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KTBl 04 (P361657)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTBl 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361657 |
| 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-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 2 | a-szur3-na-da u3 i-di2-su2-en6 | Assur-nada and Idissuen |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 4 | i3-li2-a-lum2-ma a-sza-me-ma | Ilī-aluma |
| 5 | lu-qu2-tum sza ku-za-zi-im | luqūtu-vessel of kuzzûm-plant |
| 6 | e-li-a-am a-ba-u2-a | above my father |
| 7 | a-tu3-nu _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2 | Atunu, the silver is paid in full. |
| 8 | 4(disz) _ma-na_ u3 1(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | 4 minas and 1 mina 6 shekels |
| 9 | a-ha-ma _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | mutually the silver is a pledge |
| 10 | isz-tu3 _sag iti_-kam | from the beginning of the month |
| 11 | ka3-ra-a-tim 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | the kārātum offerings of 3 shekels each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em | for 1 mina |
| 2 | i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | in the month of Nisan |
| 3 | u3-s,a-ab2 li-mu-um | he seized, the eponym |
| 4 | szu-da-a _dumu_ en-na-nim | Šudâ, son of Ennanu |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and sesame |
| 6 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma gi-mi3-lam | Šašqilama, rejoicing |
| 7 | i-na s,e2-er a-bi4-ni | in the footsteps of our father |
| 8 | u3 i-a-ti2 szu-uk-na | and I established. |
| 9 | szu-ma lu-qu2-su2 a-na _ku3-babbar_ | If a claim against him for silver |
| 10 | u3 s,i2-ba-tim la2 i-ka3-sza-ad | and the debts he shall not pay. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza la2-qa2-em li-iq-a-ma | that is taken may he take, and |
| 2 | szi2-tam2 a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em | the price for 1 mina |
| 3 | 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ lu-s,i2-ib | 3 shekels each I shall bring in. |
Sources & licences
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