ATHE 62 (P358394)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Number

Erlenmeyer —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma im-di3-dingir en-nam-be-lum2
2. u3 a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li-ma
3. a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma
4. i-na 2(disz) me-at 4(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
5. qa2-di3 sza ka3-s,a-ri sza sze2-ep a-mur-esz18-dar
6. _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) _tug2_ sza# a-ki-di3-e i-na ha-hi-im
7. _e2 dumu_ e-mi3-ka3 e#-zi-ib u3
8. 3(disz) _tug2_ la-hu-pu-tim a-ni u2-sze2-ri-ba-am
9. szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti-ka3 2(disz) me-at 4(u) la2 1(disz) _tug2_
10. a-na _e2-gal_-lim / e-ru-bu _sza3-ba_
11. 1(u) 2(disz) ni-is-ha-tum 2(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ 1(u)-tum isz-te2-en
12. _e2-gal_-lum2 a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2
13. 3(u) 8(disz) _tug2_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im
14. i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti2-ka3
15. qa2-di3 sza ka3-s,a-ri 1(disz) me-at 6(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
16. sza sze2-ep a-mur-esz18-dar iz-ku-u2-nim-ma
17. i-ba-szi2-u2 i-na 1(disz) me-at [1(u)] _tug2 hi-a_
18. sza sze2-ep i-di3-{d}iszkur a-na _e2-gal_-lim
19. e-ru-bu 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum
20. 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al 1(u) 1/2(disz) _tug2_
21. 1(u)-tum isz-te3-en _e2-gal_-lum2
reverse
1. a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ hu-lu-qa2-e ta-na-pa2-al
3. 2(disz) _tug2_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-na-pu-lu
4. szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti-ka3 9(u) 2(disz) _tug2_
5. sza sze2-ep! i-di3-{d}iszkur qa2-di3 sza ka3-s,a-ri
6. iz-ku-u2-ma i-ba-szi2-u2
7. pa2-zu-ur-tu3-szu _dumu_ er3-ra-a a-s,e2-er
8. pu-szu-ke-en6 u2-sze2-ri-a-ma
9. pa2-zu-ur-tu3-szu i-s,i2-bi-it-ma
10. pu-szu-ke-en6 / _e2-gal_-lum2 is,-ba-at-ma
11. a-na ki-sze2-er-szi2-im i-di3 ma-s,a-ra-tum!
12. da-na a-na lu-hu-sa3-ti-a hu-ra-ma
13. sza-la2-ah-szu-a u3 a-na ma-ti-sza / a-di3 sza
14. pa2-zu-ur-tim / ru-ba-tum ta-asz2-pur-ma
15. e-na-tum na-ad-a / a-pu-tum mi3-ma
16. la2 tu3-pa2-za-ar szu-ma a-na ti-mi3-il5-ki-a
17. te9-ti-qam2 a-szi2-a-ka3 /
  followed by erasures
18. sza tu3-sze2-ta-qa2-ni / i-na be-tim _sag10_
19. i-na ti-mi3-il5-ki-a e-zi-ib-ma
20. u3 isz-te9-en i-na s,u2-ha-ri-ka3
21. sza ki qa2#-qi2#-di3-ka3 e-zi-ib-ma
22. u3 a-ta et-qam2-ma a-na-kam lu ni-im-lik
left
1. u3 szu-ma ma-ma-an a-di3-i _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ma-la2 ti-szu
2. u2-ma-ga-ar-ka3 um-ma szu-ut-ma lu _an-na_ lu _tug2 hi-a_
3. di3-nam-ma lu-pa2-ze2-er-ma a-na-ku ma-as,-a-ku
4. la2 ta-da-an# qa2-tum i-qa2-tim a-ma sza-ak-na-at-kum

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 54.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: ATHE, 62

    [Kienast1960ATHE] Kienast, Burkhart. 1960. Die Altassyrischen Texte Des Orientalischen Seminars Der Universität Heidelberg Und Der Sammlung Erlenmeyer-Basel. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, Band 1. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 264

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: LAPO 19, 207

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: Erlenmeyer —
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:09:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 7: followed by erasure; rev. 6: followed by erasure; rev. 17: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“ATHE 62 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358394.
ATHE 62 artifact entry (No. P358394). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358394 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 62 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358394 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358394},
}


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