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TMH 01, 01a (P358045)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 01, 01a |
|---|---|
| ID | P358045 |
| Museum no. | HS 0440 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | um-ma ka3-ru-um | thus Karum: |
| 2 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na-ma# | Waḫšušana |
| 3 | a-na sza-qi2-il5 da-[tim] | for the ša-qīl-da-tim |
| 4 | u3 be2-ru-tim | and the dowry |
| 5 | sza sza-la2-tu3-ar# | of Šalatu’ar |
| 6 | qi2-bi-ma a-na-kam | Speak! Why |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 15 minas of copper |
| 8 | ma-si2-am | a scepter |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza _uruda_-i-szu | of his copper |
| 2 | u3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza | and 1 shekel of silver that |
| 3 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni-szu a-szur3#-[...] | Pirikanišu, Assur- |
| 4 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2 a-ma-kam | I gave to you, it is a word |
| 5 | szu-ma _diri_ mi3-ma | If he is dead, whatever |
| 6 | usz-te2-ba-al | he shall carry out. |
| 7 | sza-di2-a-szu-ma | he shall pay, and |
| 8 | ku-un-ka3-ma# | he sealed, and |
| 9 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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