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TCL 04, 007 (P357342)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357342 |
| Museum no. | AO 07056 |
| 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 | speak! Thus |
| 3 | hu-sa3-ru-um-ma | Ḫusarum |
| 4 | szu-ma / a-bi / a-ta | “He, my father, what has he done? |
| 5 | ki-ma / te2-er-ti2 | like a sheepfold |
| 6 | u2-sze2-ri-ba-ku-ni | shall bring to you. |
| 7 | 3(disz) _gin2_ / i-na | 3 shekels from |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a / di2-szu-ma | the silver of his case, and |
| 9 | 5(disz) u4-me-e | 5 (mana wool for) the day |
| 10 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | shall not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 ba-ti2-qi2-im | from Batiqim |
| 2 | t,u3-ur-da szu | Ṭurda |
| 3 | _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _an-na_ | woolen garments and tin |
| 4 | ba-ti2-iq u3 wa-tu3-ur | he will die and return. |
| 5 | di2-in-ma / i-na | Judge, in |
| 6 | pa2-ni-im-ma _ku3-babbar_ | before me silver |
| 7 | sze2-bi-lam / a-bi4 | Send me! My father |
| 8 | a-ta / a-la2-nu-ka3 | From the water of the alālu canal |
| 9 | a-ba-am / sza-ni-a-am | “Who is the second one? |
| 10 | <<sza-ni-a-am>> | another |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 i-szu | he did not carry. |
Sources & licences
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