Tarih 4, 07 no. 1 (P361550)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Tarih 4, 07 no. 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361550 |
| Museum no. | Kayseri 0309 |
| Collection | Kayseri Archaeological Museum, Kayseri, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _maszkim_ um-ma-a-nu puzur4-a-szur | governor of Ummanu, Puzur-Assur, |
| 2 | u2 me-er-u2 puzur4-a-szur | and mēru-plant of Puzriš-Ašrār. |
| 3 | a-na en-na-su2-en6 | to Ennasuen |
| 4 | is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma la2 li-bi | they grasped me, and my heart trembled |
| 5 | i3-li2-ma a-bu-ni me-et-ma | Ilīma, his father is dead, |
| 6 | i-mu-at a-bi-ni | the son of our father |
| 7 | um-me-a-nu a-bi-ni 1(u) 2(disz) ta-ma-la2-ki | The elders, our fathers, 12 you will carry. |
| 8 | sza _dub_-pi3 _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki | of a tablet of silver, your seal |
| 9 | _ku3-sig17_ ku-nu-ki 2(disz) szu-uq-la2-tim | the gold of Kunuku, 2 šuqlātum-vessels |
| 10 | sza _uruda ku3-babbar_ u2 _ku3-sig17_ u2 _uruda_ | of copper, silver, gold, and copper |
| 11 | i-na ma-s,a-ar-tim ku-nu-ku | They are sealed in a sealed document. |
| 12 | sza a-bi-ni um-me-a-nu _e2_ | of our father, the cook of the house |
| 13 | a-bi-ni e-ru-bu-ma | our father entered, and |
| 14 | ip-qi2-du-ni-ku-um mi3-ma | Ipqidunum, what |
| 15 | a-nim a-ma-nim ta-di2-in | “Alas, alas, you gave me! |
| 16 | um-ma en-na-su2-en6-ma | Ennasuen speaks thus: |
| 17 | um-me-a-an a-bi-ku-nu | your father-in-law, |
| 18 | isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na | from Wahšušana |
| 19 | i-li-kam-ma mi3-ma | came, and what |
| 20 | a-nim a-na bu-za-zu | Anum, to your buzazu |
| 21 | ap-qi2-id um-ma | I entrusted, thus |
| 22 | bu-za-zu-ma i-na _ku3-babbar_ | a dowry from the silver |
| 23 | _ku3-sig17_ a-s,i2-it | gold, aṣit |
| 24 | a-bi-ku-nu sza sza-qu2-lim | Your father, who is pure, |
| 25 | u2-sza-qi2-il5-ma szi2-ti2 | I raised up, and my life |
| 26 | a-na a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | to Ašši-şdula |
| 27 | ap-qi2-id a-na a-lim{ki} | I appointed. To the city |
| 28 | u2-bi-il5-ma lu-qu2-tum | he raised up, and the luqūtum-demon |
| 29 | e-li-a-ma lu-qu2-ut-ku-nu | above, let me pluck you up. |
| 30 | a-na ku-lu-ma-a pa2-aq-da-at | is entrusted to Kulumāyu. |
| 31 | al-ka3-ma lu-qu2-ut-ku-nu | Come, and let me acquire you! |
| 32 | le-qe2-a um-ma en-na-su2-en6-ma | take, thus Ennasuen: |
| 33 | mi3-ma la2 ta-tu3-ra-nim | “Whatever you do not return, |
| 34 | um-ma _maszkim_ u3 me-er-u2 | thus the guarantor and the judge: |
| 35 | puzur4-a-szur-ma mi3-ma | Puzur-Assur, whatever |
| 36 | la2 ni-tu3-ra-ku-um | we shall not return. |
| 37 | a-szar ta-ap-qi2-du | where you entrusted |
| 38 | bu-za-zu ni-si-e | “Your buzazu-vessel is a nisī’e. |
| 39 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | to these words |
| 40 | ka3-rum ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | (Sum) The karum priestess gave me the kaniš priesthood, |
| 41 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in | before the sword of Assur, our witnesses we gave. |
| 42 | _igi_ a-gi-a _dumu?_ puzur4-a-szur _igi_ ma-s,i2-i3-li2 | before Agiya son of Puzur-Assur, before Maṣi-ilī |
| 43 | _dumu_ bu-zu-zi-im _igi_ dingir-pi2-la2-ah | son of Buzuzim, before Ilī-pilah. |
| 44 | _dumu_ a-szur-na-da | son of Assur-nada |
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