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TCL 04, 021 (P357356)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357356 |
| Museum no. | AO 07070 |
| 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-mi3-ti2 i3-li3-szu-du | To Aššīr-imitti, Ilishudu, |
| 2 | bu-za-zu u3 wa-qur2-tim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Buzuzu and Waqurtum: |
| 3 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | Thus Puzur-Assur: 3 minas 11 1/6 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na li-mi3-im a-la2-hi-im | silver for the eponymy of Alahum |
| 5 | ha-bu-la2-ku _iti-kam_ sa2-ra-tim | of Habulakku, month: "Sarātum," |
| 6 | li-mu-um i-na-a a-di2 _iti-kam_ | eponymy of in the month of Tammuz |
| 7 | te2-i-na-tim 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tum | the regular offerings, 12 2/3 shekels each, ṣibtum |
| 8 | i-li-ik _szunigin_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ | total: 3 1/3 minas 2 5/6 shekels |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na li-mi3-im | 2 minas of silver for eponymy |
| 10 | a-szur3-i-di2 ha-bu-la2-ku _iti-kam_ | Assur-idi, the mayor, month |
| 11 | qa2-ra-a-tim li-mu-um i-na-a | The qarrātu-festival is here. |
| 12 | a-di2 t,e2-i-na-tim 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | together with the instructions, 2 shekels each |
| 13 | s,i2-ib-tum i-li-ik | Ṣibtum went |
| 14 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na li-mi3-im | 1 mina of silver for the eponym |
| 15 | dingir-szu-gal li-mu-um bu-zu-ta-a | Ilu-šugal, eponymy of Buzutâ, |
| 16 | _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim a-di2 ku-zal-li | month: “qarrātu-festival, together with the kuzallu-offerings, |
| 17 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tum i-li-ik | 7 1/2 shekels each, the ṣibtu-tax he shall pay. |
| 18 | _szunigin_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | total: 6 1/2 minas 2 1/3 shekels silver |
| 19 | a-na _e2_ a-lim{ki} ha-bu-la2-ku | to the house of the city Ḫabulakku |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 5 minas of silver |
| 2 | dingir-ba-ni ub-lam 6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | Ili-bani brought. 6 minas 1 shekel |
| 3 | _ku3-sig17_ sza ma-nu-a _sza3-ba_ | the gold of a manū’s heart |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ni-is-ha-tum | 1/3 mina 7 1/2 shekels of nishtum-flour |
| 5 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) [1/3(disz)] _gin2_ a-na | 6 1/2 minas 2 1/3 shekels for |
| 6 | _e2_ a-lim{ki} ta-asz2-qu2#-la2 | the house of the city you have plundered |
| 7 | ta-ah-si2-sa3-ti2-a sa3#-[ni]-qa2#-ma | my tahšisātu-offerings are good, and |
| 8 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu li-li#-kam | May your return to me come. |
| 9 | i-s,e2-er pa2-ni-a-tim | the previous harvest, |
| 10 | la2 i-ba-ri-a-nim szi2-ti2 | “If he does not have a wife, that woman |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a 5(disz) _ma-na sza3-ba_ | 5 minas of refined silver |
| 12 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im | 2 1/3 minas for Idi-abīm |
| 13 | ta-sza-qa2-la2-ma | you will raise up, and |
| 14 | _dub_ sza hu-bu-ul a-bi4-ni tu3-sze2-s,a-a | a tablet concerning the debt of our father you shall bring out. |
| 15 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | the price of my silver: 2 2/3 minas |
| 16 | u3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 1 1/3 minas of silver |
| 17 | sza li-bi4 a-ha-ha | belonging to the mayor of Aḫaḫa |
| 18 | _szunigin_ 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi3 ma-la2 | total: 4 minas of silver by the mina |
| 19 | a-na i-ku-pi3-a | to Ikupia |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ni s,a-hi-ra-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | you have plundered, and 2 minas of silver |
| 2 | a-na szi2-im be-ti2 sza _e2?_ u2?-ki-da szu-uq-la2 szi2-ti2 | for the price of the house of ukida, the completeness of the life |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a szi2-ma-am sza ba-la2-t,i2-a sza-ma-nim | the silver, the fate of my life, the heavens |
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