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ATHE 58 (P358390)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 58 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358390 |
| Museum no. | Erlenmeyer — |
| Collection | Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed) |
| 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 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 1 1/3 minas 1/4 shekel of gold |
| 2 | ku-nu-ke-e / sza a-szur-la2-ma-sza | The knuckles of Ašur-lamaša, |
| 3 | u2 szu-be-lim / sza sza-zu-za-ti2-ka3 | and Šubelim, of your šazūzuli. |
| 4 | a-ni-isz-a-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 5 | 4(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 4 less 1/6 shekels of gold |
| 6 | a-s,e2-er / _ku3-sig17_ sza sza-zu-<za>-tu3-ka3 | the gold aṣer of your šazūtu |
| 7 | ik-nu-ku-<<nu-ku>>-ni / t,a2-hu | They sealed it with a seal. |
| 8 | a-ha-ma 1(u) 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | together: 15/6 shekel of gold |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 mina 17 1/2 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma a-nim | silver, whatever |
| 11 | a-na szu-esz18-dar a-di2-in | I gave to Shu-Ištar. |
| 12 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 5 shekels of silver for |
| 13 | a-szur-du10 a-di2-in-ma | Ašur-ṭāb I gave, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na s,i2-ti-ka3 | for your life |
| 2 | u2-sza-qi2-il5 | he raised up. |
| 3 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5/6 mina 3 2/3 shekels silver |
| 4 | i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im tal-qe2 | in the granary you took |
Sources & licences
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