Transcription of tablet fragment KUB XXIII 88 (inventory no. Bo 2199), a letter written by Shalmaneser I, a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire (reigned ca. 1274 BC – 1245 BC or 1265 BC – 1235 BC), to a hittite king. Translated by Emmanuel Laroche as “De Salmanasar Ier à un roi hittite.” He classifies this tablet in the category of royal letters (Catalogue des textes hittites, No. 175).Paper (1 sheet