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ATHE 28 (P358360)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358360 |
| 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 | um#-ma sza-lim-a-szur3 | Thus Šalim-Assur |
| 2 | im-di3-dingir u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | Imdi-ilum and Pušu |
| 3 | u3 i3-li2-ba-ni-ma | and Ilī-bani, |
| 4 | a-na ku-zi-zi-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Kuzizia: |
| 5 | 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 | 18 minas of silver from Kunuki |
| 6 | i3-li2-ba-ni ub-lam 6(disz) _gin2_ | Ili-bani brought, 6 shekels |
| 7 | i-na ma-sa3-im / im-t,i3 | in the quay he died. |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na na-pa2-hi-im | 1 shekel of silver for the napḫum |
| 9 | u3 e-s,i2 ni-di3-in | and the harvest we gave. |
| 10 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ mu-su2-ka3-u2 | 3 2/3 shekels 15 barleycorns for Musuka’u |
| 11 | ku-nu-ku-ni i-na _e2_ | sealed documents in the house |
| 12 | pu-szu-ke-en6 i-ba-szi2 | there is a pitfall. |
| 13 | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ lu ki-ib-sa3-tim | 16 1/2 shekels or kibsatum |
| 14 | lu mu-t,a2-u2 _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 | may your silver be surplus. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-[bi]-ti#-iq# | he defeated. |
| 2 | u3 a-ma#-[la2] ti-er-ti-ka3 | and the bala of your tīrtu |
| 3 | a-s,e2-er 1(u) 8(disz)# _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 18 minas of silver |
| 4 | sza il5-ba-ni / ub-la2-ni | of Ilbani brought, |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ | 13 minas 16 1/2 shekels each silver |
| 6 | s,a-ru-pa2-am 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na | ṣarupam 1 shekel each for |
| 7 | s,i2-ib-tim / ni-il5-qe2-a-kum-ma | We will take your ṣibtu-gift, and |
| 8 | t,up-pi2-ni ih-ri-mu | received our tablet. |
| 9 | 3(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 31 minas of refined silver |
| 10 | hu-bu-la2-ka3 a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | “It is a ḫubullakkû-container, it is an ointment. |
| 11 | ni-isz-qul2 t,up-pa2-ka3 ne2-ri-szu#-ma | We will examine your tablet. |
| 12 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 2(disz) ha-mu-usz-ta-an | Thus (says) Hamuštan. |
| 13 | u4-mu-szu e-ti-qu2 s,i2-ib-tam2 | (Sum) His days were short, his days were long |
| 14 | szu-uq-la2-nim-ma u3 t,up-pu-szu | Send me, and his tablet |
| 15 | la2-di3-na-ku-nu-[ti] t,up-pa2-ka3 | I will give to you. Your tablet |
| 16 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim u2-ka3-al | he will hold it as a pledge. |
| 17 | ku#-zi-zi-a li-li-kam-ma | May my cultic rites come and |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-s,i2-ib-tim lu ni-tu3-u2 | may the aṣibtu-priestess be nitû-disease. |
| 2 | i-hi-id-ma 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | multiplied, and 13 minas 16 1/2 shekels |
| 3 | sza a-na s,i2-ib-tim ni-il5-qe2-u2!(A) | that we took as a gift, |
| 4 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
Sources & licences
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