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Or 36, 401; (P361531)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Or 36, 401; |
|---|---|
| ID | P361531 |
| 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(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza | 12 1/2 minas of silver |
| 2 | a-la2-hu-um u2 a-szu3-na-da | Alahum and Ašunada |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er e-di2-na-a u2 ku-ra-ra | (Sum) The one who feeds the sheep and goats (Akk) The herdsman of the sheep, the kurāru-plant |
| 4 | i-szu-u2-ni 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 5 | i-na qa2-ti2-szu ku-ra-ra | in his hand a kurru |
| 6 | a-na a-szur3-na-da isz-qu2-ul | to Assur-nada he has cut off. |
| 7 | isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-em | from the month of Ṣibem |
| 8 | li-mi3-im e-la-li2 | eponymy of Elali. |
| 9 | s,i2-ib-tum sza a-di2 u4-mi3-im | a pledge of as much as the day |
| 10 | a-nim a-na qa2-ti2-szu sza ku-ra-ra | “Anu, to his hand of the kurāru-disease, |
| 11 | ka3-ab2-sa3-at a-szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | the guarantor of the claims of the silver |
| 12 | t,up-pa2-am sza mi3-ig-ra-at | a tablet of compensation |
| 13 | a-la2-hi-im u2 e-di2-na-a | alaḫim-plant and edināyu-plant |
| 14 | [sza] ki-ma ku-ra-ra | who like a lion |
| 15 | e-mu-ru-ma szu-ma | he saw, and that |
| 16 | qa2-tum sza e-di2-na-a | Hand of the Giver |
| 17 | qa2-ta-at u2 qa2-ti2 | hand and hand |
| 18 | ku-ra-ra qa2-ta-at | “The kurāru-disease is the hand of |
| 19 | a-ma-la2 u2-mu sza-ak-nu-ni | “Alāʾa, the day is set for me. |
| 20 | 5(disz) _iti-kam_ a-na qa2-ti2# | 5 months for the hand |
| 21 | sza ku-ra-ra _diri_ i-la2-ak-ma | of a dirt road he shall go and |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out the silver. |
| 23 | la2 isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | he has not weighed out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 24 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em i-_iti-kam_ | for 1 mina per month |
| 25 | u2-s,a-ab2 szu-ma qa2-ti2 | he will take. That is the hand. |
| 26 | e-di2-na-a la2 qa2-ta-at | “It is not mine, it is not my hand. |
| 27 | _ku3-babbar_ i-[na] qa2-at | silver by the hand |
| 28 | ki-la2-le-ma ra-ki#-is, | “It is the ki’ala-demon, it is the one who is bound. |
| 29 | _igi_ na-ab2-su2-en6 _igi_ szu-be-lim | before Nabsuen, before Šubelim |
| 30 | _igi_ puzur2-esz18-dar# | before Puzur-Ištar |
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