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TCL 04, 006 (P357341)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357341 |
| Museum no. | AO 07055 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 3 | a-bi a-ta be-li | My father, why, my lord? |
| 4 | a-ta a-na ma-nim | from the water to the land |
| 5 | sza-nim la2-ti2-ki-il5 | another, Latti-ki-il, |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 i-na | the silver as much as in |
| 7 | me-eh-ri-a u2-la2-pi2-ta-ku-ni | (Sum) I am the one who smites you (Akk) The one who removes you |
| 8 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma | he šašqilma |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} | to the city |
| 10 | sza-ak-szi-di2-ma | shall be imposed upon her, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 | not your silver |
| 2 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza | 5 minas of silver belonging to |
| 3 | a-da-da _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a-szur | Adada, son of Ikūpi-Assur |
| 4 | sza-qa2-lam qa2-bi | ša-qalam, the word |
| 5 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma | šašqī-qilî him, and |
| 6 | u3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza | and 10 minas of silver that |
| 7 | pa2-ka3 ta-di2-na-ni | at the gate that you gave me, |
| 8 | sze2-bi4-lam _ki_ pa2-ni-e-ma | send to me, and |
| 9 | a-li-ki-im | to the city |
| left | ||
| 1 | im-ku-a t,ur4-da | “Imku’a (is) ṭurda |
Sources & licences
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