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TCL 04, 009 (P357344)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357344 |
| Museum no. | AO 07058 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um#-ma bu-ur-a-szur3-ma | thus Bur-Assur: |
| 3 | i-na sza-am-szi2 / ni-mar-esz18-dar | In the morning, Nimar-Ištar |
| 4 | a-mi3-sza-am / u2-s,i2-a-ni | Amīšam, he brought me out. |
| 5 | a-na-ku / a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | I, for the burušḫātum (temple), |
| 6 | a-ti2-s,i2 | I went out. |
| 7 | ki-ma / e-ru-bu-ni | when they entered |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im lu-qu2-ti-ka3 | the silver, the price of your luqūtu-garment |
| 9 | sza sze2-ep {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | of the foot of Šamaš-tappā, |
| 10 | lu szi2-im hu-sa2-ri-ka3 | may it be the scent of the ḫusari-vessel, |
| 11 | isz-ti2 pa2-ni-im-ma | from the front |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ka2-na-ak-ma | I will make, and |
| 2 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | I shall send to you. |
| 3 | sza lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 ur-ki-tim | of your long-lasting luqūtu, |
| 4 | t,up-pa2-ka3 / ma-ma-an | No one will take away your tablet. |
| 5 | la2 i-di2-nam szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-a-nim | did not give, Šū-Ishtar, son of Shu-Anum |
| 6 | i-na hu-ra-ma 3(disz) _iti-kam_ | on the 3rd of the month |
| 7 | lu-qu2-tam2 / [u2]-ka3-s,i2-id | he defeated the enemy. |
| 8 | te2-er-ta-ka3 u2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | your return and your silver |
| 9 | [li]-li-am / a-na-kam | "Let him go!" is what |
| 10 | [i]-na pi2-i da-da-a-a | in the mouth of Dadāya |
| 11 | [u2] pu-[ru]-si2 asz2-me-e | plant of the ašmê-priest |
| 12 | [um-ma] da-da-a-ma | Thus Dadâ |
| 13 | [a]-da-da _dumu_ ku-da-[x] | Adada, son of Kuda-... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-di2-nim | ...-dinim |
| 2 | [... a-szur]-na-da | ... Assur-nada |
| 3 | [...]-ka / i-la2-kam | ... he will pay. |
| 4 | [ha-ra]-num# lu pa2-at-a-at | May the harānum be open! |
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