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JCS 57, 063-068 (P391088)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 57, 063-068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P391088 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 | [...]-mi3 / {d}iszkur / szi2-im szu!-mi3-x | ... Iškur |
| 2 | [_dingir-mesz] kur#_ ka3-ni-isz _kur_ a-asz2-ka3-szi2#-pa2 | the gods of the land Kanish, the land Ashkašipa |
| 3 | [...] _ab2-kam!_ / {<d>}su2-in / {d#}utu#! | ... is the seventh: Suen, Šamaš |
| 4 | [...] {d}ku#!-ba-ba / [...] | ... Kubaba |
| 5 | [...] ba! e [...] e# ni [...] | ... ..., ... his own ... |
| 6 | [x x]-ka3 / [...] ku lu x [...] | ... ... |
| 7 | [...] ka3# x ba [...] | ... the gate ... |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] x [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x [...]-tam2# | ... of ... |
| 11 | [...] x x [...] x-nim | ... ... |
| 12 | [...] szu! x [x x] ha-x [x] lu#! ta-la2-qe2-u2-ni | ... ... you will take. |
| 13 | [...] x [...] ta#-la2-qe2-u2-ni | ... you will take |
| 14 | [...] ku-ta#-[nim x x] x x ra-qa2-tim | … kutānu-disease, ... raqatum. |
| 15 | u3# ku#-si2#-tim# [x x] sza# li-tab-szi2-ka3 | and the sandals ... that may be with you. |
| 16 | a-na e#-ne2#-ka3 [...]-ta-ku-ru-ni | To the eneŋ-priestess ... she has turned |
| 17 | i-na e-mu-qe2-e# la2# te2#-t,e2-ru-ni | You did not send me with the troops. |
| 18 | a-na szi2#-mi3#-im / ba-at-qi2-im / la2 ta-la2-qe2-u2-ni | You will not take it for a price. |
| 19 | [a]-na# _tug# hi-a_ ku-ta-nim / isz-tu3 ni-is-ha-ti2-ka3 | for a kutānum-garment, from your gift |
| 20 | ta#-la2-qe2#-[u2-ni] x _tug2_ ma-ku#-hi# 2(disz)# ku#-ta-ne-en6 | you will take ... garments, 2 kutanê-garments |
| 21 | a-na szi2-[mi3-im sza ma-ku-hi u2] _tug2# hi#-a_ ku-ta-ni | for the prescription of a makû-demon and kutānu-garments |
| 22 | ta-la2-qe2#-[u2-ni x] x [... _gin2]-ta ku3-babbar_ | you will take ... shekels of silver |
| 23 | i-na [...]-tum# i-nu-mi3 | in ... at that time |
| 24 | [...] an#! | ... of heaven |
| 25 | [...] u2#-ba-la2-ni | ... he sat down |
| 26 | [...] ku! 1(u) x [...] | ... 10 ... |
| 27 | [...]-tim# / lu# ta# [x x tu3]-szu#-ru-ni | ... ... you raised up. |
| 28 | [...] / _na4 za:gin3_ / [...]-pi3-isz-tim | ... lapis lazuli ... |
| 29 | [szu-ma t,a2]-ab2-szu-um / i-[da-na]-ku-um | If it is good, he will give it to me. |
| 30 | [szu-ma la2 t,a2]-ab2-szu-um / a-szi2-szu / tu3-ta-ar-ma | If he is not good, his wife you return and |
| 31 | [a-szar] li#-bi4-szu / u2-ba-al / u2 a-ta | where his heart desires ... |
| 32 | [i-na] ma#-ti2-ka3 / ra-bi4-u2-tim | in your great land |
| 33 | [u2 a]-li#-ka3 / su2-qa2-qi2-ka3 / i-na ma-ti2-ka3 | and your city, your village, in your land |
| 34 | [u2 a-li]-ka3 / la2 tu3-sza-ri-[u2]-ni-ma | and your city, do not abandon me, and |
