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ATHE 64 (P358396)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 64 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358396 |
| 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 | a-na puzur4-a-szur sza-lim-esz18-dar | To Puzur-Ašş̄r, Šalim-Ishtar, |
| 2 | u3 i-ku-pi2-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | and Ikupī-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma a-na | Thus Sabasia: to |
| 4 | puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma a-bi a-ta | Speak to Puzur-Assur, so that the father will speak to you. |
| 5 | be-li a-ta i-hi-id-ma | My lord, from where did he learn? |
| 6 | a-wa-ti2 isz-ti2 puzur4-esz18-dar | Words from Puzur-Ištar |
| 7 | _dumu_ a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku gu5-mu-ur-ma | son of Assur-taklāku, gumurma |
| 8 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ e-la2-li2 | from the silver of the house of Elali |
| 9 | qa2-su2 li-isz-ku-ma li-tab-la2-ka3-at-ma | May he put his hands on you, may he keep you alive, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu lu-usz-ta-bi4 | his silver I shall weigh out. |
| 11 | ed-la2-ku a-ma bu-la2-tu3-a | (Sum) I am a young man, the mother who bore me (Akk) The young woman, mother of the bulātu |
| 12 | szu-ma a-wa-ti2 ta-ag-ta-mur | “If you have seen my words, |
| 13 | 3(disz) t,up-pi3-a pi2-qi2-su2-nu 1(disz) t,up-pi3 | 3 tablets, their delivery, 1 tablet |
| 14 | sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza puzur4-dingir | of 2 minas of gold belonging to Puzur-ilī |
| 15 | a-na-ku qa2-ta-tum 1(disz) t,up-pu-um | I have one tablet. |
| 16 | sza 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-ku-pi2-a-szur | of 13 minas of silver belonging to Ikūpi-Assur, |
| 17 | u3 i-a-ti2 u3 1(disz) t,up-pi3 sza 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | and I and 1 tablet of 3 1/2 minas |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar szunigin_ 3(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | total: 32 1/2 minas of silver |
| 19 | a-szi2-ni-szu li-ba-al-ki-it-ma | may his brothers be reconciled and |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu lu-usz-ta-bi | his silver I shall weigh out. |
| 21 | hi-ri-isz-na-na u3 sza e-mu-qe2-en6# | Hirišnana and of the troops |
| 22 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ szu-qu2-ul-ta-asz2-nu | 1 1/2 minas 5 shekels of šuqullattu-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ka3-al i-ku-num | he will hold. Ikunum |
| 2 | _dumu_ e-la2-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | son of Elali wrote to me |
| 3 | um-ma szu-ut-ma szu-up-ra-ma a-szi2-i | Thus (says) Šūzub: send me ašî. |
| 4 | li-di2-nu-ni-ma a-ma-la2 di2-in | let them give me, so that I may judge. |
| 5 | da-a-ni _ku3-babbar_ la2-asz2-qu2-ul | his father shall pay the silver in full. |
| 6 | i-na di2-in da-a-ni | At the judgment of the judge |
| 7 | 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na a-lim{ki} | 11 2/3 minas of silver in the city |
| 8 | i-sza-qal-ma u3 a-szi2-asz2-nu | he shall weigh out, and as for them |
| 9 | i-na ka3-ni-isz i-la2-qe2-u2 | he will take in full. |
| 10 | a-ma-kam um-me-a-nam | (Sum) It is the word of a mother, it is a woman (Akk) The word of mother |
| 11 | lu-sza-zi-za-ku-nu-ti2 sza a-ma-la2 | I will make you stand at the side of the river. |
| 12 | di2-in da-a-ni _ku3-babbar_ szal2-ma-am | the judgment of his judge silver is sound |
| 13 | i-na a-lim{ki} i-sza-qu2-lu u3 _ku3#-babbar#_ | in the city they will weigh out, and the silver |
| 14 | li-ki-ni-ik-ma <a>-szi2-a-am | May he be firm, and that |
| 15 | wa-sze2-ra-szu-um a-sza-me-ma | I will ask him, and |
| 16 | puzur4-dingir ma-ha-i _ku3-babbar_ | Puzur-ilī, the temple administrator, the silver |
| 17 | a-na szi2-a-ma-tim a-na a-lim{ki} | to the šī-a-ma-tum to the city |
| 18 | isz-ku-ma ni-is-ha-tum u3 | he placed, and the nisḫatu-offerings and |
| 19 | t,up-pu-um ha-ri-im u3 t,up-pi3 | A later tablet and a tablet |
| 20 | um-mi3-ni tu3-ka3-al | his mother, you will hold. |
| 21 | a-ma-kam wa-zi-na-ma a-szar | (Sum) The word of the lord, where is he? (Akk) Where are you located? |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-sza-me-a-ni ki-ma i-a-ti2 | the silver you want to speak, like me |
| 23 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ab2-ta a-ma-la2 t,up-pi3-im | the silver seized I will pay. A tablet |
| 24 | a-ni-im a-ni-tum la2 a-ni-tum | “Anu, Anitu, not Anitum, |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam szu-hu-pi2-te2-en6 | May you be reconciled with me, may Šuḫupiten come to me! |
| 2 | ku-nu-ki-a sza-lim-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-ku-um | Seal of Šalim-Ištar, the seller. |
| 3 | _i3-gesz hi-a_ a-na pi2-ta-szi2-a sze2-bi-lam | send me the oil for her consumption. |
| 4 | _i3-gesz_ la2 i-szu-u2 | he did not have oil |
Sources & licences
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