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ATHE 66 (P358398)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ATHE 66 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358398 |
| 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 i-di2-a-bi-im u3 | to Idi-abīm and |
| 2 | ku-lu-ma-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak to Kuluma, thus says |
| 3 | puzur4-a-szur-ma asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | I have sent to you, Puzur-Ašsūr. |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _an-na_-ki | Thus I, your Anuna: |
| 5 | sza bi-la2-tim ag-ra-ma | of the balaŋ composition ālu |
| 6 | a-na ni-na-sza-a li-szi2-u2-nim | to us may she reside. |
| 7 | a-sza-me-ma a-li-ki | I will ask and your servant |
| 8 | a-na wa-asz2-ha-ni-a / la2 u2-szu-ru | they shall not return it to its place. |
| 9 | szu-ma wa-ah-szu-sza-na-i-im | If Waḫšušānum |
| 10 | u3 ka3-ni-szi2-im sza ma-mi3-tam2 | and Kanišīm of the land |
| 11 | ub-lu-ni-ni / t,up-pi2 | He brought me the tablet. |
| 12 | ik-ta-asz2-dam i-na | he has bound, in |
| 13 | si2-ki-im / di2-na-ma | “Did you see my hair? |
| 14 | li-szi2-u2-nim ig-ri-szu-nu | may they live, their rites |
| 15 | a-ma-kam-ma qi2-bi-a | I will speak to you. |
| 16 | u3 {d}utu-tap-pa2-i / isz-ti2 | and Šamaš-tappâ with |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _an-na_ li-li-kam | may the tin come forth. |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ri na-hi-da-ma | ṣuḫari means “to take away. |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ sza ru-ba-tim | the silver of the merchants |
| 4 | u3 sza _gal_ zi-ri-im | and of the chief weaver |
| 5 | lu-sza-asz2-qi2-lu a-na ku-lu-ma-a | let them strew, to eat. |
| 6 | qi2-bi-ma 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ lu-bu-szi2-e | say: 12 lubušie garments |
| 7 | pa2-s,i2-u2-tim 2(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2-ta_ | 2 1/2 talents each, |
| 8 | lugal-su2-en6 i-di2-in-ma | Lugal-Suen gave, and |
| 9 | _uruda_ a-na sza-lim-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-utu-szi | copper for Šalim-Assur son of Assurušši |
| 10 | e-zi-ib _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Disregard that within it 3 1/2 minas of silver |
| 11 | da-da-a / a-hu-szu / u2-sze2-bi-lam | Dadâ sent his brother. |
| 12 | i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na da-da-a | in her arms, Dadâ |
| 13 | _igi_ a-hu-qar as,-ba-su2-ma | before Aḫuqar, I seized him, and |
| 14 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma szi2-ti2 _uruda_ di2-nam | Thus (says) I: “If a case involving copper |
| 15 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-la2-an _ku3-babbar_ | Thus he: the price of silver |
| 16 | a-nim mi3-ma szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ | whatever ... of clothing |
| 17 | sza-nim i-li-bi4-a la2 i-ba-szi2 | Another one, there is none. |
| 18 | a-ma-kam _igi_ 2(disz) szi2-na ra-ki-su2 | I have seen two pairs of eyes. |
| 19 | a-szar _uruda_ mi3-ma i-li-bi4-szu | wherever copper, whatever his god |
| left | ||
| 1 | ib-tu3-ru isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im sza _uruda_ | from the day of the copper |
| 2 | il5-qe2-u2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ lu-us,2-ba-am | they took, 1 1/2 shekels each I shall carry. |
Sources & licences
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