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TCL 04, 001 (P357336)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357336 |
| Museum no. | AM 1487 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 ka3]-ri#-im | to the quay |
| 2 | ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi-ma | Say thus: |
| 3 | um-ma ni-bu-um-ma | Thus Nībum: |
| 4 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ gam2-ra-am | 10 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | sza bad3{ki} a-lu-um | of the city wall |
| 6 | e-mu-du-ku-nu-ma | they will kill you, and |
| 7 | szi2-ip-ra-am / a-na | the work for |
| 8 | sza-pa2-ri-im i-be2-ru-ma | the šaparām-official entered, and |
| 9 | ne2-nu a-na szi2-bu-tim | “Lord, for the šibūtum-disease |
| 10 | nu-sa3-li-ma um-ma | Nusali, thus |
| 11 | ne2-nu-ma szi-ip-ra-am | “Nēnû is the work |
| 12 | la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-ma | do not send me, and |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ | silver, 2 minas |
| 14 | [wa-at]-ra-am ka3-ru-um | “Watrām, the kalûm |
| 15 | [la2] i-la2-pa2-at | he will pay back. |
| 16 | [a]-pu-tum ih-da-ma | the apsûtu-vessel he weighed out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | silver, 10 minas |
| 2 | ku-un-ka3-ma i-na | place, and in |
| 3 | pa2-nim-ma sze2-<bi>-la2-nim-ma | <May> my face be bright, |
| 4 | ni-a-ti2 szi2-bu-tum | the nītu-priestess, the šibtum-priest |
| 5 | a-wa-tam2 ma-ri-is,-tam2 | a word of bitterness |
| 6 | la i-qa2-bi-u2-ni-a-ti2 | they shall not say to me |
| 7 | a-tu3-nu a-ma-kam | Atunu is my mother. |
| 8 | ih-da-ma a-na ma-la2 | he has received, and for as much as |
| 9 | t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki} | tablet of the city |
| 10 | szu-up-ra-ma ka3-re-e | send, and the kāru-official |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la | silver for šašqila |
| 12 | t,up-pa2-am sza ru-ba-im | Tablet of the chief treasurer |
| 13 | ka3-ar ka3-ar-ma | “Battle, battle, |
| 14 | [sza]-asz2-me-a-na | of Šašmeana |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_ku3-babbar_] li-isz-qu2-lu szu-ma la2 ta-hi-da | they must weigh out the silver. If not, |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ la tu3-sze2-bi-la2-nim a-na-kam | the silver you did not send to me, thus |
| 3 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu ni-la-qe2-ma | with your silver we shall take, and |
Sources & licences
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