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ATHE 24a&b (P358356)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 24a&b |
|---|---|
| ID | P358356 |
| 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 | a-szur-pi2-la2-ah _maszkim_ sza | Assur-pilah, the official who |
| 2 | _e2_ a-mur-esz18-dar su2-en6-sipa | the house of Amur-Ištar, Suen-sipa |
| 3 | il5-ba-ni / a-szur-ni-szu | Ilbani, his Assyrian |
| 4 | u3 szu-la2-ba-an me-er-u2 | and šulabān meru, |
| 5 | a-mur-esz18-dar ki-ma ra-mi3-ni-szu-nu | Amur-Ištar, like their own |
| 6 | u3 ki-ma / ab2-sza-lim _dumu-munus_ | and like Abšalim, daughter |
| 7 | a-mur-esz18-dar u3 i-di2-in-{d}iszkur | Amur-Ištar and Iddin-Addu |
| 8 | a-hi-szu-nu# a-szur-mu-ta-bi-il5 | (and) their brothers Ašur-mutabi-il |
| 9 | bu-za-zu u3 i-ku-pa2-sza me-er-u2 | Your buzāzu-vessel and its ikūkupašu-flask are smashed. |
| 10 | pu-szu-ke-en6 ki-ma ra-mi3-ni-szu-nu | Pušuken like their own |
| 11 | u3 ki-ma a-ha-ha / a-ha-ti2-szu-nu | and instead of each other their rivals |
| 12 | gu5-ba-ab2-tim u2 su2-e-a a-hi-szu-nu | the gubabtum-flour and sū’ea-plant, their companions |
| 13 | su2-e-a / i-na mi3-ig!-ra-ti2-szu-nu | The shepherd, with their help |
| 14 | is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma | seized me, and |
| 15 | ni-isz / a-lim{ki} / it-mu-u2-ma | the people of the city heard, and |
| 16 | a-wa-ti2-szu-nu / nu-ga-me-er-ma | their words cannot be changed, and |
| 17 | lu a-mur-esz18-dar sza-zu-uz2#-[ti2] | may Amur-ištar, the šazuztu priest |
| 18 | pu-szu-ke-en6 i-[zi-iz] | he sat down. |
| 19 | lu pu-szu-ke-en6 / sza#-[zu-uz2-ti2] | May my heart be pacified. |
| 20 | a-mur-esz18-dar i-zi-[iz] | Amur-Ištar stood. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu a-hu-um a-na a-hi#-[im] | or a neighbor to another neighbor |
| 2 | ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 / u2-sze2-bi-il5# | he brought it to me as a loan. |
| 3 | lu a-hu-um sza a-hi-im | or the brother of the brother |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na ba-ab2-tim | the silver in the portent |
| 5 | il5-qe2 / lu t,up-pu-um | or a tablet |
| 6 | ha-ar-mu-um sza / ku-nu-ki-szu-nu | “Ḫarmûm, whose seals |
| 7 | lu sza szi2-be lu szi2-ip-ka3-tum | be it of a dream or of an incantation, |
| 8 | a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | brother to brother |
| 9 | isz-pu-uk / lu i-na | he smote, whether in |
| 10 | a-lim{ki} lu i-na eq-li-im | (and) the city, whether in the steppe |
| 11 | me-er-u2 a-mur-esz18-dar me-er-at | Meru, Amur-Ištar, Merat, |
| 12 | a-mur-esz18-dar gu5-ba-ab2-tum | Amur-Ištar, the gubabtum |
| 13 | me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | “Pušu’en, |
| 14 | u3 me-er-at pu-szu-ke-en6 | and a merat pušu-vessel |
| 15 | gu5-ba-ab2-tum a-hu-um | Gubabtum, the brother |
| 16 | a-na a-hi-im a-na mi3-ma | to a brother, to anything |
| 17 | szu-mi3-szu la2 i-tu3-ar | his name he shall not return. |
| 18 | u2-sa3-nu-um _dumu_ a-mur-a-szur3 | Usanum, son of Amur-Assur |
| 19 | ku-lu-ma-a _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Kulumâ, son of Assur-imittī |
| left | ||
| 1 | hu-ni-a _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur _dumu_ | Ḫunia son of Aššīr-imitti, Duṣilla-Assur son of |
| 2 | a-szur-i-di2 / puzur4-en-na _dumu_ en-na-a-szur | Assur-idi, Puzur-enna, son of Enna-Assur, |
| 3 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im be-la2-nu-um _dumu_ | Assur-taklāku son of Alaḫum, Belānum son of |
| 4 | szu-a-szur i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ dan-a-szur a-wi-lu a-ni-ut-tu3-um | Šū-Assur, Iddî-assur son of Dan-(a)ssur the man of Anittum |
| 5 | ga-me-er a-wa-tim | all the words |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3#_ [u2]-sa3#-nim# [_dumu_] a-mur#-a-szur _kiszib3_ ku-lu-ma-a | seal of Usanum, son of Amur-Assur, seal of Kulumâ |
