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ATHE 41 (P358373)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358373 |
| 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 a-szur3-re-s,i2# | to Assur-reṣi |
| 2 | u3 a-szur-ma-lik qi2-bi4-ma# | and Assur-malik, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur3-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 4 | a-na a-szur3-re-s,i2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-rēṣi, |
| 5 | i-na x 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | for 2 minas of tin |
| 6 | i-sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im / isz-qu2-lu-ni | with the merchant they have plundered |
| 7 | a-na-ku i-ha-ka3 usz-ba-ku | (Sum) I am the one who sat down (in prayer) (Akk) I was sitting down in prayer |
| 8 | u2-la2 i-de8 / a-li-ka3-ma | “If he does not know, he will go to the city. |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-na a-he-e-ka3 | Thus (says) I: to your brother |
| 10 | t,up-pa2-am di2-na-nim / um-ma szu-nu-ma | a tablet of verdicts, thus they: |
| 11 | i-sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im / _an-na_ | the merchant of tin |
| 12 | sza-qi-il5 / a-ka3-ni-isz | Ša-qī-il / Akaniš |
| 13 | nu-sze2-ra-ab2-szu-ma ki-ma# | we shall bring him, and like |
| 14 | a-wa-tim / a-mi3-sza-a-am# | the words of her mother |
| 15 | a-na-ku / e-pa2-asz2 / um-ma# | I will do, thus says |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-su2-en6-ma u2-la2 | Šusu’en, he carried. |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am / u2-sze2-ra-ab2# | he will bring my tablet. |
| 3 | i-li-ka3-ma / dam-qa2-ti2-ma# | Go to me, and be well! |
| 4 | i-bi-ra-ku-ma / a-ta a-na / i-a-[ti2] | they will go to me, and to me |
| 5 | hi-im-t,a2-tim / ta-sza-pa2-ra-am | you will write to me. |
| 6 | sza a-na a-wa-tim / a-ni-a-tim | who to the words of the heavens |
| 7 | a-na-ku la2 t,a2-hu-a-ku-ni | I am not frightened, |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta / a-pa2-ni-a / a-za-al-pa2 | (Sum) My brother, I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) The brother, from the water I will speak to him |
| 9 | te2-er-tum / li-li-kam-ma | May the extispicy come to me, |
| 10 | a-sza ha-ra-an / a-lim{ki} | field Haran of the city |
| 11 | a-na-ku le-ru-ba-ma / a-na-<kam> | Let me enter, what shall I do? |
| 12 | la-az-ku | lazku-vessel |
Sources & licences
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