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ATHE 29 (P358361)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358361 |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | _uruda_ i-na li-bi4-ka3-ma | the copper in your hand |
| 5 | s,a-ba-at isz-tu3 3(disz) _iti-kam_ | captives from 3 months |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(asz) _gu2 uruda_ / asz2-qu2-ul-szu-um | 14 talents of copper, ašulšum |
| 7 | a-na-ku u2 szu-mi3-a-bi4-a | I and Šumi-abīya |
| 8 | sza-zu-uz-ti2 / a-wi-lim | šazūztu (means) man. |
| 9 | i#-na u4-mi3-im sza na-asz2-pe2-er-ta-ka3 | On the day that your letter |
| 10 | [asz2]-me#-u2 / _dumu_ a-wi-lim | hearer, son of a man |
| 11 | [u2-ma]-li-ma um-ma | he filled, thus says |
| 12 | [a]-na#-ku-ma sza-zu-uz2-ti2 | I am a šāzuztu |
| 13 | [a]-bi#?-ka3 / a-na-ku / lu _uruda_ | your father, may I be copper! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu _ku3-babbar_ ma-la i-ba-szi2-u2 | or silver as much as there is |
| 2 | sa3!-ni-qam2 8(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | ... 8 talents of copper |
| 3 | _sag10_ / 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | a plot of 4 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is,-ba-at-ma | we took the silver, and |
| 5 | i-na ku-nu-ki szu-ma-bi4-a | With your seal, my seal |
| 6 | u2 ku-nu-ki-a ni-ik-nu-uk-ma | and we sealed it with my seal. |
| 7 | _e2_ be-et ka3-ri-a / na-di2 | the house next to the quay is to be measured. |
| 8 | sza 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ lu-qu2-tum | of 6 minas of refined silver |
| 9 | i-sza-ma s,a-ab2-ta-at | he is seized, |
| 10 | a-na wa-szu-ri-sza isz-tap-ru | he sent to her father. |
| 11 | u2 szi2-a-ti2 i-la2-kam-ma | and that one shall come, and |
| 12 | ni-s,a-ba-si2 4(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | niṣabasi: 4 talents of copper |
| left | ||
| 1 | _sag10#_ i-na u2-la2-ma _e2_ be-et | he shall pay. In the future, that house |
| 2 | ku#-ra-ra na-di2 u2 szu-a-ti2 | “Kurārārī is the nadî of that plant |
| 3 | ni-sza-par2-ma / ni-s,a-ba-su2 | We will send and we will seize him. |
Sources & licences
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