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KTBl 03 (P361656)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTBl 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361656 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | Sammlung Rudolf Blanckertz, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ak-ma | Assur-taklāk |
| 4 | 5(asz) _gu2-ta# tug2 hi-a_ | 5 talents each of hīya textiles |
| 5 | 3(disz) me-at _ta#_ masz-ki | 300 (shekels) from the maszku-tax |
| 6 | a-na qa2-ta-ti2-ku-nu | into your hands |
| 7 | al-qe2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ | I took. 1 mina 10 shekels of silver |
| 8 | i-qa2-ta-ti2-ku-nu i-s,a-he-er | he will cut off your arrows. |
| 9 | 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) masz#-ku 4(u) _ma-na-ta_ | 31 1/2 goats, 40 minas each |
| 10 | a-na <<a-na!>> _ma-na_-em _ku3-babbar_ | for minas of silver |
| 11 | sza _illat_-at pu-szu-ke-en6 | of the reservoir of Pušukēn |
| 12 | ik-szu-da-ma | he defeated, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na_ | 12 talents 50 minas |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a_ 6(disz) me-at | garments, 600, |
| 3 | masz-ki al-qe2 1(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | I took the goats. 1 1/6 shekels each |
| 4 | a-na _tug2 hi-a ku3-babbar_ la2-szu | he shall pay the silver in full. |
| 5 | masz-ku wa-as-mu | mašku-offering for wāsmu-disease |
| 6 | a-di2 sza a-na ka3-ri-im | as far as to the quay |
| 7 | ma-ha-ri-im ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ni | You constantly send me messages. |
| 8 | a-di2 esz15-ri-szu | as far as its ešrītu |
| 9 | a-na a-la2-hi-im u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar | to Alaḫum and Kur-ub-ištar |
| 10 | at,-hi-ma la2 na-t,u3-ma | “I have sinned, but I am not negligent, and |
| 11 | la2 i-ma-hu-ru-ni-ku-um | they will not accept you. |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-bu-zu-ta-a | the silver of Abuzutâ |
| 13 | a-pu-lu uk-ta-i-ni | (Sum) The one who smote me(?) (Akk) The man who ensnared me |
| 14 | ni-ka3-su2 qu2-ur-bu | his niŋšu-bowl is a qurbu-vessel |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na a-ta-al-ki-im | to Atalkim |
| 2 | sza-ap2-ra-ku-nu-ti2 al-ka3-ma | I will come to you and |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 ta-ah-si2-is-tim | “Alā of the Taḫsištum, |
| 4 | li-zu-zu | may they know. |
Sources & licences
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