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TCL 04, 015 (P357350)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357350 |
| Museum no. | AO 07064 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-di2 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Assur-idi: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 3 | a-na szu-mi3! | to my name |
| 4 | ni-ka3-si2-a / a-di2 | Nikasia, up to |
| 5 | esz15-ri-szu ta#-aq#-bi#-a-am | You spoke a supplication to me |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma / i-[na] | thus: "Why in |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a szu-qu2-ul | the silver he received. |
| 8 | u3 i-na sza-am-szi2 | and in the sky |
| 9 | u2-s,i2-a-ni um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he brought me, thus I: |
| 10 | la2-asz2-hu-ut um-ma a-ta-ma | “Let me recite the following: (As for) you, |
| 11 | la2 ta-sza-ha-at | you shall not be negligent. |
| 12 | a-na me-er-a / a-na | to Mera, to |
| 13 | [u2]-sza-zi-iz | he set up |
| 15 | [u3] ki-ma lu-mu-un | and like a lord |
| 16 | [li]-bi4-im a-ni-a-tim | the descendants of these |
| 17 | [ta-sza]-pa2-ra-am | you will send. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-szur3 u3 {d}nin-szubur | Assur and Ninšubur |
| 2 | li-t,u3-la2 i-na?! | may he live |
| 3 | qa2-ti2-a u2-la2-qi2-it-ma | he took my hand and |
| 4 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/2 minas 4 shekels of silver |
| 5 | s,a-ru-pa2-am a-na | ṣarupam to |
| 6 | ni-ip-la2-ti2-a | my supplication |
| 7 | sza 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | of 16 minas |
| 8 | lu asz2-qu2-ul u4-ma-am | I have sat down daily. |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-tam2 i-na _ku3_-pi3-ka3 | 16 minas of refined silver from your silver |
| 10 | na-ad-a-ku isz-te2-en6 | (Sum) I am the nadāku priestess, I am a štēnu-priestess (Akk) I have been slain, I have become a prostitute |
| 11 | u3 sze2-na sza isz-hu-tu3-ni | and the barley that he received |
| 12 | ma-la2 na-ad-u2-ni | as much as was given |
| 13 | i-ti-bi4-il5-ma | he raised up, and |
| 14 | u3 6(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_ | and 6 minas of silver |
| 15 | s,a-ru-pa2-am | ṣarupam |
| 16 | sza ma-s,a-tim sza a-szur | of the guards of Assur, |
| 17 | i-sza-qal-ma | shall weigh out, and |
| 18 | i-sza-ha-at | he shall pay. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-la-ka3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a#-[ru-pa2-am] | as much as 10 minas of refined silver |
| 2 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 | his nišāḫu-disease, his šadānu-illness, |
| 3 | sza-bu a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | the governor of Assur-taklāku, |
| 4 | na-asz2-a-kum _an-na sag10_ sza-ma | “You are the one who carries that beautiful tin, |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
Sources & licences
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