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TCL 04, 004 (P357339)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357339 |
| Museum no. | AO 07053 |
| 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-la-hi-im | for the millers |
| 2 | u2 a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-nada speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-di2-in-a-szur3-ma | thus Edin-Assur: |
| 4 | i-na wa-asz2-ha-ni-a | on my shoulder |
| 5 | 2(disz) me-at 6(u) mas-ku | 200 (mana wool for) 60 masku-vessels, |
| 6 | lu-qu2-ut-ku-nu i-ba-szi2-u2 | they are bringing you. |
| 7 | sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 / asz2-pu-ur-ma | which I wrote as follows: |
| 8 | a-na wa-asz2-ha-ni-a | to Wašḫaniya |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-di2-i | Thus (says) I, until |
| 10 | sza-qi2-il5 / da-ti2-im | the šāqi-il priestess of Atium, |
| 11 | ku-ra-ra / u2-sza-zu-zu | The kura priestess, you are the one who makes the cultic rites known. |
| 12 | a-na qa2-ti2-szu | into his hands |
| 13 | mi3-isz-li-szu mi3-ma | what else? |
| 14 | la2 tu3-wa-sza-ar-szu-um | Do not turn him away! |
| 15 | a-ma-kam / a-na sza ki-ma | I say to that which like |
| 16 | <<a-sza ki-ma>> szu-a-ti2 | her like that |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e isz-pu-ur-ma | he sent, and |
| 2 | ka3-ra-am e im-hu-ru-ma | (Sum) It was a flood that came out (Akk) The flood came out, it came out |
| 3 | masz-ki / e u2-wa-szi2-ru-szu-um | The maški-offerings ... for him. |
| 4 | i-zi-za-ma / ki-ma | stands and like |
| 5 | i-a-ti2 / i-ma masz-ki | “I, like a goat, |
| 6 | qa2-at-ku-nu / szu-uk-na-a | Set your hands on me! |
| 7 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | Thus Atunu: |
| 8 | tam2-ka3-ar-ni | his reputation |
| 9 | isz-pu-ur-ni-a-ti2 | sent to me, |
| 10 | i-s,e2-er lu-qu2-tim | |
| 11 | qa2-at-ku-nu szu-uk-na-a | place your hands upon me. |
| 12 | a-na-kam / ku-ra-ra | “Ana, the kurāru-priestess, |
| 13 | u2-ni-ha-ni u2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ku-nu | he shall hold, and your silver |
| 14 | a-na re-u2-qi2-im | for the remainder |
| 15 | i-zi-iz / a-di2 | he stood, until |
| 16 | t,up-pa2-am <sza> ka3-ri-im | Tablet of the kalû-festival |
| 17 | a-na-ku u2 sa2-si2-a | I am a sasi plant |
| 18 | ni-il5-qe2-u2 | we took. |
| 19 | sza sza-su2-hi-szu u2-la i-li-kam | (Sum) He did not go to the ša-suḫišu-priest (Akk) The one who went to the Šassu-his-feet did not come |
| 20 | ih-da-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ku-nu | he received, and your silver |
| 21 | la2 i-ru-a-aq | he shall not raise a claim. |
Sources & licences
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