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ATHE 61 (P358393)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 61 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358393 |
| 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# <<u3#>> | Thus Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | u3 i-di3-a-szur3-ma | and Iddin-Assur |
| 3 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-esz18-dar | to Uṣur-ša-Ishtar |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma i-na 5(u) la2 1(disz) ku-ta-ni | Speak! In 50 less 1 kutānu, |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep i-di3-a-szur3 | of the brickwork of Iddin-Assur, |
| 6 | sza a-na _e2-gal_-lim | which to the palace |
| 7 | e-ru-bu-ni 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-ni | they entered, 2 1/2 kutānu, |
| 8 | ni-is-ha-tum 5(disz) ku-ta-ni | Nishatum 5 kutānu |
| 9 | 1(u)-tum 1(disz) _ta e2-gal_-lum2 | and 1 from the palace |
| 10 | a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2 | He took it as a gift. |
| 11 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-ni _e2-gal_-lum2 | 8 1/2 kutānu of the palace |
| 12 | a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2-ma | He took it as a gift, and |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2-ta e2_ ka3-ri-im | 12 shekels each, the granary |
| 14 | isz-ku-nu-ma a-na-ku | they placed, and I |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) ku-ta-ni sza i-na | 8 kutānu-garments that are in |
| 2 | s,e2-er ku-ta-ni-ka3 | in the foothills of Kutani |
| 3 | dam-qu2-ni i-na ra-mi3-ni-a | his good deeds by himself |
| 4 | a-s,e2-er 3(u) 3(disz) ku-ta-ni | 33 kutānu, |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki sza a-lim{ki} sza a-gi-a-a | Seal of the city, of the Agiya. |
| 6 | 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-ni i-di2-a-szur3 | 41 1/2 kutani, Iddi-Assur, |
| 7 | 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar e2_ ka3-ri-im | 11 shekels each of silver for the granary |
| 8 | a-la-qe2 um#-ma# a-na-ku-ma | I will take, thus I: |
| 9 | ke-e 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2#-ta# ku3-babbar_ i-la2-qe2 | he shall take 11 shekels each of silver. |
| 10 | i-na na [um-ma] a-na-ku-ma | in ..., thus I: |
| 11 | i-na ra-mi3-ni-a / a-ti2-di2 | by her own accord I have sworn. |
| 12 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma li-lik | Thus I: "Let him go!" |
| 13 | a-na _tug2 hi-a#_ isz#-te2#-ni#-isz3#-ma | to a soiled garment he swore, and |
| 14 | 1(u) _ma-na-e-[ta_] qa2#-tam2# | 10 minas is the weight |
| 15 | li-[di2-u2] | they should give. |
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