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Edinburgh 13 (P361615)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361615 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1963.243 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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-na i-di2-a-szur i-di2-{d}iszkur | To Iddin-Assur, Iddi-Adad |
| 2 | a-szur-na-s,i2-ir u2 | Assurnaṣir |
| 3 | a-bu-sza-lim a-na a-bu-sza-lim | “Abūšallim, to Abūlu |
| 4 | u2 i-di2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma | and Idī-Addu, speak! |
| 5 | um-ma ha-di2-ku-ur-ma | Thus Ḫadi-Kur: |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ sza ma-sa2-e-em | 11 talents of copper for measuring |
| 7 | i-a-u2-um i-li-bi4-ku-nu | Iauum, they will come to you. |
| 8 | 3(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na uruda_ sza | 3 talents 20 minas of copper for |
| 9 | hu-be-tim i-li-bi4 | the ḫubētum (temple) of Ilibi, |
| 10 | i-di2-{d}iszkur _szunigin_ 1(u) 4(asz) _gu2_ | Iddi-Adad, total: 14 talents |
| 11 | u2 2(u) _ma-na uruda_ i-li-bi4-ku-nu | and 20 minas of copper they shall weigh out to you |
| 12 | isz-tu3 _mu 1(disz)-sze3_ u2 5(disz) _iti-kam_ | from 1 year 5 months |
| 13 | _uruda_ sza <ma>-asz2-ka3-tim | the copper of the maškātu-festival |
| 14 | ta-ma-ka3-ra u2 ga-la?-ku-nu | you will place. You will eat the grass. |
| 15 | a-di2 5(disz)-szi2-szu te2-ni-a | up to five times he has sinned |
| 16 | a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu / a-ma-kam | My brother, atunu - that is mine. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _uruda sag10_ lu _ku3-babbar_ ma-he-er | a good copper or silver is received. |
| 2 | i-za-zu a-na sza ki-ma | they stand. To that which like |
| 3 | i-a-ti2 / di2-na-ma a-na | Give me a verdict! |
| 4 | a-szur-na-s,i2-ir di2-na-ma | Assur-nāṣir, the judge, |
| 5 | lu-ub-lam a-na sza ki-ma | I shall bring. For that which like |
| 6 | i-a-ti2 / qi2-bi4-ma ih-da-ma | Say to me, and he will recover. |
| 7 | _uruda sag10_ lu _ku3-babbar_ ar-hi-isz | a good copper or silver quickly |
| 8 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu-nu a-na | they will give to |
| 9 | a-szur-na-s,i2-ir di2-na-ma | Assur-nāṣir, the judge, |
| 10 | lu-ub-lam szu-ma da-nu-tam2 | I will bring. That is Anu. |
| 11 | e-ta-wu / si2-ki-szu-nu | “I have smashed their hair,’ |
| 12 | ka3-i-la2 / u2 ti2-i-ir-ta-ku-nu | “You are the one who provides food and drink for you. |
| 13 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 14 | a-na-kam t,up-pa2-am | What is my tablet? |
| 15 | sza ka3-ri-im sza | of the quay of |
| 16 | sza-si2-hi-szu-nu | their limbs |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2-al-qe2-a-am a-hu-u2-a | I shall take, my brother |
| 2 | be-lu-a a-tu3-nu ih-da | O lord, you are the one who rejoices. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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