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ATHE 33 (P358365)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358365 |
| 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' | [en-um]-a-szur [...] | Enum-Assur ... |
| 2' | [pu]-szu#-ke-en6 [...] | Pušuken |
| 3' | 1/3(disz)# _ma-na_ 4(disz) [_gin2 ku3-sig17_ ...] | 1/3 mina 4 shekels of gold |
| 4' | i-na 2(disz) ma-[na ...] | from 2 minas ... |
| 5' | a-hi-szu / a-pu-[...] | his brother ... |
| 6' | _ku3-sig17_ ka3-[... sza] | gold ... of |
| 7' | t,up-pi3-szu ha-[ar-mi3-im sza i-na] | his tablet is invalid, which in |
| 8' | li-mi3-im [...] | The eponym ... |
| 9' | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ hu-bu-[ur la2-ap2-tu3-ni i-na] | for 1 month the ḫubur deficit in |
| 10' | szi2-ip-ka3-ti2 [... t,up-pi3-a] | The šipkātu-offerings of ... my tablet |
| 11' | ha-ru-mu-tim# [sza n _ma-na_ x _gin2_] | harummû-vessels of n minas x shekels |
| 12' | _ku3-babbar_ sza li-mi3-im [a-ku-tim] | silver of the eponymy of Akum |
| 13' | sza hu-bu-li [... i-na] | of the road ... in |
| 14' | szi2-ip-ka3-ti2-szu [...] | His šipkātu-offerings |
| 15' | asz2-a-am s,u2-ha-[ra? ...] | As for me, a ṣuḫara vessel(?) |
| 16' | al-pu-su2-ma [...] | I did it, and |
| 17' | ne2-pi3-sza-am ku#-[nu-ki sza ...] | The ritual assemblage of the seal of ... |
| 18' | u3 ku-nu-ki-szu i-na# [ma-ha-ar] | and his seal in the presence |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ri-a ip-t,ur4-ma a-[...] | he removed my nails and ... |
| 2 | la2 sza-ka3-nim / szi2-ip-ka3-ti2#-[szu-nu] | They are not entrusted to me. Their omens |
| 3 | sza en-um-a-szur u3 a-szur-ma-lik# | of Enum-Assur and Assur-malik |
| 4 | asz2-a-am _sza3-ba_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[ki_] | therefrom: 2/3 mina 8 shekels of silver |
| 5 | i-na sza en-um-a-szur qa2-ti su2-e-[a] | From that of Enum-Assur, the hand of Su'ea |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ qa2-ti2 i-ku#-[pa2-sza] | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of silver as her wages |
| 7 | _szunigin_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ a-na-[ku asz2-am] | total: 1 1/2 minas 6 shekels of silver I am. |
| 8 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-mi3-im a-na# | 10 minas of silver for the price to |
| 9 | _dam-gar3 ku3-ki_ a-di2-in u3 t,up-pa2#-[am] | the merchant of Kutha, I gave, and a tablet |
| 10 | ha-ar-ma-am / sza ku-nu-ki-a / sza | The ḫarmām of the knuckle of |
| 11 | li-mi3-im a-ku-tim sza _ku3-[ki_] | eponymy of Akkad. |
| 12 | sza ki-ma _dam-gar3_ u2-ka3-lu# [...] | who like a merchant holds ... |
| 13 | [x] _ma#-na ku3-ki_ sza a-na [...] | x minas of silver, which for ... |
| 14 | [...] ad-mu-u2 1/3(disz) ma-[na _ku3-sig17_] | ... the scribe, 1/3 mina of gold |
| 15 | [u3 n] _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2#_ [...] | and n minas 4 shekels ... |
| 16 | [...] 1(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | ... 1 mina ... |
| 17 | [...] x li [...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szi2-ip-]ka3#-tim sza-a-ma-am asz2-ku#-un# | I deposited the writing-board of that year. |
| 2 | [... szi2]-ip-ka3-tum na-an-x-x | … the šipkātu-festival |
| 3 | [...] x u2 _ku3-ki_ sza a-szur-ma-lik | ... ... of Kutha belonging to Assur-malik |
| 4 | [...] x-ka3-ni mi3-si2-a-ma | ... his ... is filled with tears. |
| 5 | [qa2-ti2 u3 qa2]-at# su2-e-a isz-ti2 um-me-a-ni | Hand and hand of Suea with the elders |
| 6 | [... zu]-za | ... your ... |
Sources & licences
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