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ATHE 42 (P358374)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358374 |
| 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 | um-ma e-na-a-szur3-ma | thus Ena-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Amur-Ištar: |
| 3 | mi3-nam sza a-di2 u4-mi3-im | What, until the day |
| 4 | a-nim ta-ta-asz2-ba-ni | “Anu, you have imposed on me. |
| 5 | ku-ri-a-lum2 a-mi3-sza-am | Kurialum, her mother |
| 6 | szar-du-a-am la2 i-ba-re-e | a šardû-priestess will not be found. |
| 7 | a-pu-tum i-{d}utu-szi t,up-pi3-i | “Apputum (is) Ištar, my tablet |
| 8 | ta-sza-me-u2 t,up-pe2-e-a | You will hear my tablets. |
| 9 | wa-za lu ta-di2-na-ku-ma | You should give me a bed. |
| 10 | u2 t,up-pe2-e sza _e2_ | and the tablets of the house |
| 11 | a-bu#-sza#-lim _dumu#_ [...] | Abum-shalim, son of ... |
| 12 | na-asz2#-pe3-er-[ti2] | a gift |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku na-asz2-a-kum# | Assur-taklākum is your provider. |
| 2 | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-a# | Amala, the messenger |
| 3 | t,up-pi2-a sza wa-za | A tablet from Waza. |
| 4 | u2 sza _dam_ a-bu-sza-lim | and of the wife of Abu-šallim |
| 5 | le-qe2-ma ar-hi-isz a-tal-kam | Take it and I will come quickly. |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3-ka3 a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | I call out to you. |
| 7 | e-ra-ba-am la2 a-mu-a | I will enter, without my father |
| 8 | ku-a-ti u2-qa2-a-ka3 a-pu-tum | “I have slain you, I have seized you, |
| 9 | a-su2-ri u4-me-e 2(disz) a-ma-kam | Asuri, the days are two, |
| 10 | e ta-as-hu-ur-ma | you will return, and |
| 11 | um-ma-na-tum e e-ki-pa2-nim-ma | (Sum) The ummanatum priestess of the Ekipānum temple, |
| 12 | a-ta e ta-ah-liq | “From the water you have fallen, |
| 13 | u2 t,up-pe2-e-a e tu3-ha-liq | You will destroy my tablets. |
| 14 | i-hi-id wa-za ti2-[x]-tam2#? | he acquired. The ... of the land |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-su2-en6 t,a2-hi-szi2-ma | “Šusu’en is good for her, |
| 2 | lu tu3-s,i2 u2-la2 a-ni-sza-am | “Let him go out, let him lie down, |
| 3 | sze2-s,i2-a-szi2 | her sucklings |
Sources & licences
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