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Edinburgh 08 (P361610)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361610 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1909.587 & Erlenmeyer — |
| Collection | Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed); National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | a-wa-tim sza na-ru-uq | the words of the stela |
| 2 | szu-a-nim u3 a-ku5-za | Šuʾanim and Akuza |
| 3 | ni-ig-mu-ur-ma | we searched, and |
| 4 | ki-ma / szal2-sza-at | like a wild cow |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas of gold, 1 mina of silver |
| 6 | u4-ma-ma / ku-ku-la2-num | “O storm, kukkullanum! |
| 7 | il5-qe2 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | took 2/3 mina of silver |
| 8 | a-ma-la2 t,up-pi3-szu-nu | I will weigh out their tablet. |
| 9 | ha-ar-mi3-im a-ku-za | “Ḫarmim, I am a fugitive, |
| 10 | u3 me-er-u2-szu a-na | and his sons to |
| 11 | 2(u) 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | 26 Ḫamšatim, |
| 12 | a-na ku-ku-la2-nim | to Kukulanum |
| 13 | i-sza-qu2-lu t,up-pa2-am | They will weigh out the tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza na-ru-uq szu-a-nim | of that stele |
| 2 | u3 a-ku-za ku-ku-la2-num | and I, Kukulanum |
| 3 | a-na sza ki-ma a-ku-za / i-da-an-ma | he will give to the one who, like me, |
| 4 | szu-ma na-ru-qum | He is Naruqum. |
| 5 | i-qa2-qa2-ad / szal2-mi3-szu-nu | he will weigh out their totality. |
| 6 | ra-ak-sa3-at-ma / sza-li-isz-tam2 | It is a rāksaŋ-demon, the second one. |
| 7 | e-ku-lu-ma / a-na sza-li-isz-tim | they ate, and in the future |
| 8 | i-za-zu / ki-ma-ma / gam2-ra-am | The one who stands, like a wild bull, |
| 9 | gam2-ra / szu-ma i-qa2-qa2-ad | “If he is ill, he will be ill. |
| 10 | szal2-mi3-szu-nu la2 ra-ak-sa3-at | their booty is not bound. |
| 11 | t,up-pu-um sza 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | A tablet of 2/3 mina |
| 12 | i-mu-a-at szu-ma sza-li-isz-tam2 | “It is he, it is the whole, |
| 13 | la2 e-ku-lu a-sza-li-isz-tim | They did not eat the ašalištu-flour. |
| 14 | la2 i-za-zu _ku3-babbar_ | he does not have, the silver |
| 15 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-am u2-ta-ar-ma | 1 mina he shall return and |
| 16 | u3 t,up-pu-um | and a tablet |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ i-mu-a-at | of 2/3 mina he shall weigh out. |
| 2 | _igi_ du10-i3-li2 _igi_ a-szur-sipa | before Du-ilī, before Assur-sipa |
| 3 | _igi_ s,i2-lu-lu _igi_ dan-lil2-ba-ni | before Ṣillulu, before Dannil-bani |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ha-[...] | ... may ... |
| 2' | [...] a-na# [...] | ... to ... |
| 3' | [...] i-sza-qu2#-[lu] | ... they will devour. |
| 4' | [...] a-na sza [...] | ... to ... |
| 5' | [...] i-da-an-ma# [...] | ... gives and ... |
| 6' | [...] szal2-mi3-szu-nu / ra-[...] | ... their well-being |
| 7' | [...] sza-li-isz-tam2# | ... the whole |
| 8' | [...] a-na sza-li-isz#-[tim] | ... for the second time |
| 9' | [...] gam2-ra ki-ma gam2# | ... like a ... |
| 10' | [...] i-qa2-qa2-ad# | ... he will weigh out. |
| 11' | [...] la2 ra-ak-[...] | ... not ... |
| 12' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1' | [...]-ma u3 t,up-pu-um | and a tablet |
| 2' | [... ma]-na i-mu-a-at | ... he will weigh out ... minas. |
Sources & licences
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