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ATHE 59 (P358391)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 59 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358391 |
| 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 | um-ma im-di2-lum2-ma / a-na | Thus Imdilum: to |
| 2 | i-na-ah-dingir u2 puzur4-esz18-dar | Inaḫ-ilī, puzur-ištar-plant |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma / a-na | Speak to |
| 4 | i-na-ah-dingir qi2-bi4-ma | Inaḫ-ilum, speak! |
| 5 | 2(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ u3 1(disz) _ansze_ | 25 ... garments and 1 donkey |
| 6 | s,a-la2-ma-am / a-na-kam / a-na | “Ṣalamāma, why to |
| 7 | a-na-ni / a-mur-dingir ip-qi2-id-ma | “Why did Amur-ilī entrust it to me? |
| 8 | i-na _tug2 hi-a_ / szu-nu-ti2 qa2-ti2 | with those garments, hand |
| 9 | sza-ak-na-at / szi2-be-e | “She is placed, she is a šēbû-disease. |
| 10 | a-na-kam / sza qa2-ti2 | Here is what is in my hand. |
| 11 | sza-ak-na-at-ni | are placed. |
| 12 | i-szu / mi3-szu-u2 / sza a-ma-kam | “Išu, what is it that I want to say? |
| 13 | _tug2 hi-a_ ta-as,-bu-tu3-ni-ma | garments you seized, and |
| 14 | tu3-ka3-lu-u2-ni | you will hold back. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 2 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 10 shekels of silver |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er / a-mur-dingir | the harvest of Amur-ilum, |
| 4 | i-szu / ma-s,a-a-ku / _tug2 hi-a_ | I am armed, I wear a lot of clothing. |
| 5 | as,-ba-at / a-hi a-ta | I have seized the side of the river. |
| 6 | a-na-ku u3 a-ta u2-la2 | I and my father ... |
| 7 | sza a-wa-tim / _tug2 hi-a_ | of the word / clothing |
| 8 | _sag10 diri_ / a-na-kam-ma | a surplus. What |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 10 | it-bu-lu _tug2 hi-a_ | they piled up garments. |
| 11 | a-na puzur4-esz18-dar | to Puzur-Ištar |
| 12 | wa-sze2-er-ma / u2 a-na | “He is tired, and to |
| 13 | a-lim{ki} al-kam-ma | Bison came, and |
| 14 | e-na-at e-na-at | She is pregnant, she is pregnant. |
| 15 | lu ni-na-me-er-ma | let us be clear, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 / a-szar | and for your silver where |
| 2 | ma-la2-ki-im lu ni-im-li-ik | Let us go to the quay! |
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