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ATHE 31 (P358363)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358363 |
| 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)
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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 um-ma | to Pušukēn, thus |
| 2 | szu-ku-bu-um-ma a-ma-la2 na-asz2-par2-tim | Šukubum and Amala the messenger |
| 3 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 4 | um-me-a-ni-ka3 nu-pa2-he-er-ma | his mother will not be forgotten, and |
| 5 | nu-ma-ge5-er u3 t,up-pa2-am | is not altered, and my tablet |
| 6 | sza ku-nu-ki-szu-nu na-asz2-u2-ni-kum | who brought their seals, |
| 7 | 3(disz) _tug2_ kam-su2-tim _sag10_ 7(disz) _tug2_ | 3 kamsūtu-garments, red, 7 garments |
| 8 | ku-ta-ni _szunigin_ 1(u) _tug2_ sza a-szi2-ti2-ka3 | kutānu-garments, total: 10 garments of your wife |
| 9 | a-na ku-lu-ma-a / ma-ah-ri-a | Before me, before me |
| 10 | ta-ap-qi2-id-ma na-asz2-a-kum | you have entrusted to you, |
| 11 | 1(disz) ri-ik-sa3-am sza hu-sa2-ri sza a-szi2-ti2-ka3 | 1 rīksam-vessel of ḫusāru-flour for your wife, |
| 12 | {d}utu#-tak2-la2-ku _ARAD2_-ad-ka | Utu-taklāku, your servant |
| 13 | na#-asz2-a-kum / a-hi a-ta _an-na_ | “I have brought you, my brother, from the top of the heavens’ |
| 14 | [u3] _tug2# hi-a_ sza sze2-ep a-ta-ta | and the garments of the booty that I have |
| 15 | [...] u3 i-na-a mi3-isz-la2 | ... and then he took it away. |
| 16 | [lu ni-zu]-uz2#-ma a-ma-la2 a-na-kam | Let us be pacified, what are we to do? |
| 17 | [...]-a-ni _ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-tim | ... his ... silver, the remainder |
| 18 | [... _ku3]-babbar_ i-sze2-ep | ... he will weigh out silver. |
| 19 | [...] x | |
| 20 | [...] ta#?-di2-nam | ... you gave me |
| 21 | [...] x ta-ni-ma | ... is given and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x ta-ni u3 a-ni? | ... his mouth and his mouth(?) |
| 2 | [le]-qe2-ma li-bi | take, and my heart |
| 3 | [la2] tu3#-la2-ma-an ki-ma ta-ga-mi3-la2-ni | You are able to carry off the deficit like you have carried off. |
| 4 | li-bi4 la2 i-ma-ru-s,u2 | (Sum) They do not see (Akk) The ones who see (me) are not seen |
| 5 | e-pu-usz / a-hi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | “A side to the side he twisted, and |
| 6 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ lu / mi3-ma | or silver, or textiles, or anything |
| 7 | isz-ta-pu-ku-ni qa2-ti2 i-ta-di2-ma | they have sen[t to me], he has given my hand, and |
| 8 | ki-ma a-na ku-a-ti2 | like for the kūti |
| 9 | i-na-pu-lu-ni u3 i-a-ti2 | they will carry out, and I |
| 10 | li-pu-lu-nim-ma gi-im-la2-ni | they should perform, and his reeds |
| 11 | na-asz2-pa2-ra-tim sza a-szu-mi3 | the našpārītu-offerings of my father |
| 12 | sza i-na-a i-sze2-pi3-ka3 tu3-ub-lu | that when he sends you, you will bring. |
| 13 | a-ma-la2 u2-na-hi-du-ka3 | he will measure out for you. |
| 14 | a-ta u3 i-na-a szi2-ta-me-a-szi2-na-ma | “At that time, and at that time |
| 15 | ki-ma ta-asz2-me-a-ni | like you heard, |
| 16 | a-ta u3 i-na-a ku-un-ka-szi2-na-ma | “At the same time, when you secure them, |
| 17 | a-na _dumu_ um-me-a-nim | to the son of Ummanum |
| 18 | ke-nim pi2-qi2-id-ma | trustworthy one, entrusted, and |
| 19 | lu-sza-s,e2-er-ma lu-ub-lam | Let me send (word) and let me bring (it). |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 a-szu-mi3 sza szu-su2-en6 i-hi-id-[ma a-szur3 u3 ...] | and Ašumi, whom Susa entrusted, and Assur and ... |
| 2 | li-t,u3-la2 ki-ma ku-lu-ma-a i-bu-ru#-lim [...] | May he live like a cow, may he be sated with ... |
| 3 | ta-bu-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-sza ki-ma a-li-[...] | You add, and 10 minas of silver for the field like Ali- |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) la2-qa2-am la2 i-mu-<a>-ma _ku3-babbar_ [...] | he has been taken, he will not die and the silver ... |
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