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TCL 04, 017 (P357352)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357352 |
| Museum no. | AO 07066 |
| 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 bu-zu-ta-a-ma | Buzuta speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-{d}utu | to Amur-šamaš |
| 3 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku pu-szu-ke-en6 | Ašur-taklāku (is) Puszu. |
| 4 | u3 su2-en6-na-we-er | and Suen-nawer |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | say: “Anu and the appropriate clothing |
| 6 | sza su2-en6-na-we-er | belonging to Suen-nawer, |
| 7 | u3 li-pa2-a / ir-de2-u2-ni-ku-ni-ti2-ni | and the līpâ-offerings that they gave to you, |
| 8 | lu a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | or to her enemies |
| 9 | a-s,e2-er ku-zi-zi-a | the path of Kuzizia |
| 10 | tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni lu su2-en6-na-we-er | May Suen-nawer send him! |
| 11 | il5-qe2 / lu _dam-gar3_ | he took, either the merchant |
| 12 | ta-qi2-pa2 / ti2-i-ir-ta-ku-nu | You are adjured, you are bound. |
| 13 | li-li-kam szu-ma | he should come, that is |
| 14 | a-na ku-zi-zi-a / la2 tu3-sze2?!-ba#-la2# | Do not bring (them) down to the kuzizi temple |
| 15 | szi2-ti2 _an-na_ ki-ma | the destiny of heaven like |
| 16 | t,up-pi3 / ta-asz2-me-a-ni | You heard my tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-la2-szu-um isz-ti2 | send him with |
| 2 | a-wi-lim / nam-gu5-ra-ku! <<am>> | A man, I am a sinner |
| 3 | a-na _an-na_ | to tin |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | 1 mina of gold |
| 5 | la2 i-ba-ta-qam2 / szi2-ti2 | he will not take away my life. |
| 6 | lu-qu2-ti!-a / i-s,e2-er | I am a luqutītu(?), he is a bird |
| 7 | _dam-gar3_ ke-nim | the loyal merchant |
| 8 | la2 sza a-sza-hu-tu3 | not belonging to Ašahutu. |
| 9 | id-a-ma / u4-me! _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | he will give. The 1st month |
| 10 | u3 2(disz) _iti-kam_ la2 ta!-be-e-la2 | and 2 months you will not pay. |
| 11 | u3 a-na qa2-ti2-a | and to my hand |
| 12 | sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im ih-da-ma | of the granary he acquired, and |
| 13 | qa2-ti2 id-a-ma ut-ra-am-ma | he gave the hand, and returned, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar / la2_ a-na szu-x-ma-ma | silver deficit to ... |
| 15 | li-bi!? / e im-ra#-[as,] | Its limbs tremble |
| 16 | u3 szu!-ma! _ku3-babbar_ | and that silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | [(x)] isz-ta-pu-ku u3 a-tu3-nu _ku3-babbar_ | ... they have weighed out, and Atunu the silver |
| 2 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a / id-a | with silver he gave. |
Sources & licences
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