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TCL 04, 024 (P357359)
Legal; Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357359 |
| Museum no. | AO 07073 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal; 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 im-di2-lum2-ma / a-na puzur4-esz18-dar | Thus Imdilum to Puzur-Ištar: |
| 2 | a-szur3-du10 u3 la-li-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ašur-ṭāb and Lāliya: |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Ištar: |
| 4 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ig-ru-szu sza la2-li-a | 5/6 mina of silver, his wages of lalû-flour |
| 5 | sza ra-bi4-s,u2-ti2-szu _sza3-ba_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | belonging to Rābiṣuti-šu, in it 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | the silver he took. That silver, 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ / a-wa-at-ni i-ka3-sza-ad-ma | the silver of our word he shall weigh out, and |
| 8 | i-tu3-wa-ri-szu _ku3-babbar_ i-la2-qe2 szu-ma | shall return to him the silver he shall take, that |
| 9 | te2-er-ti2 e-ti2-zi-ib-ma / a-szar sza-ni-um | “The extispicy has been cast aside, and the place of the second |
| 10 | i-ta-la2-ak _ku3-babbar_ sza il5-qe2-u2 / u2-ta-ar | the silver that he took he shall return. |
| 11 | i-na t,up-pi2-szu sza ku-nu-ki-szu / a-ni-a-tum | On his tablet of his seal the Anitu |
| 12 | la2-ap2-ta 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | deficit: 5/6 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 13 | ig-[ru-szu] sza a-szur3-du10 sza ra-bi4-s,u2-ti2-szu | his wages of Assur-dug, of his greatness |
| 14 | [_ku3-babbar_] ig-ri-szu sza-bu / a-[di2?] | the silver of his wages he shall pay. |
| 15 | [a-wa]-tim# / i-ka3-sza-ad-ma | a word he shall establish, and |
| 16 | [...] _dumu_ at-ta-a-a! | ... son of Attaya |
| 17 | [...] / i-ka3-sza-ad szu-ma | ... he will conquer. That is |
| 18 | [te2-er-ti2 e-ti2-zi-ib]-ma / a-szar sza-ni-um | I have abandoned the extispicy, and the place of the other |
| 19 | [i-ta-la2-ak _ku3]-babbar_ sza il5-qe2-u2 | the silver that he took |
| 20 | [u2-ta-ar i]-na t,up-pi3-szu sza ku-nu-ki-szu | He will return it. According to his sealed tablet |
| 21 | [a-ni-a-tum la2]-ap2-ta / 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | This is the deficit: 2 minas of tin |
| 22 | [u3 x ma]-na ni-ga-li ga-mar-ku-nu | and x minas of nigālu-flour are yours. |
| 23 | [sza] isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} / a-di2 ka3-ni-isz{ki} | which from the city to Kaniš |
| 24 | ka3-sza-di2-szu-nu a-na qa2-ti2-szu-nu | their wagons into their hands |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-di2-in-szu-nu-ti2-ma / gam2-mar-szu-nu sza ha-ra-nim | I gave them, and their totality of the harānu-festival |
| 2 | sza-bu-u2 / mi3-ma gam2-ra-am sza ha-ra-nim | “Šabû, what is it that you want to do? |
| 3 | la2 e-ri-szu-ka3 / a-pu-tum ih-da-ma | “It is not yours, the apsû-demon has sinned, |
| 4 | ki-ma e-ru-bu-ni-ni / t,up-pe3-e-a | When they enter, my tablet |
| 5 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a szi2-ta-me-a-ma | My supplications are heard. |
| 6 | ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a szi2-bi4-ku-nu t,up-pi2-ku-nu | Send me as much information as you want, and I will send you your tablet. |
| 7 | da#-ni-na-ma / a-wa-at-ku-nu | Give me your word! |
| 8 | ku-usz-da / ki-ma i-na la2 i-dim | kušda (means) like one who does not know. |
| 9 | ep-sza-ti2-ni-ma sza-ak-sza-ti2-ni li-bi4 | My deeds and my supplications are numerous. |
| 10 | da-ni-sza-ma / im-ta-ra-as, / ki-ma | “Ani-šama has been cut off like |
| 11 | a-szur3-du10 u3 la2-li-a / e-ru-bu-ni-ni | Assur-ṭāb and Lāliya entered me. |
| 12 | sza-ri-a-ma / a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza u2-sa3-nim | he shall pay. For the silver that he will redeem |
| 13 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma | 10 minas of silver and 1 mina of silver each |
| 14 | sza a-be-a-lim a-di2-nu-szu-ni ih-da-ma | which Abe-alim had given to him, he received, and |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-sa3-nam sza-asz2-qi2-la2-[szu]-ma | he shall pay back the silver. He shall redeem him and |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2-a / u2-sa3-nam / a-na a-wa-tim | the silver may he take, to the word |
| 17 | tu3-sza-sa3-ha-ni-szu / a-na-li2 a-na-kam | You make him tremble - what is it that you want to do? |
| 18 | i-na pa2-ni-a e-bu-ut-ma u2 t,up-pa2-am | In my presence a tablet is written. |
| 19 | sza a-lim{ki} a-na ta-u2-ri-szu | of the city for his return |
| 20 | al-qe2-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ig-ri | I took and 1/2 mina of refined silver |
| 21 | szi2-ip-re-e ag-mur-ma szi2-ip-ru | I have seen the work, and I have written it down. |
| 22 | ik-szu-du-szu-ma / szu-ut i-na pa2-ni-ma! | he defeated him, and that which before |
| 23 | szi-ip-re / e-ta-ba-at-ma a-mi3-sza-am | (Sum) The scribal art has become old and its mother is dead (Akk) The work of the scribe has been abandoned and its father is dead |
| 24 | i-tal-kam / a-pu-tum ih-da-ma / a-na-li2 | he came, the apsûtu-demon came, and the Anali |
| 25 | [s,a]-ab2#-ta-ma sza li-bi4-szu | seized, and of his heart |
| 26 | [lu] sza be-<u2>-la2-ti2-s,u2 lu gam2-ri / sza a-na | be it of the bēlu-lātiṣu, be it a garû-offering which to |
| 27 | ta-u2-ri-szu x-bu-szi2-x-x sza-asz2-qi2-la2 | (Sum) He ... his ... (Akk) His ..., he ... |
| 28 | la2 ta-ga-mi3-la2-szu | do not abandon him! |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szu-mi3 a-wa-tim sza a-szur3-utu-szi _dumu_ qa2-a-tim [n _ma-na_] | the words of Assur-ušabši son of Qatum n minas |
| 2 | a-di2-szu-ma / i-la-ak-ma i-ma a-lim{ki} 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ isz-ti-[szu] | together with him he went and when the city 2 minas of gold with him |
| 3 | i-la2-pa2-ta-ni-ma u3 a-szur3-utu-szi i-tu3-ra-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_ | and Assyria returned, and 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 4 | [u2]-ra-da-szu-um sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ t,up-pu-szu ih-ri-im-ma | he will redeem him. For 2 minas of gold his tablet he received and |
| 5 | [a]-ma-kam i-ba-szi2 u3 szu-ut sza 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | there is, and that of 2 1/2 minas of silver |
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