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ATHE 05a&b (P358337)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 05a&b |
|---|---|
| ID | P358337 |
| Museum no. | HD — |
| Collection | Heidelberger Orientalisches Seminar, Heidelberg, 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 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | li-ti2 _sag10_ i-s,e2-er a-lu | the lītu-priestess, the one who sees a man |
| 3 | _dam-gar3_ i-szu isz-tu3 | the merchant with him from |
| 4 | ha-musz-tim sza i3-li2-a | ... of Ilīya, |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz)! la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-na 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | 1 mina 2 less 1/4 shekels for 7 hamšatim vessels |
| 6 | i-sza-qal 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | shall weigh out. 1 mina 2 less 1/4 shekels |
| 7 | a-na 1(u) ha-am-sza-tim | for 10 hamšātum-containers |
| 8 | i-sza-qal szu-ma i-na | he will weigh out. If in |
| 9 | u4-me-szu / ma-al-u2-tim | His days were many. |
| 10 | la2 isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | he did not weigh out, 1 1/2 shekels |
| 11 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | for 1 mina |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | in the month of Nisan |
| 2 | u2-s,a-ab2 | he shall take |
| 3 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 4 | sza sa3-ra-tim li-mu-um | of the sarrātum, eponymy of |
| 5 | sza qa2-ti2 s,i2-lu-lu | of the pure hand, |
| 6 | _igi_ ta-ak-ni-isz | before Taknish |
| 7 | _igi_ a-szur-ma-lik | before Assur-malik |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni | before Šamaš-bani |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-lu# _dumu_ a-du-du | Seal of Alu, son of Adudu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ ta-ak-ni-isz _dumu_ ta-la-asz2 | seal of Taknish son of Talaš |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ a-szur-na-da | Seal of Assur-mālik, son of Asur-nada |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | Seal of Šamaš-bani, son of Shu-Išar |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ li-ti2 _sag10_ | 2 minas 3 1/2 shekels of silver, litītu value |
| 6 | i-s,e2-er a-lu tam2-ka3-ru-um | “The one who sees, |
| 7 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫammuštum |
| 8 | sza i3-li2-a 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | of Ilia: 1 mina 2 less 1/4 shekels |
| 9 | a-na 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim# | for 7 hamšātum-vessels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sza-qal 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | shall weigh out. 1 mina 2 less 1/4 shekels |
| 2 | a-na 1(u) ha#-am#-sza-tim i-sza-qal | for 10 hamšātu he will weigh out. |
| 3 | szu-ma i-na# u4-me-szu ma-al-u2-tim | If at any time in the future |
| 4 | la2 isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | did not weigh out. 1 1/2 shekels for 1 mina |
| 5 | s,i2-ib-tam2 i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2 | a debt in the month he shall take. |
| 6 | _iti-kam_ sza sa3#-ra-tim li-mu-um | Month of Sarrātum, eponymy of |
| 7 | sza qa2#-ti2# s,i2-lu-lu | Whose hands are pure |
Sources & licences
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