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ATHE 60 (P358392)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 60 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358392 |
| 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-dingir-ma a-na | Thus Imdi-iluma: to |
| 2 | e-nu-be-lim hu-ra-s,a-nim | Enubelim of Huraṣānum |
| 3 | i-di2-{d}iszkur u3 a-mur-dingir qi2-bi4-ma | Iddi-Addu and Amur-ilī say: |
| 4 | a-di2 tu3-wa-ar i-di2-{d}iszkur | until Tuwar, Iddi-Addu |
| 5 | si2-ki / u2-ka3-lu / i-di2-{d}iszkur | Iddi-Adda, |
| 6 | u2-qa2-a / a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu | “My brother, my sister, |
| 7 | a-na / u4-um e-t,a2-ri-im et,-ra-ni-ma | “On the day of the disappearance of the ghost, |
| 8 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza i-di2-{d}iszkur | On the day that Iddi-Adda |
| 9 | e-ra-ba-ni / a-na te2-er-ti2-a | he will bring to me in a letter. |
| 10 | ih-da-ma mi3-ma t,up-pe2-e-a | has received, and whatever tablet |
| 11 | u3 szi2-be-e-a / da-ni-na-nim-ma | and ... for me, |
| 12 | u4-ma-kal2 / la2 i-bi-a-at t,ur4-da-ni-szu | (Sum) It is a storm that cannot be seen (Akk) Its storm is not visible His ṭurdanu |
| 13 | u3 t,up-pa2-am isz-ti2 ka3-ri-im | and a tablet from the granary |
| 14 | sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na ni-ka3-si2-szu | of 20 minas of silver for his ni-kasīšu |
| 15 | asz2-qu2-lu le-qe2-a-nim | May they take my scepter. |
| 16 | a-na hu-ra-s,a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ḫuraṣanum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-tal-la-nam i-na | the rear, in |
| 2 | e-lu-hu-ut / isz-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a | Eluhut from the son of Ikupiya |
| 3 | i-la2-ak-ma / tam2-hu-ur-szu | he will go and his rival |
| 4 | u3 i-na ma-ah-ri-ka3 | and in your presence |
| 5 | ba-ra-num / ku-tal-la2-nam | “Bānum is behind me, |
| 6 | is,-ba-at-ma / u3 a-ta | he seized, and ... |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ / isz-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-a | the silver from the son of Ikūpia |
| 8 | ta-ah-bu-ul-ma / _ku3-babbar_ | he has stolen, and the silver |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na ba-ra-nim | 1/3 mina less 2 shekels for Baranum |
| 10 | ta-asz2-qul2-ma u3 _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a | you slaughtered, and the son of Ikupiya |
| 11 | a-na a-lim{ki} ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma | to the city you wrote me, and |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ / sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | the silver that as before |
| 13 | a-na _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a isz-qu2-lu | to the son of Ikupīya they have weighed out. |
| 14 | u4-ma-am ba-ra-num a-na | “If the day is too dark for you |
| 15 | i-a-ti2 / i-tu3-ra-am-ma | “I have turned to you,’ |
| 16 | i-s,a-ab2-ta-ni / _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a | seized, son of Ikupiya |
| 17 | a-a-um szu-um-szu i-na | “Who is his name in |
| 18 | t,up-pi3-im lu-up-tam2 | a tablet of luptam |
| 19 | u3 szi2-be-e / sza i-na | and the šibû-offerings that in |
| 20 | ma-ah-ri-szu-nu | before them |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na ba-ra-nim ta-asz2-qu2-lu | the silver to Borānum you shall weigh out. |
| 2 | x szu-nu-ti2 lu-up-tam2 | [... th]eir [sheep] may I see. |
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