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TCL 04, 013 (P357348)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357348 |
| Museum no. | AO 07062 |
| 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 e-la-li2 | thus Elali: |
| 2 | a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to him! |
| 3 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2_ ku-nu-ki-a | the tin and the sealed garment |
| 4 | a-s,e2-er a-szur3-na-da | Assurnada's army |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-la2 1(u) _tug2_ ma-la | sent, 10 garments as much as |
| 6 | sza asz2-pu-ra-ni / a-ta | that I wrote to you, why |
| 7 | li-qe2-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | take, and 15 shekels each |
| 8 | sze2-bi4-lam _tug2_ sza a-s,e2-er | send me the garment of the aṣer expedition. |
| 9 | i-di2-a-szur3 u3 _dumu_ a-mur-dingir | Iddin-Assur and son of Amur-ili |
| 10 | sze2-bu-lu-ni pi2-qi2-su2-nu-ti2 | “Speak to them, their command’ |
| 11 | szu-ma _tug2_ la i-mu-u2 | If he does not have a garment |
| 12 | la2-qa2-isz | he took. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ki_ sza-ni-tim | from another |
| 2 | bi4-il5-tim _ki an!-na_ | “Bīltum, the place of An, |
| 3 | a-na _dam-gar3_ ke-nim | to a trustworthy merchant |
| 4 | di2-szu-nu lu-bu-sze2-e | Their verdicts are favorable. |
| 5 | sza _dumu_ i-su2-rik | of the son of Isrik |
| 6 | a-na u4-me di2-szu-um | In the days of Išum |
| 7 | u2-la a-na _dam-gar3_ ke-nim | or to a trustworthy merchant |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-ka3 | the silver of your representative |
| 9 | sze2-bi4-lam u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | send me, and 1/2 mina |
| 10 | sza _ka2_ a-bu-lim | of the gate of the Abum |
| 11 | ta-aq-bi-a-ni sze2-bi4-lam | you spoke to me, send me! |
| 12 | ma-as2-ha-ku-u2 | |
| 13 | u3 a-na-ku a-ga-mi3-il5-ka3 | and I, Agamilla, |
| 14 | mu-nu-a-ti2-ka3 | of Munuati |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-sza sza-lim-ma ma-la2 | It is well. There is none. |
| 2 | i-ka3-sza-da-ka3-ni | he will be able to carry out. |
| 3 | szi2-ma-am ni-sza-a-ma nu-sze2-ba-[la2-kum] | “The fate of the people, so that we will not carry it for you— |
Sources & licences
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