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ATHE 55 (P358387)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358387 |
| Museum no. | Erlenmeyer — |
| Collection | Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed) |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ na-ab2-su2-en6 _dumu_ szu-be-lim | Seal of Nabsuen, son of Šubelim |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ a-bu-silim _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim | Seal of Abu-silim, son of Asqudim |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ta-ki-il5-a-szur _dumu_ ha-na-nim | Seal of Takil-Assur, son of Hananu |
| 4 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kam | 2 talents 15 minas of copper is the price |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er ta-ki-il5-a-szur _dumu_ ha-na-nim | he led away. Takil-Assur, son of Hananum |
| 6 | _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim li-mu-um | Month of Qarrātum, eponymy of |
| 7 | i3-li2-dan 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | Ili-dan: 1 1/2 minas of ṣibtam |
| 8 | u2-s,a-ab2 _kiszib3_ szal2-lim-a-szur _dumu_ ip-hu-ri-im | sealed tablet of Šallim-Assur, son of Iphurim. |
| 9 | _kiszib3_ a-ta-ta _dumu_ a-ku-tim | Seal of Atata, son of Akutim |
| 10 | _kiszib3_ i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni _dumu_ szu-be-lim | Seal of Ilī-ašranni, son of Shubelim |
| 11 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 1 1/3 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 12 | su2-en6-pi2-la2-ah _dumu_ szu#-be-lim _dam-gar3_ | Suen-pilah, son of Shu-belim, merchant |
| 13 | i-szu _iti-kam_ ab2 sza-ra-ni li-mu-um | The month of Addaru, the eponymy of Šarānu, |
| 14 | sza qa2-ti2 i3-li2-dan 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | belonging to Ilī-dan, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 15 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | he shall take as a loan. |
| 16 | _kiszib3_ i-di2-lim _dumu_ sza-ar-i3-li2 | Seal of Iddi-Lim, son of Šar-ilī |
| 17 | _kiszib3_ a-bi-a _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _kiszib3_ a-bu-silim | Seal of Abiya son of Assur-imitti seal of Abu-silim |
| 18 | _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | son of Asqudim, 3 minas of refined silver |
| 19 | i-s,e2-er a-bu-silim _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | Iṣer, Abu-silim, son of Asqudim, 1/2 mina each |
| 20 | i-sza-tim i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 | he will weigh out the barley; if he does not weigh out, |
| 21 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | 1 1/2 shekels each, ṣibtam he shall take |
| 22 | _iti-kam_ a-la2-na-tim li-mu-um bu-zu-ta-a | month: “alānû-offerings, eponymy of Buzutaya, |
| 23 | a-ha-ma 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu | each other 1 mina of silver, his dowry |
| 24 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ba-ni _dumu_ ku-ur-ba-a | Seal of Assur-bani, son of Kurbaya |
| 25 | _kiszib3_ su2-en6-pi2-la2-ah _dumu_ szu-be-lim | Seal of Suen-pilah, son of Šubelim |
| 26 | _kiszib3_ ku-zi-a _dumu_ bu-zi-zi 2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | Seal of Kuziya, son of Buzizi, 2 minas 6 shekels |
| 27 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | he shall pay the silver in full. |
| 28 | a-szur-ba-ni _dumu_ ku-ur-ba-a _iti-kam_ sza ke-na-tim | Assur-bani, son of Kurbâ |
| 29 | li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2 s,i2-lu-lu | Eponymy of Ṣillulu. |
| 30 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | 1 1/2 shekels each, ṣibtam he shall take |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ bi-zi-a _dumu_ a-na-ah-i3-li2 | Seal of Biziya, son of Anah-ili |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ dingir-sipa _dumu_ szu-ku-bi-im | Seal of Ilī-sipâ, son of Šukubum |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ni-mar-{d}iszkur _dumu_ en6-na-su2-en6 | Seal of Nimar-Adad, son of Ennasu-en |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ba-ni _dumu_ ku-ur-ba-a | Seal of Assur-bani, son of Kurbaya |
