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TCL 04, 002 (P357337)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357337 |
| Museum no. | AO 07051 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-di2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-idi: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 3 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 10 minas of silver |
| 4 | s,a-ru-pa2-am sza ba-ri | a ṣarupam of barley |
| 5 | a-la2-hi-im u3 i-a-ti2 | Alaḫum and Iati |
| 6 | ha-na-nu-um _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a | Hananum, son of Ikupiya |
| 7 | a-na a-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 8 | u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | and Assur-taklakku |
| 9 | u2-sze2-bi4-il5 um-ma | he sent, thus: |
| 10 | a-na-ku-ma ni-is-ha-tim | I am a nišḫatum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sza-du-a-tam2 | and the rest |
| 2 | ra-di2-a-ma | Rādia |
| 3 | a-na a-bi4-ni u3 | to Abinni and |
| 4 | sza ki-ma a-la2-hi-im | who like a miller |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-la2 a-bi4 a-ta | Send, father, from the water! |
| 6 | be-li2 a-ta | My lord, why |
| 7 | a-na mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ | for anything of silver |
| 8 | u3 _ku3-sig17_ | and gold |
| 9 | sza us2-te2-bi4-la2-ku-ni | that I have sent to you |
| 10 | mi3-isz-lum2 _an-na_ | “Išlum of An |
| 11 | _sag10_ wa-at-ra-am | he shall be victorious. |
| left | ||
| 1 | mi3-is2-lam _tug2 hi-a_ | half of the garments |
| 2 | sza-ma-am a-na | the heavens to |
| 3 | li-im sza a-sze2-ni-szu u2 | a thousand of his sheep and |
| 4 | la2 x x i-lu-ku | they will not . |
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