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TCL 04, 022 (P357357)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357357 |
| Museum no. | AO 07071 |
| 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 puzur4-a]-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | [um-ma il5]-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | 2 minas of silver, his nishasu-tax |
| 4 | _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | the lower side on his right, |
| 5 | sza su2-e-a / a-na i-di2-lim | of the shepherd, for the gods |
| 6 | _dumu_ du10-i3-li2 i-di2-nu-ma | son of Du-ilī gave, and |
| 7 | a-na a-lim{ki} a-na szi2-a-ma-tim | to the city and to the people |
| 8 | sze2-bu-lu-ma / _dam-gar3_ | to be brought, and the merchant |
| 9 | wa-du-u2 _dam-gar3_ / a-na-ku | I am a merchant. |
| 10 | t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am | a copy of the tablet. |
| 11 | sza ku-nu-uk / su2-e-a | of the sealed document of Su’ea, |
| 12 | u2-ka3-al sza _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ni | he shall hold. of silver |
| 13 | u2 na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 | and a letter |
| 14 | sza ku-un-uk / su2-e-a | who seals the ... |
| 15 | a-na i-di2-lim / la2-pu-ta-at-ma | “To the god Iddilim I shall release, and |
| 16 | i-ku-pi3-a-szur | Ikū-pî-Assur, |
| 17 | na-asz2-a-kum / ki-ma | “I will bring it to you, just as |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dam-gar3_ / a-na-ku-ni | the merchant, I myself |
| 2 | a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | Assur-mutabi-il |
| 3 | _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 im-s,i2-ma | son of Pušu-kēn, went out, and |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2 / a-na sza | the silver he took, for that |
| 5 | la2 ha-bu-la2-ku-szu-ni-ma | do not curse him, and |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2 / s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | the silver he took, he shall seize him and |
| 7 | a-na _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ i-s,e2-ri-szu | for silver and gold his harvest |
| 8 | li-qe2-a _ku3-babbar_ | the silver |
| 9 | ku-nu-uk-ma a-na | sealed documents and to |
| 10 | a-szur-utu-szi / pi3-qi2-id-ma | Ašur-utūši / is entrusted and |
| 11 | a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma _dam-gar3_ | the field that like a merchant |
| 12 | a-na a-lim{ki} lu-bi4-il5 | to the city I shall carry off. |
| 13 | a-bi4 a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the father from the water drew up, and |
| 14 | isz#-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza i-di2-a-szur | together with the garments of Iddin-Assur |
| 15 | [u2 sza x-x-a]-szur sza-di2-ma | and that of ...-Assur is high |
| 16 | [...]-x-u2 | ...-u |
| 17 | [...]-x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... szi2-ip]-ka3-tim ma-la2 tal-qe2-u2 | … the šipkātum, as much as you took. |
| 2 | [ta]-ah-si2-is-ta-ka3 i-di2-ma | your ... he gave, and |
| 3 | [...]-ni-sza sze2-bi4-lam 3(disz) _tug2_ i-ku-pi3-a-szur | send ...-nisha, 3 garments for Ikūpi-Assur, |
| 4 | ub-lam | brought. |
Sources & licences
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