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ATHE 44 (P358376)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358376 |
| 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-ta-ta# [bu-za-zu u3] | To Atāta, Buzazu and |
| 2 | a-szur3-mu-[ta-bi4-il5] | Assur-mutabi-il |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma# [um-ma ...-ma] | Speak! Thus ... |
| 4 | a-hu-u2-[a a-tu3-nu be-lu-a] | Ahunu, my lord |
| 5 | a-tu3-nu [...] | Atunu |
| 6 | 1(u) _tug2_ szu-[ru-tim ...] x | 10 new garments ... |
| 7 | e-zi-ib [x] x [...] | Disregard ... |
| 8 | a-ma-kam-ma / i-[...]-um# | “Amakkama ... |
| 9 | e-ri-im [...] x | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) I want to ... |
| 10 | i-[...] _dam-gar3_-ri-im | ... merchant |
| 11 | [...]-szu | ... his |
| 12 | [...]-ab2 / _dingir_-lam | ... of the god |
| 13 | [...]-nu u3 szu-mi3 | ... and my name |
| 14 | a-x [x x a-na ma]-nim# / sza-nim | ... to another country |
| 15 | la2-ap2-nu / a-hu-u2-a / be-lu-a | Lapnu, brother of my lord |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na pa2-ni-im-ma / sze2-bi-la2-nim-ma | the silver before me send me, and |
| 17 | a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im# lu-ta-er | to the merchant I shall return. |
| 18 | a-na bu-za-zu qi-bi2#-ma# | Speak to Buzzu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am / um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 2 | ra-bi-s,a-am / la2 ta-ha-za-ma | (Sum) You are great, do not be afraid! (Akk) Do not be fearful! |
| 3 | la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-nim a-na-ku | Do not send me! I |
| 4 | ma-s,a-ki-im / a-ti2-ik-la2-ku-ma | I have kept watch over you, and |
| 5 | ki-ma mu-ti2-a u3 be2-li-a | like my husband and my lord |
| 6 | ra-bi-s,a-am u2-la2 a-hu-za-am | (Sum) It is a great flood, it is the wind that blows(?) (Akk) The great flood blows, the wind blows |
| 7 | u4-ma-am / ma-la2 / am-tim / qa2-qi2-di2-im | The storm, as many as the wild bulls ... |
| 8 | ma-ah-s,i2-im / u2-la2 ad-mi3-qa2-ku-ma | I am enraged, I am afraid, and |
| 9 | ep-re-e / a-na am-tim | “The work for the wild cows |
| 10 | tu3-ma-da-ad / a-na-ku a-na-kam | You will measure it. I am indeed. |
| 11 | hu-bu-lam / a-ka3-al u3 a-di2-szu-ma | “Ḫubulam, I will eat, and until then |
| 12 | _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2 / sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | gold, 1 mina of tadmiqtu-silver, of my garment |
| 13 | sza be-li / u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ni / i-qa2-ti2 | which my lord sent to me, he will receive. |
| 14 | _dumu_ a-ma-a / te9-ta-at,-ra | son of a mother, you have sworn. |
| 15 | 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag10_ bu-za-zu 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag10_ | 4 hī-garments, good quality, buzazazu-garment, 4 hi-a garments, great quality, |
| 16 | a-sa3-num 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ ku-s,u2-um 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | Asanum 3 layers of wool, Kusum 2 layers |
| 17 | _dumu_ la2-li-im [x] _tug2 hi-a_ a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep# | son of Lalīm, x ... garments, Amur-Assur, son of Laqep. |
| 18 | 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ szu#-be#-lum2 _dumu_ zur-zur | 2 garments, Šū-bēlu, son of Zurzur |
| 19 | _szunigin#_ [1(u) n(disz) _tug2] hi-a sag10_ / a-ni-tum | total: n ... garments, red, Anitu |
| 20 | e-pe2-szi2 / ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2 / a-[na] | to perform a tadmiqtu-lament |
| 21 | be2-li#-[...] x | My lord |
| 22 | ta-ad#-[mi3-iq-...] | You have ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-ak-nu-ka3-ma / u2-la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2#-nim# _ku3-sig17_-s,i2 | you sealed, and then you sent me gold. |
| 2 | ta-s,a-ab2-ta / a-hu-u2-a / be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu / i-na | You are seized, my brother, my lord, in |
| 3 | pa2-nim-ma / sze2-bi4-la2-nim-ma li-ba-am / di2-na-nim | Send me a message, so that I may speak to you! |
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