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ATHE 62 (P358394)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 62 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358394 |
| 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-di3-dingir en-nam-be-lum2 | Thus Imdi-ilum, Ennambelum: |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li-ma | and Assur-ṣululuma |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 4 | i-na 2(disz) me-at 4(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | from 255 textiles |
| 5 | qa2-di3 sza ka3-s,a-ri sza sze2-ep a-mur-esz18-dar | Hand of the kaṣāru-vessel of the foot of Amur-Ištar. |
| 6 | _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) _tug2_ sza# a-ki-di3-e i-na ha-hi-im | therefrom: 3 garments of akidû-flour in the haḫum-festival. |
| 7 | _e2 dumu_ e-mi3-ka3 e#-zi-ib u3 | Disregard that the house of the son of your mother has become dilapidated or faulty. |
| 8 | 3(disz) _tug2_ la-hu-pu-tim a-ni u2-sze2-ri-ba-am | 3 lahupūtum textiles he brought here. |
| 9 | szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti-ka3 2(disz) me-at 4(u) la2 1(disz) _tug2_ | of your ṣubātu-offering, 200 less 1 garments |
| 10 | a-na _e2-gal_-lim / e-ru-bu _sza3-ba_ | to the palace entered. |
| 11 | 1(u) 2(disz) ni-is-ha-tum 2(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ 1(u)-tum isz-te2-en | 12 nisḫatum-garments, 23 textiles, 10 each |
| 12 | _e2-gal_-lum2 a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2 | the palace to a fate took |
| 13 | 3(u) 8(disz) _tug2_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | 38 garments in the granary |
| 14 | i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti2-ka3 | (Sum) The one of the ṣubatu priestess, you are the one who makes your limbs tremble (Akk) The woman of your tiara |
| 15 | qa2-di3 sza ka3-s,a-ri 1(disz) me-at 6(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 1 hundred and 66 garments |
| 16 | sza sze2-ep a-mur-esz18-dar iz-ku-u2-nim-ma | which Amur-Ištar imposed upon me, and |
| 17 | i-ba-szi2-u2 i-na 1(disz) me-at [1(u)] _tug2 hi-a_ | there are, for 100 10 garments |
| 18 | sza sze2-ep i-di3-{d}iszkur a-na _e2-gal_-lim | of the brickwork of Iddin-Adad to the palace |
| 19 | e-ru-bu 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum | 5 1/2 nishtu-garments |
| 20 | 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al 1(u) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ | 5/6 shekel of silver you will weigh out, 10 1/2 garments |
| 21 | 1(u)-tum isz-te3-en _e2-gal_-lum2 | tenth of the palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | he took as a gift. 18 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ hu-lu-qa2-e ta-na-pa2-al | you will weigh out the lost silver. |
| 3 | 2(disz) _tug2_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-na-pu-lu | 2 garments in the kāru-house they will wash. |
| 4 | szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti-ka3 9(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ | of your ṣubātu-offering, 92 garments |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep! i-di3-{d}iszkur qa2-di3 sza ka3-s,a-ri | of the foot of Iddi-Adda, the head of the kaṣaru. |
| 6 | iz-ku-u2-ma i-ba-szi2-u2 | they stood, and there were |
| 7 | pa2-zu-ur-tu3-szu _dumu_ er3-ra-a a-s,e2-er | his lips, the son of Erra, the aṣer |
| 8 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u2-sze2-ri-a-ma | Pušu-kēn brought in, and |
| 9 | pa2-zu-ur-tu3-szu i-s,i2-bi-it-ma | he cut off his limbs, and |
| 10 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / _e2-gal_-lum2 is,-ba-at-ma | the palace seized, and |
| 11 | a-na ki-sze2-er-szi2-im i-di3 ma-s,a-ra-tum! | for a kišersīm, the rent of the guards |
| 12 | da-na a-na lu-hu-sa3-ti-a hu-ra-ma | “Ana, return to my luhūsatu-priestess, |
| 13 | sza-la2-ah-szu-a u3 a-na ma-ti-sza / a-di3 sza | his slaves, and to her country, as far as |
| 14 | pa2-zu-ur-tim / ru-ba-tum ta-asz2-pur-ma | You sent a message to the prince: |
| 15 | e-na-tum na-ad-a / a-pu-tum mi3-ma | The enatum priestess, the nada priest, whatever |
| 16 | la2 tu3-pa2-za-ar szu-ma a-na ti-mi3-il5-ki-a | Do not remove it, it is for Timillia. |
| 17 | te9-ti-qam2 a-szi2-a-ka3 / | (Sum) You are the one who makes the land tremble(?) (Akk) You have made the land shake(?) |
| 18 | sza tu3-sze2-ta-qa2-ni / i-na be-tim _sag10_ | that you have strewn, in the city square |
| 19 | i-na ti-mi3-il5-ki-a e-zi-ib-ma | Disregard in Timil that |
| 20 | u3 isz-te9-en i-na s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | and another one in your ṣuharu |
| 21 | sza ki qa2#-qi2#-di3-ka3 e-zi-ib-ma | Disregard what is in your hand, and |
| 22 | u3 a-ta et-qam2-ma a-na-kam lu ni-im-lik | “At the side of the river, let us go to the place! |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 szu-ma ma-ma-an a-di3-i _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ma-la2 ti-szu | and if he, as long as he holds the silver, 1 mina of his life |
| 2 | u2-ma-ga-ar-ka3 um-ma szu-ut-ma lu _an-na_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ | he shall return to you, thus says he: "Whether an tin or a cloth |
| 3 | di3-nam-ma lu-pa2-ze2-er-ma a-na-ku ma-as,-a-ku | (Sum) I want to speak a word to you, but I am a slave (Akk) Let me speak words to you and I am the slave |
| 4 | la2 ta-da-an# qa2-tum i-qa2-tim a-ma sza-ak-na-at-kum | You will not give the hand of the iqātum-priestess, because you are placed. |
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