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ATHE 45 (P358377)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358377 |
| 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 | um-ma e-na-be2-lum2-ma# | thus Ena-belum: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma# | Speak to Amur-ilum |
| 3 | mi3-szu sza ba-lum2 sza-a-li-a | (Sum) What is it that is missing? (Akk) What was missing? |
| 4 | _ansze_ / ta-at-ru-u2 | a donkey that is stolen |
| 5 | a-ma a-wa-tum sza | "The word of |
| 6 | a-ta-wu-ku-ni ku-lu-szi2-na-ma | “I have sinned against you, and |
| 7 | wa-s,a!-ma ke-na | who goes and is true, |
| 8 | szu-ma-mi3-in te2-ri-sza-ni | Šumāmin, her daughter, |
| 9 | ak-la2-a-ku-mi3-in | I shall kill. |
| 10 | 1(disz)# _ansze_ a-na-ku-ba a-na-kam | 1 homer of Ana-kubaba is for me. |
| 11 | u2-sza-ab2 sza-ni-am | a second one |
| 12 | _ansze#_ x-ki-am# | a donkey ... |
| 13 | [i]-na {d}utu-szi | by Šamaš |
| 14 | t,up#-pa2-am ta-sza-me-u2 | You will hear my tablet. |
| 15 | i-hi-id!-ma a-la2-ha-am | he smote, and alaham |
| 16 | t,u3-ur-dam szu-ma | It is Ṭurdam. |
| 17 | a#-la2-kam la2 i-mu-a | It is an ala mat, he does not know. |
| 18 | _ku3#-babbar_-ap2-szu la2 ta-da-szu-um | The silver is not given to him. |
| 19 | u2 szu-ma a-szur-_sag10_ | and that Ashur-sag |
| 20 | la2 u2-s,a-am! u3 a-ra-wa | he did not bring, and Arawa |
| 21 | t,u3-ur-da-ma | Ṭurdama |
| 22 | ha-ra-ni a-mi3-sza-am | his wife, Amišam |
| 23 | a-szu-mi3 sza du10-s,i2-la-a#-szur# | Ašumi of Duṣilla-Assur |
| 24 | u3 _dumu_ ba-bi-lim | and the son of Babilum |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza u2-na-hi-du-[ka3] | that he had brought to you |
| 2 | te2-er-ta-ka3 | of the tērta |
| 3 | li#-[li-kam] | may he come. |
Sources & licences
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