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ATHE 37 (P358369)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358369 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ilī-alim: |
| 3 | la2 li-bi / i-li-ma | “If he does not obey, |
| 4 | mi3-qi2-tum im-qu2-ta-ma | a loss fell upon me, and |
| 5 | a-na ur-szu isz-ta-ap2-ru-ni | he has sent to his father. |
| 6 | a-hi a-ta / a-szar | (Sum) My brother, where is he going? (Akk) Where is his brother going? |
| 7 | sza-li-um i-s,e2-er _e2_ a-bi4-ni | the other side of the road to the house of his father |
| 8 | la2 i-sza-lu-u2 e-pu-usz | he shall not raise a claim. |
| 9 | a-na u2-um e-t,a2-ri-im | in lieu of the stolen property |
| 10 | 9(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na uruda_-i | 9 talents 20 minas of copper |
| 11 | sza a-_dam-gar3_ a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | of the merchant Ashur-taklāku, |
| 12 | i-qi2-pu 8(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) la2 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | he weighed out. 8 talents 40 less 2/3 minas |
| 13 | e-zi-ib sza-du-e-tem | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep. |
| 14 | sza# a-ta ta-asz2-a-ma-ni | that you have asked me |
| 15 | _sza3-ba_ 5(asz) _gu2 uruda_ a-na pu-ru-usz-ha-tim | therefrom: 5 talents of copper for the purušḫatum-service |
| 16 | tu3-sze2-bi4-il5-ma | you will send, and |
| 17 | szi2-im-szu al-qe2 | I took his name. |
| 18 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ / sza-bu-ru-um | 1 talent 18 minas of red copper, šaburum |
| 19 | szi2-im 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | the price of 3 homers of wheat |
| 20 | sza _dam-gar3_ ta-qi2-pu | of the merchant you have libated |
| 21 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _ma-na_ ku-a-um | therefrom: 10 minas of kûm, |
| 22 | 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na sag10_ | 25 minas of gold, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-im _ansze_ i-li-bi4-a | the price of a donkey for Ilībiya |
| 2 | me-eh-ru sza sze2-ep | first fruits of the šēp plant |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) sza-lim-be-li | Šalim-beli |
| 4 | pa2-ni-tim la2-szu | there is none. |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am sza te2-er-ti2-a | A tablet of my reply. |
| 6 | sza-s,e2-er 4(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ <ku>-ta-nu | 45 <garment> garments |
| 7 | 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 25 minas of tin |
| 8 | e-zi!-ib sza a-na qa2-ti-szu | Disregard that he who to his hand |
| 9 | a-di2-nu i-na pa2-ni-tim | before |
| 10 | sza-li-be-li ub-la2-kum | Šali-beli brought you, |
| 11 | 7(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu _sza3-ba_ | 72 kutānu-garments, inside |
| 12 | 2(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-u2 4(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | 2 abarnû-garments, 4 donkeys of ṣalamu, |
| 13 | u2 u2-nu-su2-nu 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | and their utensils 1 mina of tin |
| 14 | sza 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ | of 2 2/3 shekels 15 grains of silver |
| 15 | sa3-he-er-tum i-sze2-pi3-ka3 | sahērtum he will perform for you. |
| 16 | tu3-bi4-il5 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | Tubi-il, 4 kutanu-garments |
| 17 | _ki_ kur-ub-esz18-dar u2-mu | from Kur-ub-ištar, the day |
| 18 | _dam-gar3_ 7(disz) _iti-kam_ e-ta-at-<qu2> | the merchant for 7 months he shall exceed. |
| 19 | a-hi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 / a-qa2-ti2-ka3 | “Aside from the water, the silver as much as I weighed out for you, |
| 20 | i-ma-qu2-tu3 a-na s,e2-er | they will fall to the ground. |
| 21 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 / sze2-bi4-la2-ma | Send it to Uṣur-ša-Assur! |
| 22 | lu-sza-ak-szi2-da2-ni-ma | let me make it come to an end. |
| 23 | la2 a-ba-asz2 a-na / u4-um | I do not know. For the day |
| left | ||
| 1 | ga-ma-li-im 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 | total: 8 shekels of silver, expenditure |
| 2 | 2(disz) _ansze_ 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na sza bi4-la2-ti2-ka3 a-di2-in | 2 homers 1 shekel for Balati I gave. |
| 3 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na qa2-ti2 a-szur3-{d}utu-szi _igi_ szu-su2-en6 | 2 shekels in the hand of Assur-šamaš, before Susa |
| 4 | _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ 1(disz) _tug2_ | son of Itur-ili for 1/2 mina 1 garment |
| 5 | _igi_ a-szur-du10 _igi_ a-szur-dan u2-ra-ki#-su2# | before Assur-ṭāb, before Asur-dan, he cut off. |
Sources & licences
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