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ATHE 46 (P358378)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358378 |
| 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# im-di3-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | [um-ma i]-di2-a-szur-ma | thus Iddin-Assur: |
| 3 | [x] _tug2# hi-a_ 6(disz) mu-ta-tim# | x ... garments, 6 utensils |
| 4 | sza# [_an]-na_ 8(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-me | of tin, 8 homers of chickpeas, |
| 5 | [... isz]-tu3? bu-ru-dim | ... from the būr-dim |
| 6 | [...] x u3 a-na-kam | ... and why |
| 7 | [x] _tug2_ ku-ta-nu [x] 4(disz) ku-si2-a-tim | x kutanu-garments, x 4 kusītum-cloths, |
| 8 | sza# a-ki-di2-e sza# a-puzur4-a-szur | of Akidu, of Apuzur-Assur |
| 9 | e-zi-bu isz-te2-ni-isz3 | they departed together. |
| 10 | 8(u) ku-ta-ni 4(disz) ku-si2-a-tim | 80 kutānu-garments, 4 kusi-atim, |
| 11 | sza a-ki-di2-e 6(disz) mu-ta-tim | of Akidi’e, 6 years |
| 12 | sza# _an-na_ / 8(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | of tin, 8 homers of wheat |
| 13 | u3 u2-nu-[su2-nu] a-na ma-la2 | and their equipment for as much as |
| 14 | te2#-er-ti2 puzur4-a-szur | The extispicy of Puzur-Assur |
| 15 | [a]-na a-wi-lim x x | to a man |
| 16 | [...] ap2-qi2-id | ... I entrusted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u2-sze2-ba]-la2#-kum a-na-kam | I will send to you. Why |
| 2 | _ansze# hi-a_ ak-lu u2 | a donkey full of grain, |
| 3 | a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | for as much as your extispicy |
| 4 | s,u2-ha-ri / u2-na-hi-su2-nu um-ma | “The ṣuḫāru-flood they piled up, thus (says) |
| 5 | a-na-ku-ma a-pu-tum ki-ma | I, like |
| 6 | sza# a-na-kam _ansze# hi-a_ | which are here: donkeys |
| 7 | i-na ha-ra#-nim# lu ak-lu | May I be alive in the midst of battle. |
Sources & licences
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