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Athenaeum 47, 119-120, pl. 1 (P361595)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Athenaeum 47, 119-120, pl. 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361595 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | Istanbul |
| 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 | um-ma i-li-a-ma | Thus Ilia: |
| 2 | u3 la-qe2-pu-um-ma | and taken, and |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Iddin-Ištar: |
| 4 | i-na kur-ur-si2-na-tim | in the land of Ursina |
| 5 | sza _e2_ a-bi-ka3 e-la2 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | of the house of your father, out of 15 minas of copper |
| 6 | sza i-szi2-im-su2 | who his fate |
| 7 | mi3-ma u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2 | whatever we took, |
| 8 | ta-szi2-ma-tu3 sza _ku3-babbar_ | the tašīmu of silver |
| 9 | sza en-nam-i3-li2 ka3-ni-ik-ma | of Ennam-ilī is sealed and |
| 10 | i-ba-szi2 ki-ma | there is like |
| 11 | la i-si2-u2-ni-a-ti2-ni | did not agree with me, |
| 12 | nu-sza-ri-iq isz-ti | We will make it pass by. |
| 13 | en-nam-a-szur3-ma i-ba-szi2 | he is Ennam-Assur. |
| 14 | _e2_ ar-szi2-ah ka3-la2-szu | the house of Arši-aḫ all of it |
| 15 | ka3-la2-szu ni-isz-a-ma-kum | all of it, we will bring it to you. |
| 16 | 4(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ni-isz-qul2 | 4 talents of copper for Nišqul |
| 17 | lu sze-am ni-di2-in | or barley we gave |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu {kur}ur-si2-na-tum | or Ursinatum |
| 2 | _uruda_ nu-pa2-he-er-ma | the copper shall not be broken and |
| 3 | 3(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ni-isz-qul2 | 3 talents of copper for Nišqul |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ 1(disz) _ma-na_-um | 1 talent of copper, 1 mina |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ ni-il5-qe2-ma | 12 shekels we took, and |
| 6 | ni-isz-qul2 _uruda_ la e-bi-it, | he should not break the copper. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 8 | sze2-bi-lam-ma _uruda_ u3 | send me the copper and |
| 9 | ne2-ma-al-szu lu ni-isz-qul2 | let us pacify his mind. |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | 15 minas of copper and sesame |
| 11 | sza szu-ku-bi-im ni-il5-qe2 | we took for the šukubu-allocation. |
| 12 | szu-ma a-hu-ni a-ta | “He, my brother, why |
| 13 | ki-ma ne2-nu a-na ku-a-tim | like a herdsman to the kiln, |
| 14 | ni-hi-du dan-nu-tum | a strong support |
| 15 | i-na a-lim{ki} ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-ni | in the city you gave me, |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi-lam ki-ma li-ba-ka3 li-ih-du-u2 | Send me! May they rejoice like your heart! |
| 2 | u3 ni-a-ti li-bi-ni ha-di3 | and the people, our hearts rejoiced. |
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