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ARK 246 (P368341)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ARK 246 |
|---|---|
| ID | P368341 |
| Museum no. | Schmidt 2 |
| Collection | Sammlung Professor Dr. A. B. Schmidt, Tübingen, 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 | me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | “Pušu’en, |
| 2 | a-na su2-in-_sipa_ is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma | to the shepherd seized, and |
| 3 | um-ma me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Thus (says) Meru, Pušu-kēn: |
| 4 | a-na su2-in-_sipa_-ma | to Sūn-sîn |
| 5 | me-er-u2 me-tim ni-nu | “Mēru, we are the mētum-demon, |
| 6 | a-bu-ni t,up-pa2-am e-zi-ib-ni-a-ti2 | Father, erase my tablet. |
| 7 | sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | of 2 minas of gold |
| 8 | i-na-ru-qi2-szu a-bu-ka3 i-na | his father will praise him, in |
| 9 | a-lim{ki} szu-mi3 a-bi4-ni i-la2-pu-tu3 | the name of the city his father he shall remove |
| 10 | lu i-na-ru-qi2-szu szu-mi3 a-bi4-ni | May the name of his father be pronounced. |
| 11 | il5-pu-ut lu a-bu-ni sza-bu | “May my father be our father, |
| 12 | lu szi2-be-e ti2-szu lu t,up-pa2-am | Let it be his fate, let it be a tablet. |
| 13 | ha-ar-ma-am tu3-ka3-al | you will hold the harmam-vessel. |
| 14 | ri-id-a-ma t,up-pa2-ka3 du-uk | “Seize the rope and do your tablet! |
| 15 | me-er-u2 me-tim ni-nu | “Mēru, we are the mētum-demon, |
| 16 | i-na ba-ab2 mu-a-ti2-szu sza a-bi4-ka3 | at the birth of his wife of your father |
| 17 | ni-ka3-si2 a-bu-ni u3 a-bu-ka3 | ni-kasi (means) father and father |
| 18 | i-si2-u2-ma 1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na_ | together 11 talents 40 minas |
| 19 | _uruda sag10_ i-li-bi4 a-bi4-ka3 | the good copper of Ilībi, your father |
| 20 | a-bu-ni i-di2-i _uruda_ | his father a copper measuring vessel |
| 21 | lu a-s,i2-it a-bi4-ni sza-qu2-ul | 'May our distant father be exalted. |
| 22 | lu a-bu-ni sza-bu lu i-li-bi4-ku-nu | Whether father or mother, may they come to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hu-ur me-er-u2 me-tim | “Adjoining the me-rû-demon, the goddess, |
| 2 | ni-nu pa2-ti2-ni-a-ti2 su2-in-_sipa_ | We are our ancestors, Suen-sipa, |
| 3 | me-er-e pu-szu-ke-en6 | “Lead me, lead me! |
| 4 | e-pu-ul um-ma su2-in-_sipa_-ma | Thus Sūn-sîpa: |
| 5 | a-na me-er-e pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | “In order to bind him with a rope, |
| 6 | t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am sza ku-nu-uk | A copy of the sealed tablet. |
| 7 | a-bi4-ku-nu sza ki-ma t,up-pu-um | Your father, who like a tablet |
| 8 | szu-um-szu sza hu-bu-ul a-mur-esz18-dar | “He who the debt of Amur-Ištar |
| 9 | sza i-na _e2_ pu-szu-ke-en6 sza e-li-a-ni | that in the house of Pušu-kēn, which above |
| 10 | sa2-ar t,up-pa2-am u2-ka3-al | he will hold the tablet in good condition. |
| 11 | a-tu3-nu a-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | Atunu for 2 minas of gold |
| 12 | u3 1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ ma-s,i-im | and 11 talents 40 minas of alum |
| 13 | ta-ar-ta-ag-ma-nim me-ra | “It is a storm, I am a wind, |
| 14 | me-tim a-na-ku t,up-pu-um szu-um-szu | (As for) me, that tablet is mine. |
| 15 | sza a-bi4-a sza tu3-ka3-la2-ni | belonging to Abiya, which you have stored, |
| 16 | di2-na-nim-ma la2-du-uk | I will give you a verdict. |
| 17 | la2 tu3-na-ha-ni-ma a-na di2-nim | Do not be negligent, and to the judge |
| 18 | la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-ni a-na a-wa-tim | Do not send me to speak a word |
| 19 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum, |
| 20 | ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | he gave to me, and |
| 21 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur | before the sword of Assur |
| 22 | szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in | we gave to him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ en-um-a-szur _igi_ szu-be-lim | before Enum-Assur, before Šubelum |
| 2 | _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | before Enlil-bani |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ szu-be-lim _dumu sag10_-im | seal of Šu-bēlim, son of Saĝm |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ en-um-asz-szur _dumu_ | Seal of Enum-Assur, son |
| 3 | i-da-a _kiszib3_ {d}en-lil2-ba#-[ni] | under seal of Enlil-bani |
| 4 | _dumu_ i-a-dan# | son of Iadan |
| 5 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-[tim] | to these words |
| 6 | ka3#-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | “Karum, kaniš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma] | gave to me, and |
| 2 | _igi gir2_ sza a-[szur] | before the sword of Assur |
| 3 | szi2#-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in | we gave to him. |
| right | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ a-ba-[x] | son of Aba- |
Sources & licences
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