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ATHE 39 (P358371)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358371 |
| 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-szur3 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pi3 | On the day that the tablet |
| 5 | ta-sza-me-u2 i-hi-id-ma | he heard, and |
| 6 | hu-sza-ha-ka3 5(disz) u4-me | 5 days in Ḫušaḫa |
| 7 | e-zi-ma a-wa-ti2 | Remove my words |
| 8 | bu-tu3-uq-ma | he is dead, and |
| 9 | a-na te2-er-ti2-ni | for the extispicy |
| 10 | la2-ak-nu-usz-ma ha-ra-ni | let him be sated, and may he return. |
| 11 | le-pu-usz 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 12 | lu i-a-am lu ku-a-am | either a man or a woman |
| 13 | qa2-ti2 u2-ka3-al | he will hold. |
| 14 | _iti-kam_ isz-te2-en6 _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | the month of Addarum, the month 2 |
| 15 | e ta-asz2-lu-ut,-ma | “Ha! You have healed me, and |
| 16 | a-wa-ti2 e la2 ta-ag-mu-ur-ma | “Do not forget my words, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e a-si2-li-ih | the house of Asiliḫ |
| 2 | mi3-nam ma-da-tim | what is the land |
| 3 | lu-la2-pi3-ta-ku-um | I shall remove you. |
| 4 | i-na t,up-pi3 u3 na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | On the tablet and in the letter |
| 5 | lu-sza-am-t,i2-ka3 hu-ut-ka3 | Let me make you happy, let me praise you! |
| 6 | u2-ma-kal2 / la2 i-bi-at | he eats, he does not sleep. |
| 7 | te2-er-ta-ka3 za-ku-tam2 | “You are exalted, |
| 8 | lu-ta-e-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | let me return, and 1 mina of silver |
| 9 | lu-usz-ta-as,-bi-it-ma | let me seize, and |
| 10 | ki-ma / ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 | like a grain heap |
| 11 | ni-sza-ku-nu-ma la2 ni-ba-szu | We will place you, but there will be no reopening. |
| 12 | le-<pu>-usz 1(u) _gin2 ku3-ki_ | 10 shekels of silver |
| 13 | szi2-im / a-ni-qi2-im | “I will give you the šīm-offering, |
| 14 | sza a-mu-tim / sza hu-ut-ka3 | of the flood of the hutka-festival, |
| 15 | ub-la2-ni ku-nu-ki-a | and brought to you. |
| 16 | hu-ut-ka3 na-asz2-a-kum | “The hut is yours, |
Sources & licences
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