| 35 | [i!-pa2!]-ni#-szu / u2 ur#-ki#-szu / | “If he spits on him, if he lies down, |
| 36 | [... a]-szi2-szu x [x] ga#!-szu | ... his wife ... |
| 37 | [a-na] be-el / a-szi2-i-im | to the owner of the property |
| 38 | [...]-ni-ma! / a-szi2-szu | ... his wife |
| 39 | [x-x]-u2-ni / i-nu-mi3 / da-mu-um# | ... when Amum |
| 40 | [sza _dumu_] a-szur3 / i-na a-li-ka3 | of the son of Assur in your city |
| 41 | [u2 ma]-ti2#-ka3 / i-ne2-pu-szu-ni | and the plants of your land they are doing |
| 42 | [hu-lu]-qa2-um / i-ba-szi2-u2-ni | there is destruction. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# da-me-e / szi2-im-tam2# | For the life of the land |
| 2 | [ta]-da2#-na-ni-a-ti2-ma / ni-du-wa-ak-szu | you give to me, and we will kill him. |
| 3 | [sza]-ni#-a-am / pu-ha-am#! / la2 ta-da2-na-ni-a-ti2 | Another thing: do not give me a divorce decree! |
| 4 | [hu]-lu#-qa2-am / lu tu3-ta-ru-ni / i-nu-mi3 | “At that time, you did not return the destruction. |
| 5 | [_dumu_ ka3-ni]-isz# / u2 _dumu_ da-szur3# a?#-na di2-ni-im | son of Kanish and son of Assur to the judge |
| 6 | [i-lu-ku]-ni# di2-szu-nu i-na ke-na-tim | their verdict in a favorable case |
| 7 | [lu ta-di2-na-ni] a#-na _dumu#_ a-li-ka3 / ka3-ni-isz | may you give to the son of your father, forever. |
| 8 | [...] szu-ma / _dumu_ da-szur3 | ... he is, son of Ashur |
| 9 | [a-na _dumu_ ka3-ni-isz] / i-ta-ah-ba-al | to the son of Kanish he shall divide. |
| 10 | [u2-sza-ra-ma _dumu_] ka3#-[ni]-isz# / i-la2-qe2 | shall redeem, and the son of Kanish shall take. |
| 11 | [_dumu_ da-szur3 ur]-ka3#-tam2# i-la2-qe2 / szu-ma | son of Ashur, Urkatam he shall take. That one |
| 12 | [_dumu_ ka3-ni-isz a]-na# _dumu_ da-szur3 | son of Kanish to the son of Assur |
| 13 | i#-ta#-[ah-ba-al] u2-sza-ra-ma / _dumu_ a-szur3 | Itaḫbal he shall remove and the son of Assur |
| 14 | i-la2-qe2 / _dumu#_ [ka3-ni]-isz# / ur-ka3-tam2 | he shall take. son of Kanish, Urkatam |
| 15 | i-la2-qe2-e / szu-ma / be-el# _tug2# hi#-a#_ hu#-lu#-qa2-um | he will take. If the owner of the garment is missing |
| 16 | i-na a-li-ka3 / u2 ma-ti2-ka3 / i-ba#-[szi2] | there is in your city and in your land. |
| 17 | ta-sze2-e-ma / tu3-ta-ar / szu-ma / | You take, you return, he is . |
| 18 | la2 ta-ta-mar / be-el# hu-lu-qa2-e / i-ta-ma-ma | Do not see! The lord of the destruction saw |
| 19 | u2 a-ta hu-lu-qa2-am / tu3-ma-la2 / a-na _e2_{be-et} | and the water from the ditch you will bring to the house. |
| 20 | tam2-ka3-ri-im / al-ma-tim / _dumu_ ka3-ni-isz | the Tamkarim, the almātum, son of Kaniš |
| 21 | u2 ha-pi3-ra-am / la2 tu3-szu-ru-ni | You will not bring the ḫappīru-plant. |
| 22 | a-na _e2_{be-tim} _sag10_ ur-dim _sag10_ | for a house is good, a dog is good |
