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TCL 04, 011 (P357346)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357346 |
| Museum no. | AO 07060 |
| 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 | um-ma qur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | thus Qurub-ištar: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na-kam-ma | Speak! Here |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza is-me-ti2-dingir | Ašumī, the garment of Ismeti-ilum, |
| 5 | u2-na-hi-id-ka3 a-na pa2-ni-ka3 | he will bring you before you. |
| 6 | szu-pu-ur-ma du10-s,i2-la-a-szur | send, and Duṣilli-Aš[ur] |
| 7 | a-na pa2-ni-ka3 le-ti2-qam2-ma | let him take before you, and |
| 8 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza is-me-ti2-dingir | garments of Išmet-ilī, |
| 9 | szu-lu-ut,-ma / di2-szu-um a-na | Šuluṭm and Išum to |
| 10 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ <sza> tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni | 2 minas of silver that you sent me, |
| 11 | ki-ma szi2-mu-um | like a dream |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-ki-di2-e la2-ap-tu3-ni | that the akidû-demon has opened, |
| 2 | la2 u2-sze2-bi-la2-kum | I did not send to you. |
| 3 | szu-ma a-di2 1(u) u4-me-e | that for 10 days |
| 4 | szi2-mu-um sza a-ki-di2-e | the fate of the Akīdu, |
| 5 | la2 i-ta-asz2-ra-am | he shall not raise a claim |
| 6 | _an-na_ a-sza-a-ma | tin I have, and |
| 7 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | I will send to you. |
| 8 | 1(u) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 2/3 shekels of silver |
| 9 | puzur4-su2-en6 _dumu_ i-ka3-la2 | Puzur-Suen, son of Ikala |
| 10 | li2-di2-na-kum | may they give to you. |
| 11 | u3 t,up-pa2-am sza sza-li-t,im | and a tablet of reconciliation |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na <<na a>> _e2_ puzur4-su2-en6 | in the house of Puzur-Suen |
| 2 | a-mu-ur-ma _ku3-babbar_ [u3] | I saw, and silver and |
| 3 | s,i2-ba-su2 sza-asz2#-qi2#-el# | ṣibāsu means “to kiss.’ |
Sources & licences
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