the granary to the palace |
| 5 | e-li-ma um-ma ka3-ru-um-ma | above, thus (says) Karum: |
| 6 | a-na ru-ba-im u3 ru-ba-tim-ma | to the governor and the governors |
| 7 | a-wi-lum2 / ar-nam u3 szi2-la2-tam2 | a man a wife and a child |
| 8 | u2-la2 i-szu / a-wi-lam wa-szi2-ra | If he does not have it, the man will die. |
| 9 | qa2-di2-ni-ma / a-wi-lum2 a-na-kam | Give me a man! |
| 10 | _e2#_{[be-tam2} i-szu u2 a-na] | the house has, and to |
| 11 | e-ri-isz-ti2-ku-nu / qa2-di2-ni-ma | “I have entrusted to you, |
| 12 | i-za-az um-ma ru-ba-um | he stands, saying: "The prince |
| 13 | u2 ru-ba-tum-ma mu-sze-bi-il5 | and the rubatum plant he brought up. |
| 14 | t,up-pi3-im sza isz-tu3 ta-wi-ni-a | A tablet from Tawniya. |
| 15 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ni-ma e-ri-isz-tam2 | he sent to me, and a message |
| 16 | a-na be-el nu-ku-ur-ti2-a i-za-bi-lu | to the lord of the nukurtu-priestess they shall carry. |
| 17 | u2 qa2-qi2-di2 / i-sze2-e-u2 | and the qaqīdu-disease will come up. |
| 18 | ru-a-nim-ma / u2 a-hu-ku-nu / lu-sze2-er | (Sum) I want to pacify your heart and your liver (Akk) May I calm your heart, my liver |
| 19 | um-ma ka3-ru-um-ma li-zi-iz | Thus (says) Karum. May he stand. |
| 20 | _gir2_ sza a-szur / li-it-ma | May the foot of Assur be straight and |
| 21 | u2-ul / ki-ma _dumu_ a-li-ka3 | not like a son of your city |
| 22 | a-na i-id / li-li-ik | May he go to the river. |
| 23 | szi2-ma-am mi3-ma la2 isz-u2-mu-ma | “Whatever he does not know, |
| 24 | a-na ta-wi-ni-a | to Tawniya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 u2-sze2-bi4-lu a-na ru-ba-im | he did not send, to the prince |
| 2 | ta-wi-ni-a-i-im | Tawīnim, |
| 3 | a-na e-ri-isz-ti2-szu | for his extispicy |
| 4 | la2 i-za-zu-ni u2-ul / ne2-nu | They do not stand by me, they are not quiet. |
| 5 | a-pu-hi-szu / _gir2_ sza a-szur | his feet, the feet of Assur, |
| 6 | lu ni-it-ma a-hu-ni | be it a nītu-demon and a brother, |
| 7 | a-na e-ri-isz-ti2 ta-wi-ni-a-i-im | for the extispicy of Tawniām |
| 8 | la2 i-za-zu-ni um-ma ru-ba-um | they do not stand, saying: “The prince |
| 9 | u3 ru-ba-tum-ma | and Rubatum |
| 10 | sza t,up-pa2-am / qa2-at-ni | From the hand of the tablet. |
| 11 | u2-ka3-lu / ku-nu-ti2 a-na ma-mi3-tim | he will hold the seals for the land. |
| 12 | a-ra-de8-ku-nu / a-wi-lam / ru-a-nim | (Sum) I want to pacify you, the man, the wild cow (Akk) I desire you, my man, my wild cow |
| 13 | szu-ma / a-wi-lam / la2 ta-ra-de8-a-nim | If a man does not love me, |
| 14 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-mu-tam2 / u3-ul | 1 mina of amūtam, I did not |
| 15 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ di2-na-nim-ma | 10 minas of gold, the judges, |
| 16 | u3 a-hu-ku-nu / lu-sze2-er | and your brothers, let me bring (them). |
| 17 | szu-ma / la2 ta-da-na-ni-a-ti2 | If you do not give it to me, |
| 18 | la2 ta-tu3-ra-ma / szu-um-szu | Do not turn away, his name |
| 19 | la2 ta-za-ka3-ra a-hu-ku-nu | Do not be negligent, your brother! |
| 20 | me-et / a-ma-la2 t,up-pi3-im | The one who reads a tablet |
| 21 | sza a-lim{ki} ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | of the city Kalum, the granary |
| 22 | s,a-he-er _gal_ i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | the great ṣaḫer gave me, and |
| 23 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 t,up-pa2-am | before the sword of Assur, tablet |
| 24 | ni-di2-in _igi_ a-mur-a-szur | gift before Amur-Assur |
| 25 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar | before Uṣur-ša-ištar |
| 26 | _igi_ dingir-na-da | before Ilum-nada |
| 27 | _igi_ i-di2-a-szur3 _igi_ bu-za-zu | before Iddin-Assur, before Buzaza |
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