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OrNS 36, 398 (P361530)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 36, 398 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361530 |
| 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 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni a-na | Ninšubur-bani to |
| 2 | {d}utu-du10 u3 a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | Šamaš-ṭāb and Assur-malik |
| 3 | ma-ri am-ri-a is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma | “My brother, my brother, seized me, and |
| 4 | um-ma {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni-ma | Thus Ninšubur-bani: |
| 5 | a-na {d}utu-du10 u3 a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | to Šamaš-ṭāb and Assur-malik |
| 6 | a-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | for 7 1/2 shekels of gold |
| 7 | qa2-ti2-a a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | my hand for 1/2 mina of silver |
| 8 | szi2-im-tim am-ta-gar3-ku-nu | I have imposed upon you a fate. |
| 9 | u3 4(u) ha-am-sza-tim u4-mi3 | and 40 hamšātu days |
| 10 | tu3-usz-ta-asz2-ki-na-ni i-nu-mi3 | when you have sat down, |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 ta-sza-qa2-la2-ni-ni | silver you will pay to me |
| 12 | 4(disz) _tug2_ pi3-ri-ka3-ni ki-ma a-hi-u2-um | 4 garments, plikannu-garments like a brother |
| 13 | i-ka3-ni-isz u2-ka3-la-ni | he will hold, he shall hold. |
| 14 | a-na isz-te2-en6 szal2-mi3-ku-nu | Your well-being is at the beginning. |
| 15 | a-dan-ma 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the stipulated term: 8 shekels of silver |
| 16 | ra-ma-szu i-ka3-ba-sa2-ma | he shall redeem himself, and |
| 17 | i-na re-esz15 pi3-ri-ka3-ni-a-ma | At the head of my mouth |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 i-sza-qa2-lam | silver he shall weigh out. |
| 19 | um-ma {d}utu-du10 u3 a-szur-ma-lik-ma | Thus (says) Šamaš-ṭāb and Assur-malik: |
| 20 | i-ka3-ni-isz 4(disz) _tug2_ pi3-ri-ka3-ni | he weighed out: 4 garments of pirikannu-textile |
| 21 | szal2-mi3-ni di2-in-ma 6(disz) _gin2_ | his totality, and 6 shekels |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar_ lu nu-ma-li-a-kum u3 szu-ma | the silver should not be owed to you, and that |
| 23 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni la2 ta-da2-ni-a-ti2 | His mouth is not given to me. |
| 24 | 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ li-qe2 a-hu-ni | 6 shekels of silver may he take from Ahuni |
| 25 | a-ta la2 tu3-sza-am-ra-as,-ni-a-ti2 | You shall not slander me with water, |
| 26 | a-na 6(disz) _gin2_ nu-usz-tam2-gi5-ir-szu-nu | for 6 shekels we shall compensate them. |
| 27 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | to these words |
| 28 | ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | the karûm, the kaniš, |
| 29 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma _igi_ szu-ga-ri-a-im sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni | gave to me, and before Šugārīm of Assur, our witnesses |
| 30 | ni-di2-in _igi_ szu-esz18-dar _igi_ i-di2-esz18-dar | Witness: Shu-Ištar. Witness: Iddi-išrā. |
| 31 | puzur4-a-szur u2 il5-ba-ni | Puzur-Assur and Ilbani |
| 32 | tap-pa2-u2-ni | his companion |
Sources & licences
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