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ATHE 40 (P358372)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358372 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku u3 | thus Ilwedaku and |
| 3 | bu-za-zu-ma a-szu-mi3 da-da-a | “Bazazû (is) my father, |
| 4 | _dumu_ ti2-li-a a-na-kam qa2-su2 | son of Ilīya, what is his hand? |
| 5 | _uruda_-ka3 a-mu-ti2-szu-nu i-di2-in-ma | their copper he gave, and |
| 6 | _ku3-sig17_ isz-am ni-is,-ba-su2-ma | a gold ring we bound him, and |
| 7 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ | Thus (says) Nēnu: silver or gold |
| 8 | szu-qul2-ma lu ni-ik-nu-ka3-kum#-ma# | let them be put in order, so that we may seal it for you |
| 9 | a-ta-ma na-an-szi2-szu | Why did you bring him to me? |
| 10 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / a-na-ku-ma | Thus (says) he: I: |
| 11 | a-s,e2-ri-szu a-la-ak | I will go with him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 i-s,e2-er um-me-a-ni-a | and the harvest of my cattle |
| 2 | ma-da-tim-ma | of the countries |
| 3 | i-szu a-la2-ak-ma isz-ti2-szu | I will go with him. |
| 4 | a-za-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ asz2-ra-kam | I stand and the silver is yours. |
| 5 | sza i-la-qe2-u2-szu li-il5#-[qe2] | whom they take, may he take. |
| 6 | a-wi-lum2 a-s,e2-ri-ka3 | the man of your side |
| 7 | i-tal-kam a-na-kam si2-ku-szu | He came, he came to me. |
| 8 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ isz-te2-en6 nu-ka-il5 | for 1 month he will not carry it. |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-s,e2-ri-szu-ma | Thus (says) he: his troops |
| 10 | a-la2-ak mi3-nam | what does he do? |
| 11 | tu3-ka3-la2-ni ki-ma | you will hold. Like |
| 12 | a-s,e2-ri-ka3 a-wi-lum2 | the man’s side |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-la2-ka3-ni a-szi2-a-ti2 | he will pay back. |
| 2 | a-wi-lam la2 nu-sza-am-ri-is, | (Sum) The man, we will not let him go (Akk) We shall not let the man go |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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