| 5 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 4 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 6 | a-szur-ba-ni _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li li-mu-um | Assurbānu, month: “Kuzallu, eponymy of |
| 7 | s,i2-lu-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | 1 1/2 shekels of ṣillû-frit each he seized. |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ szu-la2-ba-an _dumu_ dan-i3-li2 | Seal of Šulaban, son of Dan-ili |
| 9 | _kiszib3_ bi-zi-a _dumu_ a-na-ah-i3-li2 _kiszib3_ ni-mar-{d}iszkur | seal of Biziya, son of Anah-ilī, seal of Nimar-Adad |
| 10 | _dumu_ en-na-ZU _kiszib3_ a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-szar-ki-it-a-szur | son of Enna-le’i, seal of Amur-ištar son of Išar-kit-Assur |
| 11 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _e2_ be-ti2 | 4 minas of silver, the price of the house of Beti |
| 12 | a-mur-esz18-dar il5-qe2 _kiszib3_ li-ip-ti2-esz18-dar | Amur-Ištar took. Seal of Liptī- Is&xvtar |
| 13 | _kiszib3_ du10-a-szur _dumu_ {d}AB-ba-ni | Seal of Dūr-Assur, son of Xerxes |
| 14 | _kiszib3_ ku-zi-a _dumu_ bu-zi-zi _kiszib3_ im-li-ka3-a | seal of Kuzia, son of Buzizi, seal of Imli-kāya |
| 15 | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 2 2/3 minas 1 1/3 shekels of refined silver |
| 16 | i-s,e2-er im-li-ka3-a _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim | the harvest of Imlīkāya, month: “Queen,’ |
| 17 | li-mu-um s,i2-lu-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | eponymy of Ṣillulu, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 18 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _kiszib3_ a-szur-ba-ni | sealed documents he carried. Seal of Assur-bani |
| 19 | _dumu_ ku-ur-ba-a _kiszib3_ dingir-sipa _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im | Seal of Ilī-sipâ, son of Šukubum |
| 20 | _kiszib3_ im-li-ka3-a 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | seal of Imlika’a, 3 minas of silver |
| 21 | i-s,e2-er im-li-ka3-a _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim | the harvest of Imlīkāya, month: “Queen,’ |
| 22 | li-mu-um s,i2-lu-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | eponymy of Ṣillulu, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 23 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _kiszib3_ i-lu-ku | he took as a loan. Seal of Iluku |
| 24 | _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _kiszib3_ esz18-dar-ba-ni _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim | seal of Shu-Ishtar, seal of Ishdar-bani, son of Asqudim |
| 25 | 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 18 shekels of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 26 | esz18-dar-ba-ni _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li | Ishtar-bāni, month: “Kuzallu,’ |
| 27 | li-mu-um bu-zu-zu | eponymy of Buzuzu. |
| 28 | _kiszib3_ u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur _dumu_ a-ku-a | Seal of Uṣur-ša-Assur, son of Akû |
| 29 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar# | Seal of Assur-malik, son of Puzur-Ishtar |
| 30 | _kiszib3_ puzur4-a-szur 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Seal of Puzur-Assur, 3 minas of silver |
| 31 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er a-szur-ma-lik | (Sum) The ṣarupam priestess, Ašur-mālik, the shepherd, is the shepherd. (Akk) The shepherd is the herdsman. |
| 32 | _iti-kam_ s,i2-ip-im li-mu-um | Month of Ṣippum, eponymy of |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szur-sag10 _kiszib3_ szal2-lim-a-szur _kiszib3_ ku-da-tim _kiszib3_ a-la2-bi4-im _dumu_ ma-nu-a | Assur-sag seal of Šallim-Assur seal of Kudatum seal of Alabim son of Manua |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er a-la2-bi4-im ku-da-tum | Seal of Assur-mālik. 1/3 mina 2 shekels of silver, the rent of the millers of Kudatum |
| 3 | qa2-ta-tum isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-tu3-a-ri-szu i-sza-qal | the qatātu-offering from the city he returned to him he shall weigh out. |
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