| 2 | [_dumu_] a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 / _kiszib3#_ [hu-ni-a _dumu_ a]-szur#-i-mi3-ti2 | Seal of Huniya, son of Ashur-imitti |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur _dumu_ a-[szur-i-di2] / _kiszib3_ a-szur-tak2-la2-ku | Seal of Duṣil-Assur, son of Assur-idi, seal of Asur-taklāku |
| 4 | _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im _kiszib3_ be-la2-nim# _dumu#_ szu-a-szur | son of Alaḫum, seal of Belānim son of Shu-Assur |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ puzur4-a-na _dumu_ en-na#-[a-szur] _kiszib3_ i-di2-a-szur# _dumu#_ [...] | Seal of Puzur-Anu, son of Enna-Assur, seal of Iddin-assur son of ... |
| 6 | dan#-a-szur | Dan-Assur |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-pi3-la2-ah ra-bi-s,i2-im [sza] a-mur-esz18-dar | Seal of Assur-pilah, the chief surveyor, belonging to Amur-Ishtar |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ su2#-en6#-sipa _kiszib3_ i3-li2-ba#-ni _kiszib3_ a-szur-ni-szu | seal of Suen-sipa, seal of Ili-bani, seal Assur-nishu |
| 9 | _kiszib3_ szu#-[la2]-ba#-an / me-er-e / a-mur-esz18-dar / _kiszib3_ a-szur-mu-<<mu>>-ta-bi-il5 | Seal of Šulabān, son of Amur-Ištar, seal of Assur-mutabbil. |
| 10 | _kiszib3_ bu-za-zu _kiszib3#_ i-ku-pa2-sza2 me-er-e pu-szu-ke-en6 | seal of Buzzu, seal of Ikupaša, ... seal of Puszu |
| 11 | a-szur-pi3-la2-ah# _maszkim#_ sza _e2_ a-mur-esz18-dar / su2-en6-sipa i3-li2-ba-ni | Assur-pilah, the responsible official of the house of Amur-Ishtar, the shepherd of Ilī-bani. |
| 12 | a-szur-ni-szu / u2 szu-la2-ba-an / ki-ma ra2-mi3-ni-szu-nu u2 ki-ma | Ašur-nišē and Šulaban, like their own, and like |
| 13 | ab2-sza-lim _dumu-munus_ a-mur-esz18-dar u2 i-di2-in-{d}iszkur a-hi-szu-nu | Abšalim daughter of Amur-ištar and Iddin-Adad their brothers |
| 14 | a-szur-mu-<<mu>>-ta-bi4-il5 bu-za-zu i-ku-pa2-sza | Assur-mutabi-il, her cowherd, will feed her. |
| 15 | [me-er]-u2 [pu-szu]-ke#-en6 ki-ma ra#-[mi3-ni-szu]-nu u2 ki-ma a-ha-ha | “Meru, Pušukēn, like their own, and like each other, |
| 16 | [gu5-ba-ab]-tim# u2 a-hi-szu#-nu su2#-[e-a] i-na# mi3-ig-ra-ti2-szu-nu | the gubabtu-disease and their companions, in their wailing |
| 17 | [is,-bu-tu3-ni]-a-ti2-ma ni-isz a-lim{ki} it#-mu#-[u2]-ma# | they seized, and the life of the city they named, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wa-ti2-szu-nu nu-ga#-me#-er-ma lu a-mur-esz18-dar sza-zu-uz2#-[ti2] | May Amur-ištar, my šazuztu priest |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / i-zi-iz lu pu-szu-ke-en6 sza-zu-uz2-ti2 | “Pušu-kēn, stand, be pû-ke'en, be it a ṣāluzuzuzu-demon! |
| 3 | a-mur-esz18-dar i-zi-iz lu a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | Amur-Ištar stood by. |
| 4 | ma-asz-ka3-tam2 u2-sze2-bi4-il5 / lu a-hu-um / sza a-hi-im | he will bring a claim against the other. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ / i-na ba-ab2-tim / il5-qe2 / lu t,up-pu-um | the silver at the threshing floor he took, or a tablet |
| 6 | ha-ar-mu-um / sza ku-nu-ki-szu-nu lu sza szi2-be-e | The ḫarmû-vessels of their seals, be they of the šību-plant, |
| 7 | lu szi-ip-ka3#-tim / a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | May your writing be a brother to brother |
| 8 | isz-pu-uk / lu i-na a-lim{ki} lu i-na _GAN2_-lim | whether in the city or in the field |
| 9 | me-er-u2 a-mur-esz18-dar u2 me-er-at a-mur-esz18-dar gu5-ba-ab2-tum | Meru of Amur-Ištar, Merat of Āmur-išar, the gubabtum priest. |
| 10 | me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 / u2 _dumu-munus_ pu-szu-ke-en6 gu5-ba-ab2-tum | Mēru (means) pušu-kēn. / “The daughter of puszu-ke'en is a gubabtum-disease. |
| 11 | a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im a-na mi3-ma szu-um-szu | A brother to a brother, whatever his name |
| 12 | la2 i-tu3-ar / a-wi-lu a-ni-u2-tum | he will not return. A man, an adolescent |
| 13 | [ga-me-er a]-wa#-tim | the totality of words |
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