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KTBl 18 (P361654)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTBl 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361654 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | Sammlung Rudolf Blanckertz, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 | bu-za-zu / a-szur3-{d}utu-szi e-[pu-ul um-ma bu-za-zu-ma] | Assur-šamaš did buzuzu, thus Buzuzu: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-{d}utu-szi-ma la2 li#-[bi _dingir_-ma] | to Assur-šamaš, and not to the heart of a god |
| 3 | puzur2-a-szur3 tap-pa2 _e2!_ a-bi-[ni me-et] | Puzur-Assur, the trusted one of the house of his father, is dead. |
| 4 | a-na-ku / i-na wa-ah-szu-sza#-[na wa-asz2-ba-ku] | I am sitting in her wailing. |
| 5 | um-mi3-a-nu u3 tam2-ka3-ru [puzur2-a-szur a-na _e2_] | Ummanu and Tamkaru of Puzur-Assur to the house |
| 6 | puzur2-a-szur e-ru-bu-ma / [ma-s,a-ar-tam2] | Puzur-Assur entered and a trap |
| 7 | sza puzur2-a-szur / ip-te2-[u2-ma lu _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_] | of Puzur-Assur opened, and either silver or gold |
| 8 | lu _kiszib3_ ta-ma-la2-[ki mi3-ma a-nim a-na e-na-su2-en6] | or a seal of Tamalaki, whatever to enquire about |
| 9 | _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim / ip-[qi2-du a-na-ku isz-tu3] | son of Ilī-alim he appointed, I from |
| 10 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na / [a-li-kam-ma e-na-su2-en6] | “His brother, go to me and I will speak to you! |
| 11 | as,-ba-at-ma lu#! [_ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ lu] | I took, and either silver or gold |
| 12 | ta-ma-la2-ki lu t,up#-[pi2 sza um-mi3-a-nu u3 tam2-ka3-ru] | You will bring it. Or you will write a tablet of Ummanu and Tamkaru. |
| 13 | puzur2-a-szur ip-qi2-<du>-szu#-[ni u2-sze2-ra-ma] | Puzur-Assur appointed him, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ ap2-qi2-da-[ku-ma szu-mi3 tam2-ka3-ri-im u2-di2-ma] | I have entrusted to you silver, and my name is Tamkarum, until |
| 15 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ [qa2-ti2 asz2-ku-ma ...] | I weighed out from the silver in my hand and ... |
| 16 | [...] li# za [...] | ... li ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ta-asz2-ku-un [x ...] | you placed ... |
| 2' | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ku-nu-[ki sza il5-we-da-ku] | 15 shekels of gold, the kunukku-garment of Ilwedaku |
| 3' | i-na ka3-ni-isz i-[di2-nam ...] | In the end he will give ... |
| 4' | il5-we-da-ku _igi_ 3(disz) [...] | Ilwedaku ... 3 ... |
| 5' | ip-qi2-dam-ma / a-s,e2-[er ...] | he entrusted, and the aṣer-land ... |
| 6' | a-na a-lim{ki} / a-na szi2#-[a-ma-tim ...] | to the city and to the people |
| 7' | u2-bi-il5 u2 ku-nu-ti2 [...] | he raised up, the plants of the kunūtu-festival |
| 8' | sza sza-<zu>-uz2-ti2 / il5-we-[da-ku ...] | (Sum) I am the one who raises my head (Akk) I raise my head ... |
| 9' | il5-we-da-ku / a-al#-[du10 ...] | I am Ilwedaku, the one who is sweet ... |
| 10' | sza ki-ma / ku-a-ti2 / x [...] | who like a ... ... |
| 11' | szi2-a-ti2 / is,-bu-tu3-ma# [...] | he seized that woman and . |
| 12' | pa2-aq-da-at / a-[... _ku3-babbar_] | is entrusted ... of silver |
| 13' | ku-nu-ki / sza il5-we-da#-[ku a-s,e2-er ...] | Seal of Ilwedāku, who goes out .. |
| 14' | a-na a-lim{ki} / a-szi2-mi3-im# [...] | To the city where I live |
| 15' | ub-lu-ni / a-ta _ku3-babbar_ szal2#-[t,am lu ku-nu-ki-ka3] | he brought. May the pure silver be your seal! |
| 16' | lu ku-nu-ki sza puzur2-a-szur mi3-[li-ik-ma] | May you be the seal of Puzur-Assur! Come, and |
| 17' | _igi_ a-ne2-e-ma / zu-uk-ra#-[szu-nu sza ni-isz a-lim{ki}] | before this, their body, that of the life of the city |
| 18' | u3 ru-ba-im / ta-mu-u2 / ka3#-[i3-la2 ki-ma si2-ki-i u2-ka3-lu] | And the prince, the one who sees, like a sheepfold, he holds. |
| 19' | a-na a-lim{ki} u3 be-li2-a / a-wa#-[ti2 bi]-la2# | to the city and my lord the words he presented |
| 20' | _ku3-babbar_ / szal2-t,am mi3-ma la2 i-[szu-u2] | silver, the complete amount, whatever he does not have |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a-na a-wa]-tim# a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3 | For this matter, the karûm-priest and the kaniš-priestess |
| 2 | [i-di2-ni-a-ti2]-ma _igi gir2_ sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni | he gave to me, and the eye of the sword of Assur our witnesses |
| 3 | [ni-di2-in _igi_ a]-mur-dingir _igi_ en-na-su2-en6 | we gave. Before Amur-ilī, before Enna-suen |
| 4 | [_igi_ pi2-la2]-ha#-a | before Pilahâ |
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