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KTH 05 (P360995)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTH 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360995 |
| Museum no. | SFH — |
| Collection | Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 a-zu-e-el-ka3 | to Azu-Elka |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma ku-na-ni-a-ma | Thus Kunaniya: |
| 3 | szu-ma / a-ha-ti2 / a-ti2 | “He is my brother, my sister, |
| 4 | ma ke-na-ti2-ma ta-ra-i-mi3-ni | “Because you love me, |
| 5 | la2 al-te2-e / a!-mu-wa-at-ma | I did not hear, and |
| 6 | qa2-qi2-ri-i / la2-szu | there is no reed fence. |
| 7 | i-na pa2-ni-tim | in the future |
| 8 | te2-er-ti2 / la2 i-li-ka3-kum | The extispicy does not come to you. |
| 9 | u4-ma-am / na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 | The day of the message |
| 10 | i-li-ka3-kum / u3 a-ti2 | he came to you, and Ati |
| 11 | a-wa-tam2 isz-te2-en6 | a word has been spoken |
| 12 | ka3-ri-ba-ma u2 la2-tal-kam | It is a karībama. The food is scarce. |
| 13 | a-ni / a-ti2 / me-ra-ki-ma | “Anu, ati, your feet, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 szu-ma-am / ta-asz2-ku-ni | and a name you have given |
| 2 | _la2#_ tu3-la2#-bi4-isz | he will pay back. |
| 3 | sze2-s,u2-ur sza i-na | the šēṣur-offering which in |
| 4 | _e2_ be-ti2-a wa-asz2-bu-ni / isz | the house of my lord that he had built |
| 5 | u2-la2 u2-la2-bi4-isz | he smote. |
| 6 | a-na-ku u4-ma-am / sza i-na | I am the day that in |
| 7 | _e2_ / wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni#-<<ni#>> | the house where I dwell |
| 8 | ig-re-e / la2 a-ta-na-di2-in | I did not give him a shovel. |
| 9 | t,a2-ba sza isz-tu3 | good, which from |
| 10 | _mu 1(u)-sze3_ wa-asz2-bu mi3-nam | for 10 years he resides, what else? |
| 11 | i-di2-nam / a-na | he gave to |
| 12 | a-zu-e-el-ka3 qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Azu-elka: |
| 13 | um-ma a-szur-ma#-lik#-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| left | ||
| 1 | szal2?-ma-lum2 / i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | the šalmālum-plant in her womb |
| 2 | wa-asz2-ba-at-ma um-mi3 a-ti2 | I sat down, mother Ati, |
| 3 | li-bi la2 tu3-la2-mi3-ni | “Do not abandon me, |
| 4 | mi3-ma la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ki-im | whatever he did not send to you |
Sources & licences
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