| 23 | am-tim _sag10 GAN2# sag10_ u2 ki-ri-im | The wild bull is red, the field is red grasses |
| 24 | _sag10_ / sza _dumu_ a-szur3 / szu-um-szu / e-ne2-ka3 | of the son of Assur, his name in the word |
| 25 | la2 ta-na-szi2-u2-ma / i-na e-mu-qi2 | You shall not take (them) away, and with the strength |
| 26 | la2 te2-t,e2-ru-ni-ma / a-na ur-di2-ka3 / la2 ta-du-nu-ni | Do not return to me and do not give me to your servant! |
| 27 | i-na 1(u) _ta_ pa2#-ra-ka3-ni 1(disz) pa2-ra-ka3-nam | from 10 pāra-kānu (as many as there are) 1 paša-ka-nam |
| 28 | ni-is-ha-ti2-ka3 / ta-la2-qe2 / szu-ma _tug2_ | you will take your gifts. That is the garment |
| 29 | i-na a-bu-lim / i-s,a-ba-at _tug2_ szi2-im-tam2# | in the city he will seize the šimmtu-garment |
| 30 | i-ta-ba-al / szu-ma _dumu_ a-szur3 / a-na _dumu_ ka3-ni-isz | he shall weigh out. If the son of Assur to the son Kanish |
| 31 | i-ta-ah-ba-al-ma / a-na ma-tim | he smote, and to the land |
| 32 | sza-ni-tim / i-ta-[la2]-ak# a-pu-hi-szu | secondly, he has gone to his aid. |
| 33 | tam2-ka3-ra-am sza-ni-a-am / a-hi-a-am | The second tamkaram, the brother |
| 34 | u2 a-hu-szu / la2 i-s,a-bu-tu3-ni / ha-bu-la2-nam | and his brothers will not seize him, he will be killed. |
| 35 | szi2-im-tam2 / lu i-sze2-e-u2-ni | May a fate be decreed for me. |
| 36 | i-nu-mi3 / ma-at-ka3 | At that time, your land |
| 37 | [a]-na u2-nu-szi2-im ta-la2-pu-tu3-ni | to ušum you shall remove |
| 38 | _dumu#_ a-szur3 szu-um-szu / a-na u2-nu-szi2-im | the son of Assur, his name to the envoy |
| 39 | la2# ta#-la2-pu-tu3-ni / i-nu-mi3 / i-na a-li#-ka3 | Do not be negligent! At that time, in your city |
| 40 | sza#! di2-tim / a#-du-ra-ar am-tim# | The one of the dītum (temple), the one who kills the wild bull |
| 41 | [u2 ur-dim x x]-ta! sza _dumu#_ ka3#-ni-isz# | ... of the son of Kanish |
| 42 | [x x _dumu_] a#-szur3# szu-um-szu a-du-ra-ar# | ... son of Ashur, his name I will kill. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] ru# [...] i-na e-mu-qi2# [la2] ta#-s,a-ba-tu3-[ni ...] | ... ... with the strength that you did not seize me ... |
| 2 | [...] szu a zi#! [...] a#! hi sza x la2! x [_dumu_] a-szur3 [...] | ... ... son of Ashur ... |
| 3 | [x x] na-ak-ra-ti2#-ni#! ha#-ra#-nam lu tu3-szu-ru-ni-a-ti2-ni [...] | ... his enemies, may they not turn back to me |
| 4 | [i-nu]-mi3 _dumu_ a-szur3 a-na ma-mi3-tim ta-du-nu-ni _gir2_ u2 szu-ga-ri-[a-im sza a-szur3 ...] | When the son of Assur for any reason has given a sword and a šugarim weapon of Ashur ... |
| 5 | [x]-sza-ku-nu-szu-ni _dingir_ lu-u2 a-ni-u2-tum be-el# ma#-mi3-ti2-ka3 i-da2-gu5-lu-ka3 ma#-mi3-tum! / [sza ... _lugal_] | May the god be your ..., may the lord of your land curse you! The land of ... the king |
| 6 | _gal_ ka3-ni-sze2-e-im | chief of the Kanišēm, |
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