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TCL 04, 023 (P357358)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357358 |
| Museum no. | AO 07072 |
| 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 i3-li2-asz2-[ra-ni] | thus Ilī-ašrani |
| 2 | szu-la-ba-an u3 [...] | Šulaban and |
| 3 | a-na a-mur-dingir / qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Amur-ilum |
| 4 | 3(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 32 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni isz-qu2-ul-ni-a-ti2 | Ilī-ašranni, the one who entrusted me, |
| 6 | a-ma-la / te2-er-ti2-ka3 | “Ala’a of your extispicy, |
| 7 | 2(u) 6(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 26 talents 10 minas of red copper |
| 8 | u3 3(u) 1(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na uruda_ szi2#-kam | and 31 talents 50 minas of copper is the price |
| 9 | <<szi2-kam>> / sza a-hu-wa-qar | It is the <šita> of Ahu-waqar. |
| 10 | ub-la2-ni | brought, |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2-ta diri_ | 1 mina 8 shekels each extra |
| 12 | _sag10_ ta-di2-in | he gave. |
| 13 | _sza3-ba_ sza 1(disz) _ma-na_ | inside of 1 mina |
| 14 | mu-e-er-ta-ka3 | of Erta, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2-ta_ | 1 mina 10 shekels each |
| 2 | ta-di2-in 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | it was given. 1 1/3 minas |
| 3 | _uruda_{i-a}-ka3 szi2-kam | your copper is the price |
| 4 | ni-di2-in _sza3-ba_ | the offering of the heart |
| 5 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 20 minas of refined silver |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-ni lu sza _uruda sag10_ | sealed documents, or of copper, |
| 7 | lu sza szi2-ki-im | or of the šīm, |
| 8 | a-hu-qar na-asz2-a-kum u2 | Aḫuqar is brought to you. |
| 9 | a-na szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | for the life of your silver |
| 10 | a-hu-wa-qar isz-ti2-ka3 | Ahu-waqar with you |
| 11 | li-iz-ku _szunigin ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | the total of your silver |
| 12 | 5(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ni | 52 minas of silver are his kunukinnu. |
| 13 | a-hu-wa-qar na-asz2-a-kum | Ahu-waqar is yours |
| 14 | 4(disz) _ma-na-ta uruda sag10_ | 4 minas of red copper |
| 15 | a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | to the granary |
| 16 | sza ta-ba-lim ni-di2-in | of Tabalim we gave. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ma-kam a-na gam2-ri-szu u2 | (Sum) It is the word of the king, his lord. (Akk) In order to speak to him, I have spoken to him. |
| 2 | u3 mu-t,a2-e a-hu-wa-qar | and the debt of Ahu-waqar |
| 3 | isz-ti2-ka3 li-iz-ku | with you may he stand. |
Sources & licences
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