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ATHE 38 (P358370)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358370 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ka3-a-ma mi3-szu# | Thus Ika: his wife |
| 3 | sza ta-na-zu-mu-u2 | that you know |
| 4 | ma-nu-um i-na tu3-ur#-hu#-mi3-it | Who in the remission of debts |
| 5 | sza _an-na_ a-na _uruda_ la2-mu-nim | of tin for copper I made. |
| 6 | i-ta-na-di2-nu i-nu-mi3 | they have given. At that time |
| 7 | su2-e-a i-li-ka3-ni | the shepherd, his god, |
| 8 | _an-na_ 9(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2 1(u) _ma-na-ta_ | the lead: 9 minas and 10 mina. |
| 9 | i-ta-na-di2-nu | they will give. |
| 10 | a-na-ku 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | I, 11 minas |
| 11 | u2-sze2-bi-la2-kum | I sent to you. |
| 12 | a-szur u2 _dingir_-lu a-hu-tim | Assur and the other gods |
| 13 | li-t,u3-la2 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 5 minas |
| 14 | _an-na_ i-na li-bi | the tin in the middle |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _an-na_-ki-ka3 | of heaven |
| 2 | a-na ha-na-nim a-na | to Hananum, to |
| 3 | 3(u) _ma-na-ta# uruda#_ la2-mu-nim | 30 minas of copper is the deficit. |
| 4 | a-di2-szu-ma szu#-[ut]-ma# i-ta-ba-al | as long as he is alive he shall serve. |
| 5 | 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na# er#-bi-im | 1 shekel in the middle |
| 6 | la2 i-di2-na#-ni# | did not give to him |
| 7 | a-na sza ku-[x] mi3#-szu-um | to ... what |
| 8 | ta-na-zu-um wa-di-i | tanāzû (means) wadi. |
| 9 | a-sa3-ka3-am il5-ta-na-qe2-u2 | I will place. They will take it. |
| 10 | 5(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kam | 55 minas of copper is the price |
| 11 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 12 minas of red copper |
| 12 | ma-su2-ha-am 6(disz) _ma-na_ | Masuham 6 minas |
| 13 | ki-ib-sa3-tim a-na szu-esz18-dar | the Kibsaŋ-temple for Shu-Ištar |
| 14 | a-di2-in _uruda_ | the price of copper |
| 15 | sza# szi2-na-ZU | of Šinazu |
| 16 | ub-la2-ku-ni le-qe2-szu | Take it from him! |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szu-mi3 _uruda_ sza sza-du-ni-ma! | Ašumi, copper that is šadūni, |
| 2 | sza# ta-asz2#-pu-ra-ni 6(disz) _ma-na_ | which you wrote me, 6 minas |
| 3 | [_ku3]-sig17#?_ a-na ka3-ni-isz!(SZA) | gold for a crown |
| 4 | ta#-ta-ba-al | you will weigh out. |
Sources & licences
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