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ATHE 48 (P358380)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358380 |
| 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# a#-bu#-sza-lim-ma ki-ma i3-li2-a-lim-ma | Thus Abum-šalim: like Ili-alim |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 / qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak to Assur-imittī, thus says |
| 3 | x x um-me-a-nu / a-szur3#-isz3-ti2-kal2-ma | ... Ummanu, Assur-ištikal |
| 4 | u2 [a-szur-sza-di]-di2-li _dumu_ a-szur3-isz3-ti2-kal2 | and Ashur-ša-dilī, son of Assur-ištikal |
| 5 | a-na a-mur-a-szur3 _dumu_ su2-ka3-li2-a-ma | to Amur-Assur, son of Sukaliya |
| 6 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ ku-nu-ki-szu | 10 minas of silver, his nishhasu-offering, excrement of his knuckles |
| 7 | a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 sza-ma-la2-i-ni | Assur-ištikal, his šamala |
| 8 | isz-tu3 pu-ru-usz-ha-tim | from Purušḫatum |
| 9 | a-na ka3-ni-isz a-na _e2_ i3-li2-a-lim | in perpetuity to the house of Ilī-alim |
| 10 | a-na ma-s,a-ar#-tim# a-na na-an-du-im | to the guard, to the herdsman |
| 11 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ma# [n _ma-na_ x] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he sent, and n minas x shekels of silver |
| 12 | tal-qe2-a-ma [n _ma-na_ x] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | you took, and ... minas ... shekels of silver |
| 13 | u2# s,i2-ba-su2 / pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar | ṣibasu-plant, Pilaḫ-ištar |
| 14 | _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik sza t,up-pi2-im | son of Assur-mālik, of the tablet |
| 15 | ha-ar-mi3-im a-na a-szur3-isz#-ti2#-kal2# | a gift for Assur-ištikal |
| 16 | sza-ma-la2-i-ni / i-hi-bi4-il5-ma | he raised his horns, and |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2 / tal-qe2 | silver and sesame you took. |
| 18 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2 | 2 minas 9 shekels of silver, grass-fed, |
| 19 | ta-ra-am-i3-li2 _dumu_ ba-al-sze2-e-ni | Taram-ilī, son of Balšeni |
| 20 | sza t,up-pi3-im ha-ar-mi3-im | of the ḫarmum tablet |
| 21 | a-na a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 sza-ma-la2-i-ni | to Assur-ištikal he presented it. |
| 22 | i-hi-bi4-il5-ma [_ku3-babbar_] | he weighed out, and silver |
| 23 | u2 s,i2-ba-su2 tal-qe2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ / 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | and ṣibasu you took. 1 1/3 mina 2 1/3 shekels |
| 24 | _ku3-babbar_ szal2-sza-tim | the silver of the full price |
| 25 | sza a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 / sza-ma-la2-i-ni | of Aššīr-ishtikal, he presented it (this statue). |
| 26 | i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im / tal-qe2 | in the granary you took. |
| 27 | 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ i-na za-al-pa2 i-na lu-qu2-tim | 15 garments in za-al-pa, in luqutum |
| 28 | sza a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 sza-ma-la2-i-ni | of Aššra-išāt-tikal, he presented it. |
| 29 | ta-asz2-pur-ma a#-szur3#-la2-ma-si2 | you sent, and Assur-lamassi |
| 30 | _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im# a-na be2-ti2-ka3 i-di2 | son of Šukubum to your house shall give |
| 31 | 4(disz)+x _tug2_ i-na ba-ab2 _e2-gal_-lim | 4+x garments at the disposal of the palace |
| 32 | [a]-szur3#-isz-ti2-kal2 / sza-ma-la2-i-ni | Assur-ištikal, his praise |
| 33 | i#-di2-na-kum mi3-ma a-nim / _ku3-babbar_-ap2 | he gave to you, whatever silver |
| 34 | sza-ma-la2-i-ni / tal-ta-qe2 | You have taken ša-malāni. |
| 35 | _igi_ a-ne2-en-ma / i-ki-ir u2-ul | before this he shall not be convicted. |
| 36 | ka3-in sza-ma-la2-i-ni | the gate of his šamala |
| 37 | me-et-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2 sza-ma-la2-<i>-ni | If he does not pay back the silver, |
| 38 | ni-sze2-e la2 tu3-na-ah-ni-a-ti2 | “Let us not be afraid, |
| 39 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ / ma-dam la2 tu3-sza-ag-mar-ni-a-ti2 | and the silver of a wife you shall not pay. |
| 40 | [szi2]-bu#-tum | šibūtum |
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