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ATHE 27 (P358359)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358359 |
| Museum no. | HD — |
| Collection | Heidelberger Orientalisches Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 | la2 ta-mu-a-ma | do not change, and |
| 2 | ma-a i-di2-{d}iszkur | “Iddi-Adad |
| 3 | la ta-t,a2-ar-dam | do not delay! |
| 4 | i-na tup-pe2-e | on tablets |
| 5 | szi2-ta-pu-ri-im a-ta-ah-dar | (Sum) I have turned into a šitapû-demon (Akk) I turn to a demon |
| 6 | e ta-aq-bi um-ma a-ta-ma | You said thus: |
| 7 | ma-ma-an i-na s,u2-ha-ri-szu | nobody in his army |
| 8 | i-t,a2-ra-dam a-na | he will pay back. |
| 9 | a-wa-ti-ka3 a-ni-a-tim | Your words are these |
| 10 | a-szur3 u3 esz18-dar-za-at | Assur and Ištar-zāt |
| 11 | li-t,u3-la2 / ka3-ki | May he be well! |
| 12 | a-la2-qe2-ma a-na-ku-ma | I will take, and I |
| 13 | e-ti2-qa2-kum / li-ba-ka3 | (Sum) I want to say to you "I want to go to you" (Akk) You are the one who goes to you, your heart is the one of your heart |
| 14 | lu i-de8 / u2-ra-am | may he know. |
| 15 | la2 ta-qa2-bi4 um-ma | do not say, thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ta-ma / <<a-ta-ma>> | Why, why? |
| 2 | mi3-szu-um pu-ru-i | What is the penalty? |
| 3 | ta-asz2-ku-un | you placed. |
| 4 | ma-al-e-tum sza-ak-na-at-kum | “It is placed for you, |
| 5 | u2-ul _ku3-babbar_ a-ma-la2 | I shall not pay the silver. |
| 6 | t,up-pi2-a sza-qa2-la2-ma | my tablet is completed, and |
| 7 | i-di2-{d}iszkur t,a2-ra-dam | Iddi-Adda is good. |
| 8 | u2-ul a-na-ku e-ta-qam2-ma | I did not entrust, and |
| 9 | 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | 30 minas of silver and its interest |
| 10 | ma-la2 t,up-pi2-ka3 | as much as your tablet |
| 11 | ha-ar-mi3-im sza-asz2-qu2-lam5 | a šašqulam ḫarmīm-vessel |
| 12 | na-sa3-qum lu ku-a-um | “Let them be taken out and put aside! |
| 13 | t,up-pi2-a szi2-ta-me-a-ma | My tablet is my supplication |
| 14 | szu-ma a-ma-la2 t,up-pi2-a | That is the wording of my tablet. |
| 15 | i-di2-{d}iszkur la2 ta-t,a2-ar-dam | Iddi-Adda, you shall not be negligent. |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ti2 i-di2-{d}iszkur li-tu3-ra-ma | Iddi-Adda may return to me, and |
| 2 | u3 ma-la2 e-pu-szu | and whatever he does |
| 3 | a-wi-lu-ti2 a-mur | I saw the man. |
Sources & licences
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