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TCL 04, 026 (P357361)

Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	TCL 04, 026
ID	P357361
Museum no.	AO 07150
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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma	Šalim-ahum says thus:
2	a-na pu-szu-ke-en6	to Pušu
3	u3 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni qi2-bi4-ma	and Ninšubur-bani speak!
4	a-na _nin-szubur_-ba-ni qi2-bi4-ma	Speak to Ninšubur-bani:
5	ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma	you wrote me, thus:
6	te2-er-ta-ka3 a-na s,e2-er	(Sum) Your scepter to the sheepfold (Akk) You are your servant to the flock
7	sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 li-li-kam-ma	May that which is like a treasure come to me, and
8	_an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ ki-ma	tin and textiles like
9	i-qi2-pu-ni sza _ku3-babbar_	he shall pay. For silver
10	1(asz) _gu2_ li-di2-nu-nim u3 i-ta-ki-it	1 talent may they give to me, and he has cut off.
11	a-ni-a-tim 1(u) _ma-na-ta_	these 10 minas
12	_ku3-babbar_-pi2 li-li-ka3-ku-ma	may silver come to you, and
13	a-na te2-er-ti2-a i-hi-id	he has redeemed for extispicy.
14	2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ isz-ti2 hu-ra-s,a-nim	2 talents of tin from the ḫuraṣanum
15	2(asz) _gu2_ isz-ti2 a-mur-a-szur3	2 talents from Amur-Assur
16	_dumu_ szu-esz18-dar u3 1(disz) me-at ku-ta-nu	son of Shu-Ištar and 100 kutanu
17	_an-na sag10_ i-re-esz15	he poured out red tin.
reverse
1	_an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ a-na	the lead and wool for
2	u4-me qu2-ur-bu-tim	the days of battle
3	nam-gi5-ra-ma li-qe2	may he take as a loan.
4	szu-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 a-na szi2-a-ma-tim	he is silver-apka for the purchase
5	tu3-sze2-ba-lam la-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3	you shall pay. Before the silver
6	e-ru-ba-ni t,up-pa2-ka3 le-ti2-qa2-ma	May your tablet be acceptable to me.
7	szi2-ma-am sza ta-sza-pa2-ra-ni	the fate that you will send me,
8	i-ra-mi3-ni-a la2-asz2-a-ma	there is none, and
9	lu-sze2-bi-la-kum _ku3-babbar_-pi2	I shall send to you. The silver
10	_iti 1(disz)-kam_ isz-te2-en6 u3 sze2-na	1 month, eponymy of Ishtēna and Šena.
11	li-be2-la-ni a-hi a-ta	may he rule over me, my brother,
12	a-na _an-na_-ki-a 6(disz) _gin2-ta_	to Anu 6 shekels each
13	la ta-ba-ta-qam2 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 ni-is-ha-su2	Do not raise a claim. 5 minas of silver and its interest
14	1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ pa2-szal2-lam	1/2 mina of gold for the pšallam
15	sze2-bi-lam 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3	send! 1 mina of silver to Ašumi
16	_dingir_ i-ra-mi3-ni-ka3 ma!-li	the god who loves you,
17	li-bi4 la2 tu3-la2-ma-an	“Do not abandon me,
18	_dingir_ be-el! ik-ri-bi li-ir-de8-ka3#	May the god, the lord of prayer, bless you.
left
1	i-t,up-pi3-im sza la-qe2-pi2-im u3 pu-szu-ke-en6	Tablet of Lā-qēre and Pušu-ken.
2	6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ u3 ku-si2-tum u3 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nim	6 minas of tin and kusitum and 1/2 kutanum
3	isz-ti2 _nin-szubur_-ba-ni a-hi a-ta	with Ninšubur-bani, brother of Ālu
4	_ku3-babbar_-pi2 sze2-bi-lam	send me the silver!

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