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TCL 04, 018 (P357353)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357353 |
| Museum no. | AO 07067 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 3 | szi2-bu-tim am-hu-ur-ma | I received the šibūtum payment, and |
| 4 | mi3-ma _ansze la2_ u2-wa-szi2-ru-nim | whatever donkey deficit they shall clear |
| 5 | szu-ma la2 qa2-qi2-di2-ka3 | “He is not yours, |
| 6 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pa2-am | On the day that the tablet |
| 7 | ta-sza-me-u2 ti3-be-ma at-la2-ak | You hear, you obey, and you go. |
| 8 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza a-ka3-ri-im | On the day of the flood |
| 9 | {d}a-szur3 u2-sza-lu-mu-ka3-ma | may Assur protect you, and |
| 10 | te2-ru-bu-ni | entered, |
| 11 | i-na e-ra-bi4-ka3-ma | when you enter |
| 12 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na na-ru-qi2-a | 40 minas of silver for the narūqû-service |
| 13 | sze2-bi4-lam lu i-na ku-a-im | send me, whether in the kūmu |
| 14 | lu sza na-ru-qi2-a ma-li-ma | or of my own free will, wherever |
| 15 | sze2-bi4-lam a-szu-mi3-a masz-ka3-tam2 | Send me an ašumû-gift, an adversary! |
| 16 | 1(disz){isz-te2-et} la2 ta-ma-ga-ar | 1 (piece of) štētu: you will not discard; |
| 17 | t,up-pa2-ka3 lu 2(disz){sze2-na} / mi3-isz-lam | a tablet of two or two hundred (lines) |
| 18 | sza na-ru-qi2-a lu-up-tam2 | (Sum) The one of the naruqīya ritual, the luptam priestess, (Akk) I am the one who my nārūḫu ritual is to be performed |
| 19 | mi3-isz-lam sza _dam-gar3_ | half of the merchant |
| 20 | lu-up-tam2 u3 i3-li2-a-lim | Luptam and Ilī-alim |
| 21 | t,ur4-dam u3 me-sza-ra-ma | ṭurdam and Mešarama |
| 22 | a-wa-ti2-szu sza-ni-um | another word |
| 23 | le-wu _ku3-babbar_ qa2-su2 | “If a man the silver of his hand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu-ka3-il5 sza-du-a-tam2 | May I be able to carry the šadūtam-offering. |
| 2 | a-na sza a-wa-su2 e-wu-u2 | to whom a claim |
| 3 | li-di2-in um-ma szu-ut-ma | he should give, thus he: |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sza _dam-gar3_ szi2-ba-am | the silver of the merchant is purchased. |
| 5 | mi3-ma a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | whatever brother to brother |
| 6 | la2 i-sza-kan2 a-pu-tum | He shall not place an appointee. |
| 7 | a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma | the apsûtu-plant he cut off, and |
| 8 | li-bi4 la2 tu3-la2-ma-an | “Do not abandon me, |
| 9 | szu-ma a-na ha-hi-im ta-pa2-la2-ah | “If you look at a man’s house, |
| 10 | a-na ur-szu-ma a-li-ik | to Uršum I went. |
| 11 | a-pu-tum a-pu-tum we-di2-ka3-ma | (Sum) The apsûtu-demon, the aputu-disease, is with you. (Akk) (The apunu-demon) is yours. |
| 12 | a-li-ik isz-ti2 _illat_ | I marched. With the flood |
| 13 | a-na ma-ma la2 te2-ra-ab2 | Do not enter into anyone's house! |
| 14 | u3 ma-la2 te2-er-ti2 | and the entirety of the extispicy |
| 15 | a-lim{ki} _illat_-at a-hi-ka3 | of the city, the river of your brother |
| 16 | a-na szal2-szi2-szu | to his booty |
| 17 | li-pe3-er-su2-ma pa2-ni-u2-um | may he release him, and my face |
| 18 | i-ma-ma lu-s,i2-ma a-na | “If I should go out and to |
| 19 | ma-at ka3-ni-isz [...] | The land of Kaniš |
| 20 | ik-szu-du sza-ni-um | he defeated. The second |
| 21 | i-na ur-szu lu-s,i2 | in the future I will go out. |
| 22 | u3 sza-li-isz-tum | and secondly, |
| 23 | a-pu-tum szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni a-na | “It is the apūtum-demon, and you love me’s to |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-wa-at t,up-pi3-im i-hi-id-ma | the word of the tablet he checked, and |
| 2 | li-bi4 la2 tu3-la2-ma-am | “Lead me away! Do not abandon me! |
Sources & licences
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