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AKT 11b, 204 (P390604)
Judicial, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 11b, 204 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390604 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-295-92 |
| 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-na-s,i2-ir a-na | Assur-naṣir to |
| 2 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | Assur-imittī, son of Šu-Ishtar |
| 3 | is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-ma | seized me, thus |
| 4 | a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir a-na a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Assur-nāṣir |
| 5 | a-di2 szi2-ni-szu u3 szal2-szi2-szu | together with his brothers and nephews, |
| 6 | asz2-al-ka3-ma tu3-na-a-ni | I asked, and he said: |
| 7 | a-na a-lim{ki} ni-lik-ma a-na | to the city we went and to |
| 8 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ sza a-bi szu-hu-bur | 1 1/2 minas of silver belonging to Abi-šuhubur, |
| 9 | a-na szu-esz18-dar a-bi-ka3 sza-ap2-ku | to Shu-Ištar, your father, I have sent. |
| 10 | a-lu-um di2-nam i-di2-in-ma | “Alu’um, who decides cases, gave, and |
| 11 | a-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | for 1 1/2 minas of silver at 12/3 mina each |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na mi3-ma szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur3-ba-ni | the silver from whatever Šū-Ishtar, son of Assur-bani |
| 13 | u3 me-er-u2-szu-nu lu i-na a-lim{ki} | and their corpses in the city |
| 14 | lu i-na _GAN2_-lim i-szu-u2-ni | or in the field he has, |
| 15 | ta-sza-qa2-la2-ni-a-ti2 qa2-qi2-di2 | You raise up the qaqīdu-demons. |
| 16 | u3 _e2_ a-bi4-a a-na _e2 dam-gar3_ lu-ri-ib-ma | and the house of Abīya to the house (of) the merchant let me enter, and |
| 17 | 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na-ku | 16 minas of silver am I. |
| 18 | la2-ak-nu-uk-ma u3 a-ta | I have sealed, and you, |
| 19 | 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma | 16 minas of silver are sealed and |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_-um a-na a-lim{ki} li-li-ik-ma | the silver to the city may he go and |
| 21 | szu-ma a-bu-ka3 a-na a-bi4-a | If your father to a father |
| 22 | szu-hu-bur i-ta-ah-ba-al | the šuḫubur-demon will weigh out. |
| 23 | _ku3-babbar_-am la2-al-qe2 szu-ma | the silver I took, that |
| 24 | la2 i-ta-ah-ba-al _ku3-babbar_-am | he shall not exceed the silver |
| 25 | i-a-am sza a-na-ku | That which I |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ka3-nu-ku a-ta ta-ba-al | I am hungry, what have I done? |
| 2 | u3 szu-ma tu3-na-a-ni-ma | and that one you gave me, and |
| 3 | a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | the words of these |
| 4 | la2 ta-mu-a lu al-ma-tum | “Do not be negligent, be it a flaw! |
| 5 | u2-ni-tum a-na-ku a-wi-lam | I am a man |
| 6 | sza-qi2-il5 da-tim sza-zi-za-ma | (Sum) You are the one who raises up the šāqīkil-demon (Akk) Be present for me, stand at my side |
| 7 | a-na-ku a-na-kam lu-szi2-ib-ma | I myself, let me sit here, and |
| 8 | a-na a-lim{ki} la2-asz2-pu-ur-ma | to the city I shall send, and |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_-am 1(disz) _ma-na_ la2-al(AK)-qe2-ma | I took one mina of silver and |
| 10 | la2 ta(SZA)-ki-tam2 la2-asz2-ku-un-ma | “Let me place the takītu-demon, and |
| 11 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} a-na _GAN2_-lim | A tablet of the city for the field |
| 12 | lu-sze2-s,i2-u2-nim-ma _GAN2_-lam | let me bring out, and the field |
| 13 | a-szu-mi3-ka3 t,up-pu-um sza a-lim | I have sent you the tablet of the important one. |
| 14 | le-ti2-qam2-ma mu-sza-zi-iz-ka3 | "Let it pass by and stand before you!" |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_-am li-isz-qu2-lam-ma | the silver may he weigh out, and |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_-am la2-ni-szi2-ma _ku3-babbar_ | the silver he shall pay to her, and the silver |
| 17 | a-na ma-s,arx(SUM)-tim sza a-szur3 | for the guard of Assur |
| 18 | la2-asz2-qul2 la2 tu3-na-a-ni | he should not take (it) away, (or) he will not give it to him. |
| 19 | u2-la2 tu3-na-ha-ni | he did not give him to drink. |
| 20 | a-s,e2-er ki-a-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_ | I went out, like 1 mina |
| 21 | _ku3-babbar_ tu3-usz-tag2-me-ra-ni | the silver you have paid to me |
| 22 | u3 _iti 8(disz)-kam_ tu3-usz-te2-szi2-ba-ni | and the 8th month you shall serve him. |
| 23 | a-bu-ka3 a-na szu-hu-bur | your father to Šuḫubur |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 i-di2-in ili5-mi3-ti2 a-hu-ka3 a-na en-na-nim | He who does not give the ilīmu-priestess, your brother, to the lord |
| 2 | la2 i-di2-in u3 a-ta i-a-ti2 | he did not give, and because of me |
| 3 | la2 ta-da-nam a-a-am u4-ma-am nu-qa2-a | Do not give me a father who does not have a day. |
| 4 | szi2-bu-tum szi2-bu-tum | šībûtum-disease |
Sources & licences
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