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RA 059, 040 no. 16 (P390557)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 040 no. 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390557 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16205 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-na | 1 mina 3 shekels of silver that to |
| 2 | sza-na#-a ub-lu 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | another brought, 1 5/6 minas of silver |
| 3 | sza pi3-la2-ah-a-szur sza isz-tu3 | belonging to Pilah-Ašszur, which from |
| 4 | ha-ar-ki-wa-na ub-lu-ni-ni | Ḫarkiwana brought, |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ sza isz-ti2 a-wi-lim il5-qe2-u2-ni | 1 mina, which he took with the man |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2_ sza isz-ti2 esz18-dar-ba-ni | 11 shekels, which with Ishtar-bani |
| 7 | ni-il5-qe2-u2 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_ sza isz-ti2 | we took. 4 minas 17 shekels, which together |
| 8 | sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an ni-il5-qe2-u2 | We took the šakrīma. |
| 9 | 1(disz) _gin2_ <sza> isz-ti2 su-pu-nu-ma-an ni-il5-qe2-u2 | 1 shekel that we took from Supunuma— |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ isz-ti2 ha-al-ki-a-szu | 15 shekels from his district |
| 11 | _szunigin_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sza3-ba_ | total: 8 1/2 minas 7 shekels of silver are in it. |
| 12 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir | 5 2/3 minas to the son of Itur-ili |
| 13 | ni-isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na | we shall sacrifice. 1 mina 1/2 shekel for |
| 14 | sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an u2-ta-er | he returned the slaves. |
| 15 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-szu-mi3 mu-sa3 asz2-qul2# | 15 1/2 shekels, Ašumi, her husband, asqul |
| 16 | 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ i-na sza-na-a a-na | 15 2/3 shekels in another to |
| 17 | ha-nu asz2-qul2 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | Ḫanu, ašqul, 6 1/3 shekels |
| 18 | na ka3-al-sza asz2-qul2 | she sat down at her left side. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-na i-la2-li-a | 7 2/3 shekels 15 grains for Ilaliya |
| 2 | asz2-qul2 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na _ki-la2_ [asz2]-qul2# | Asqul 2 1/3 shekels weight, asqul |
| 3 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na tu3-ud-ha-li-a | 2 1/3 shekels for Tudhaliya |
| 4 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-szur3-du10 asz2-qul2 | 2 1/3 shekels for Assur-ṭāb asqul; |
| 5 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im al-pi3-im a-na | 4 1/3 shekels of šīm of alpum-flour for |
| 6 | i-la2-li-a-ah-szu asz2-qul2 4(disz) la2 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | Ilali-ahšu, the scepter, 4 less 15 shekels |
| 7 | szi2#-im# al-pi3-im a-na a-bu-na asz2-qul2 | I have poured beer and wine into his father's house |
| 8 | 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-na ar-za-na-ah-szu asz2-qul2 | 1/4 shekel for Arzanaḫšu I cut off. |
| 9 | 4(disz)? _gin2_ a-na ha-pu-a-la2 asz2-qul2 | 4? shekels for the ḫapu’ala functionary |
| 10 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na sza-na-i-e sza i-ki-szi2-ir-szi2 | 4 1/2 shekels for the šanāyu that he will cut off |
| 11 | usz-bu-ni 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na _ninda_ | he built. 1/2 shekel for bread |
| 12 | u2 szi2-ri-im asz2-qul2-ma u2-bi4-il5-szu-nu-ti2 | and širû-plant I cut down and carried them off. |
| 13 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na _uruda_ 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ | 2 shekels for copper, 1/3 shekel 7 1/2 grains |
| 14 | a-na _an-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na szi2-ri-im | 1/2 shekel for tin |
| 15 | 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na szu-ru-up-tim | 1/3 shekel for šuruptim |
| 16 | 1(disz)? _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-na ki-ri-im 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 1? shekel 15 grains for the grain-heap, 2/3 shekel |
| 17 | a-na szi2-ri-im i-nu-mi3 me-er-u2! | at that time, (as for) Meru, |
| 18 | sza-na#-a ni-si2-u2 | another one, a friend |
| 19 | asz#-qul2# 2(u) 1/2(disz)# _gin2#_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ a-na | Ašqul 20 1/2 shekels 7 1/2 grains to |
| 20 | szi2-ri-im asz2-qul2-ma | I have strewn a censer, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu-sa3 u2-sze2-bi4-il5 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ | her husband brought. 1/3 shekel 7 1/2 grains |
| 2 | a-bu-sza-lim i-nu-mi3 u2-sze2-s,i2#? | Abum-šallim, when he brought |
| 3 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ lu szi2-ru-um lu ki#-ru#-um | 5 1/2 shekels either širum or kirum |
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