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AKT 11b, 205 (P390602)
Judicial, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 11b, 205 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390602 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-287-92 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Judicial |
| 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-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | Assur-imittī, son of Šu-Ishtar |
| 2 | a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir e-pu-ul | Assur-nāṣir built. |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma _dumu_ me-tim | Thus Assur-imittī, son of Metim |
| 4 | a-na-ku ta-li-kam-ma am-ti2 | I am the one who came to me and |
| 5 | u2 ur-di2 tak2-ta2-a-ma a-na ka3-ri-im | and urdu-plant you have gathered, and to the quay |
| 6 | ni-li-ik-ma t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | we went and the tablet of the city |
| 7 | _igi_ ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz _dumu gal_ asz2-ku-ma | before Karim, Kaniš, the great son I sat down and |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _dumu_ me-tim a-na-ku | thus I: “I am a son of water, I |
| 9 | la2 tu3-ba-e-ri lu t,up-pa2-am sza ku-nu-uk | Do not abandon it! May it be a tablet that is sealed. |
| 10 | a-bi4-a tu3-ka3-al lu t,up-pa2-am | Your father, may it be a tablet. |
| 11 | sza a-lim{ki} sza ki-ma a-li-ik | of the city, which like a caravan |
| 12 | pa2-ni-ka3 um-me-a-nu a-bi4-a | Before you, the mother of the father, |
| 13 | a-na ka3-ri-im ub-lu-ni-ni-ma | brought to the quay, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-szu-nu il5-qe2-u2-ni | their silver he took |
| 15 | u2 a-ta lu t,up-pa2-am | or a tablet |
| 16 | ha-ar-ma-am sza ku-nu-uk | the ḫarmām of the sealed document |
| 17 | a-bi4-a lu t,up-pa2-am | May my father be a tablet! |
| 18 | sza a-lim{ki} | of the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 16 minas of silver |
| 2 | tu3-ka3-al a-na ka3-ri-im | you will hold. To the quay |
| 3 | bi4-lam-ma ka3-ra-am | “Bilamma, the kalāma, |
| 4 | sza-asz2-me-ma i-na sza-ha-ti2-a | “Speak to me, and in my wrath |
| 5 | i-zi-iz-ma a-li _ku3-babbar_-ap2 | he stood, and where the silver |
| 6 | a-bi4-a szu-esz18-dar i-ba-szi2-u2 | The father is Shu-Ištar. |
| 7 | lu nu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma a-na ba-a-ba-at | we shall make it clear to the king, my lord. |
| 8 | _ku3-ki_-s,i2-ni _ku3-babbar_ lu ni-zu-uz2 | may the silver be weighed out. |
| 9 | tap-pa2-ka3 a-na-ku a-ta a-na | I am your companion. Why to |
| 10 | ka3-ri-im isz-ti2-e-ma di2-in | (Sum) It is the kalû-demon, judge with me (Akk) Judge with me |
| 11 | tam2-ka3-ru-tim te2-te2-ri-isz | “You have recited the tamkarûtu-prayer. |
| 12 | a-na di2-in tam2-ka3-ru-tim | to the judge of the tamkarūtu-priests |
| 13 | la2 ta-ra-di2-a-ni u2 i-di2-tim | Do not abandon me, and I will die! |
| 14 | la2 tu3-sza-a-la2-ni gam2-ra-am | Do not abandon me! It is a crime! |
| 15 | ma-da-am la2 tu3-sza-ag-ma-ra-ni | Do not send me a land! |
| 16 | si2-ki la2 tu3-ka3-al | you will not tie the wool. |
| 17 | [a]-ma-la2 di2-in ka3-ri-im | “Alā, the judge of the quay |
| 18 | ku-tu3-a-ti2-a | of Kutuatia |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-sze2-ra-am szi2-bu-tum | he brought in the šībûtum-disease, |
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