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ARK 263 (P536998)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ARK 263 |
|---|---|
| ID | P536998 |
| Museum no. | Tübingen 1 |
| Collection | Juristisches Seminar der Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany |
| 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 | _dingir_-ba-ni isz-ti2 | Ili-bani with |
| 2 | i-di2-su2-en6 i-na | he gave to him, in |
| 3 | ha-ra-nim na-as,-bu-tu3-ma | the harānum-demons were brought, and |
| 4 | um-ma _dingir_-ba-ni-ma | Ilu-bani speaks thus: |
| 5 | a-na i-di2-su2-en6-ma | to Idi-Suen |
| 6 | a-li be2-u2-la2-tu3-ka3 | the city of Bēlatu, |
| 7 | um-ma i-di2-su2-en6-ma | thus Idissuen: |
| 8 | i-na hu-ur-szi2-a-ni-a | on my return |
| 9 | i-ba-szi2 um-ma _dingir_-ba-ni-ma | there is, thus Ili-bani: |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-ti2-ka3 | the silver of Bēl-ulati |
| 11 | bi-lam-ma qa2-ti2 | a figurine of hand-washing. |
| 12 | li-is,-ba-at | may he seize |
| 13 | ri-ik-sa2-am | a pledge |
| 14 | ku-nu-ki-szu | his seal |
| 15 | i-di2-su2-en6 | Idissu’en |
| reverse | ||
| 16 | a-na _dingir_-ba-ni | to Ili-bani |
| 17 | i-di2-in um-ma i-di2-su2-en6-ma | he gave, thus Idissuen: |
| 18 | a-pu-uh3 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) _gin2_ | apuḫ, 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-ti2-a | silver of Bēlatīya |
| 20 | a-ma 5/6(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ | for 5/6 mina of silver |
| 21 | ka3-i-il5 a-na a-wa-tim | Ka-i-il for a word |
| 22 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum, |
| 23 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na _tur gal_ | Waḫšušana, a young boy, |
| 24 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | gave to me, and |
| 25 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni | before the sword of Assur, our witnesses |
| 26 | ni-di2-in | we did not give. |
| 27 | _igi_ a-szur-_gal dumu_ ni-de8-ba-ni | before Ashur-rabi, son of Nidebani |
| 28 | _igi_ a-szur-i-di2-in | before Assur-iddin |
| 29 | _dumu_ szu-isztar | son of Shu-Ištar |
| left | ||
| 30 | li-ip-ta-num tap-pa2-i-ni | may he open for me, our companion. |
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