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ATHE 06a&b (P358338)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 06a&b |
|---|---|
| ID | P358338 |
| 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 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 9 shekels of silver |
| 2 | li-tam2 _sag10_ i-s,e2-er | a lītam-container of red wool will draw up. |
| 3 | isz-pu-nu-ma-an u3 | he sent, and |
| 4 | ta#-li-a u2 ta-li-isz / me-er-e-szu | “Tall and all, his limbs |
| 5 | sza# a-ma-li-a pu-szu-ke-en6 i-szu | of Amalīya, he has a scepter |
| 6 | i-ha#-ar-pi2 sza i-la2-ka3-ni | he will pay back. That which he shall weigh out |
| 7 | [x na]-ru#-uq | x, narūqu-gift; |
| 8 | [mi3-isz-lam] _sze_-am mi3-isz-lam | Half of a shekel of grain, half of |
| 9 | [ar-sza]-tim# u2-s,u2-bu | the four he brought in. |
| 10 | [_igi_ x x x _dumu_ a]-du-du | Witness: ..., son of Addudu |
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ isz]-pu#-nu-ma-an _kiszib3_ | Seal of Ishpu-manu, seal of |
| 2 | [ta]-li#-a _kiszib3_ ta-li-isz | Seal of Tališ |
| 3 | [me-er]-e-szu sza a-ma-li#-a-asz2 | its lower part is that of Amaliyash |
| 4 | [_kiszib3_ ... 1(disz) _ma-na_] 9(disz) _gin2#_ | Seal of ..., 1 mina 9 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_ku3]-babbar#_ li-tam2# [_sag10_] | The silver will increase by half a percent. |
| 2 | [i]-s,e2#-er isz-pu-nu-ma-an [u3] | he went out, he sent, and |
| 3 | [ta]-li#-a u3 ta-li-isz | both tali and tališ |
| 4 | [me-er]-i-szu pu-szu-ke-en6 | whose limbs are shattered |
| 5 | [i-szu i-ha-ar-pi2 sza i-la2-ka3-ni] | he will pay back. Whoever comes |
| 6 | [x na-ru-uq mi3-isz-lam _sze_-am] | x sacrificial sheep, half of the barley |
| 7 | [mi3-isz-lam ar-sza-tim u2-s,u2-bu] | a daughter-in-law, he brought in |
Sources & licences
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