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RA 059, 029 no. 08 (P390549)
Business / Contracts, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 029 no. 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390549 |
| Museum no. | MAH 19610 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum 2(u) _ma-na_ | 1 harvester, 20 minas |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | the silver, his nisḫasu-tax is extra. |
| 3 | a-na um-me-a-ni-a | to Ummaniya |
| 4 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-<su2> | 10 minas of silver is his pledge |
| 5 | _diri_ sza sza#-al-[x] | extra for ... |
| 6 | a-na sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 7 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2#-szum# 1(u) _ma-na_ | 1 ne-pišum 10 minas |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | silver, his nisḫasu |
| 9 | _diri [ku3]-babbar_ [sza _dam-gar3_] | Extra silver of the merchant. |
| 10 | a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im | to Šalim-aḫum |
| 11 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3/4(disz) _gin2_ | 1 ne-pišum, 11 5/6 minas, 3/4 shekel |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ sza szu-hu-bur | silver of Šuḫubur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum 4(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 nēpišum, 4 mina |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sza {d}[nin?]-szubur-ba-ni | the silver of Ninšubur-bani |
| 3 | a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im | to Šalim-aḫum |
| 4 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 5 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was eclipsed. |
| 6 | u3! 6(disz) 3/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | and 6 3/4 shekels of gold |
| 7 | ni-is-ha#-su2 _diri_ a-na | his nishhasu-offering, the extra to |
| 8 | la2-ma-si2 mi3-ma a-nim | Lamassu, whatever Anum |
| 9 | a-na u2-ra-ni ap-qi2-id | I entrusted to Urani. |
| 10 | sza!-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his šadū-assembly |
| 11 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-szu | 10 shekels of silver are his offerings |
| 12 | a-di2-in 5(disz) _gin2_ a-pa2!-szu-ri | together with 5 shekels of apsuri |
| 13 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-ha-ma! a-di2-szum | 2 shekels each, together with him |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na siki hi-a_ a-di2-szu-nu-ti2 | 1/3 mina of wool with them |
| 2 | _igi_ puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | before Puzur-Ishtar, son of Ashur-malik |
| 3 | _igi_ szu-su2-en6 _dumu_ szu-hu-bur | before Susa, son of Šuhubur |
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