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TMH 01, 04a (P358057)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 01, 04a |
|---|---|
| ID | P358057 |
| Museum no. | HS 0276 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 | a-na me-me-a | to anything |
| 2 | e-na-ma-i-a | When I was born |
| 3 | u2 be2-li-a-a qi2-bi-ma | and my lord, speak! |
| 4 | a-na me-me-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak to me! |
| 5 | um-ma e-ri-szu-um u2 a-szur3-qa2-bi4-a-ma | thus Erišum and Assur-qabiya: |
| 6 | um-ma a-szur3-qa2-bi4-a-ma | Thus Assur-qabiya: |
| 7 | s,u2-ha-ra-am | ṣuḫaram |
| 8 | a-ma-kam i-na pa2-ni-tim | “It is the word in the face of |
| 9 | e-zi-ba-ki-im! | Eziba-kim |
| 10 | s,u2-ha-ru-um sza | a ṣuḫarûm-vessel of |
| 11 | <<sza>> e-ri-szi2-im | of the bride |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 isz-te2-e | and a second one |
| 2 | szu-ku-bi-im u2 e-na-ma-a | it is šukubum-plant, and now |
| 3 | na#-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 | a gift |
| 4 | u2-sze2-bi-la2-ki-im | I sent to you. |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ra-am pi2-iq-di2-szu | the ṣuḫarām-offerings of his offerings |
| 7 | a-s,e2-er | aṣer |
| 8 | e-ri-szi2-im | to Eriši |
| 9 | li-ir-de8-u2-nim# | may they bring to me |
| 10 | s,u2-ha-ra-am e-zi#-[ib] | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep. |
| 11 | um-ma / a-ti2-ma | Thus says Ati: |
| 12 | be-li-a-a i-ra-de8-a#-kum | my lord will bring you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | x-ma me-er a-ti2 i-na wa# | ... the ... of the land |
| 2 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-ni s,u2-ha-ra-am | Our letter is a ṣuharam. |
| 3 | ta-sza-me-i-ni | you heard me, |
| 4 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | to Uṣur-ša-As&xvur |
| 5 | di2-[ni] | his case |
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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