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ATHE 23 (P358355)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358355 |
| 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)
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 | la2-qe2-pu-um _maszkim_ | Lâqēpum, the responsible official |
| 2 | sza a-lim{ki} a-na me-er-e | of the city to the quay |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 is,-ba-at-ni-[a-ti2-ma] | he grasped my lips, and |
| 4 | um-ma _maszkim_-ma a-na me#-[er-e] | Thus (says) the responsible official: to Mere |
| 5 | pu-szu-ke-en6-ma a-ma-la2 | Pušu-kēn-ma: Amala. |
| 6 | t,up-pi3-im sza a-lim{ki}-ma a-nim | a tablet of the city Antu |
| 7 | i-na a-lim{ki} isz-ti2 be-el | in the city with the lord |
| 8 | a-wa-ti2-ku-nu a-ta-wa | your words I will speak |
| 9 | um-ma me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | Thus (says) Meru of Pušu. |
| 10 | nu-usz-ka3-in a-na t,up-pi3-im | We will place it on the tablet. |
| 11 | sza a-lim{ki} u3 _maszkim_ | of the city and the governor |
| 12 | sza be#-li2-ni | of our lord |
| 13 | [ni]-za-ku-ma ni-la2-kam-ma | We will stay, we will bring it, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-el a-wa-ti2-ni | to the lord of our words |
| 2 | a-wa-tam2 ni-da-an | a word we shall give |
| 3 | _igi_ il5-ba-ni _dumu_ a-mur-a-szur | before Ilbani, son of Amur-Assur |
| 4 | _igi_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | before Ikūpî, son of Šu-Ishtar |
| 5 | _igi_ i-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ e-na-nim | before Ina-suen, son of Enanum |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-mu-a | son of Amua |
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