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KTH 06 (P360996)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTH 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360996 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma | Thus Assur-mutabi-il: |
| 2 | a-na ku-na-ni-a <qi2-bi4-ma> 1/2(disz) _sila3_ | to Kunaniya speak, and 1/2 qû |
| 3 | ka3-mu-ni 2(disz) ri-ik-si2 | ka-muni 2 riksi |
| 4 | s,u2!-um-la2-le-e sza 1(disz) _gin2_ | ṣum-lalû-containers of 1 shekel |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-pa2-ra-tim | the silver of the ṣiparatum |
| 6 | 3(u) i-la2-tim 3(disz) _tug2_ me-nu-ni-a-ni | 30 ilatum garments, 3 me-nuniāni-garments |
| 7 | sza 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ | of 1 shekel each of silver |
| 8 | a-s,u2-ha-ri sza-a-mi3-ma | the Aṣuḫaru of heaven |
| 9 | ti2-ib-e-ma / a-tal-ki-im | “Stand and go! (Sumerian) |
| 10 | szu-ma / i-nu-mi3 | that is when |
| 11 | ku-du-du i-li-ka3-ni | the kududu of his god |
| 12 | ma-ka3-ru-um | of Makarum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na isz-ri-szu | to its place |
| 2 | i-tu3-a-ar / u2-ma-am | he will return. |
| 3 | isz-te2-en6 / ki-il5-i-szu-ma | ištēnu-disease, his fever |
| 4 | ti2-ib-e-ma a-tal-ki-im | “Stand and go! (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 5 | sza-at-a-szur / i-na | Šāt-Assur in |
| 6 | sza-ha-at wa-la2-wa#-la2# / _ARAD2_-di2-im | the debt of Walawala, the servant |
| 7 | ez-bi4-i-szi2 | he smote |
| 8 | la2 u2-szu-ru-szi2 / szu-ma | they did not release her, that is |
| 9 | a-wa-tum / dingir-na-a | the word of his god |
| 10 | _i3-gesz sag10_ / u2 t,up-pa2-am | good quality oil and a tablet |
| 11 | isz-ti2 ku-du-du# | with Kuddudu |
| 12 | sze2-bi4-lim u2 a-di2-i | send me! Until |
| 13 | nu-a-ah / ka3-ri-im | “Nuaḫ, the kalim priestess, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ti2-ib-e-ma a-tal-ki-im | “Stand and go! (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 2 | {d}utu-ta-ak-la2-<ku> a-szar | Šamaš-taklāku, where |
| 3 | da-al-tim lu na-al | “Let the storm be blazing, |
Sources & licences
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