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RA 059, 040 no. 17 (P390558)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 059, 040 no. 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390558 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16158 |
| 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 | 3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ u2 sa3-he-er-tam2 | 3 shekels of tin and saheratum-plant |
| 2 | isz-tu3 ab2-ri-im nu-s,a-ma | from the cows we went out, and |
| 3 | a-na _e2-gal_-lim a-di2-in | to the palace I gave. |
| 4 | i-na e?-[x (x)]-tim na-ma-ti2-ni? | in the ... of our fate |
| 5 | 5(disz)? _gin2# an#-[na?_ u2] sa3-he-er-tam2 | 5? shekels of tin and saheratum-plant |
| 6 | [a-na ...] a-di2-in | I gave to ... |
| 7 | [... sza]-li#-isz-tim | ... of the upper world, |
| 8 | [a-di2-in] 3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 3 shekels of tin |
| 9 | sa3-am-ru-ta-am u2 sa3-he-er-tam2 | samrutām and saḫertam |
| 10 | a-na _e2_ ub-ri a-di2-in | to the house of Ubru I gave. |
| 11 | i-na hu-ru-up-sza ki-ra-am | on her shins of the earth |
| 12 | a-na ma-su2-i3-li2 al-qe2-ma | I took to Masu-ilī, and |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ asz2-qul2-ma | 12 shekels of tin I piled up and |
| 14 | 8(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 8 shekels of tin |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-hu ru-ba-im | to the brother of the prince |
| 2 | a-di2-in 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | I gave. 1/3 mina of lead |
| 3 | a-na ka3-szi2-im | to Kašim |
| 4 | sza ni-ih-ri-a | of Nihriya |
| 5 | asz2-qul2 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 12 shekels of tin |
| 6 | a-na ma-su2-i3-li2 | to Masu-ilī |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ a-na ka3-ri-im | 12 shekels of tin for the kāru |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 1/2 mina less 2 shekels of lead |
| 9 | i-nu-mi3 qa2-sza-am | At that time |
| 10 | u2-sze2-ri-bu ag-ri-ma!? | they brought in. The agru(?) |
| 11 | 4(disz) sa3-am-ru-tim | 4 (mana wool for) Samrutim |
| 12 | a-na ki-ra-tim | to the world quarters |
| 13 | i-na szi2-na-ri-hi-im | in the šinarum |
| 14 | a-di2-in | I gave. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) ma-[na x] _gin2# an-na_ | 3 minas x shekels of tin |
| 2 | i-na [u2-la-ma] | on the other side |
| 3 | asz2-qul2 | ašqul plant |
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