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TCL 04, 005 (P357340)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357340 |
| Museum no. | AO 07054 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum: |
| 2 | um-ma ta-ra-am-ku-bi4-ma | Thus Taram-Kūbe: |
| 3 | u2 szi2-ma-at-a-szur3-ma | and Šimāt-Assur, |
| 4 | a-na-kam sza-i-la2-tim | “What is it that you want to say? |
| 5 | ba-ri-a-tim u3 e-t,e2-me | “Storms and ghosts |
| 6 | nu-sza-al-ma | there is none, and |
| 7 | a-szur3 usz-ta-na-ad-ka3 | Assur has sworn it. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-ra-am | the silver is to be paid. |
| 9 | na-pa2-asz-ta-ka3 | of Napašta |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | za-ze-ar i-na | zāzēru-flour |
| 2 | a-lim{ki} a-szur3 ma-ga-ra-am | Bison, Assur, he conquered. |
| 3 | u2-la2 ta-le-e | “If he slips through the door bolt’s door bolt |
| 4 | a-pu-tum ki-ma t,up-pa2-am | I have written like a tablet. |
| 5 | ta-asz2-me-u2 al-kam-ma | you heard, come, and |
| 6 | e-en a-szur3 / ba-mu-ur-ma | “How is Assur destroyed? |
| 7 | na-pa2-asz2-ta-ka3 | of Napašta |
| 8 | e-t,i2-ir szi2-im _tug2_-ti2-a | the price of my garment |
| left | ||
| 1 | mi-szu-um | |
| 2 | la tu3-sze2-ba-lam | do not send me! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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