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TCL 04, 027 (P357362)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357362 |
| Museum no. | AO 07151 |
| 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-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku-ma | Thus Assur-taklakku: |
| 3 | mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | what you wrote me, |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza te2-zi-ba-ni | Thus (says) Yāta: 2 garments for the ezibanu-festival |
| 5 | a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-szu-nu | I will send them to Turḫumit. |
| 6 | u3 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | and 1/3 mina of refined silver |
| 7 | _ansze_ i-na sza a-mur-esz18-dar | a donkey belonging to Amur-Ishtar |
| 8 | u2-sze2-ba-la-ni la-qa2-am qa2-bi4-a-ku | He will bring it and take it. Tell me! |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 szi2-a-ma-tim | 1/3 mina of silver and prebends |
| 10 | sza a-lim{ki} sze2-bi-lam | of the city send!” |
| 11 | 1(u) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim sza 5(disz)-_ta_ u2 6(disz)-_ta_ | 10 šurû-garments of 5 each and 6 each, |
| 12 | ma-as-u2-ni u3 2(disz) masz-ki | Masuni and 2 goats |
| 13 | a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 a-_e2_ ka3-ri-im | into your hand the granary |
| 14 | la-qa2-am / la i-mu-u2-szu-nu-ma | he has not seen them and |
| 15 | sza-lim-be-li2 a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it | Šalim-belī to Turḫumit |
| 16 | tu3-sze2-bi4-la-szu-nu | you will send them. |
| 17 | 8(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu | 8 shekels each of their silver |
| 18 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 1/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 19 | qa2-di2 sza masz-ki 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 4 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-ki-a u2 1(disz) _gin2_ sza-du-a-tam2 | of Kunukia and 1 shekel of šaduatam |
| 2 | a-na sza ki-ma szu-a-ti2 | to that which like that |
| 3 | u2-sze2-bi4-il5-ma en-nam-be-lam | Ennam-belam sent me, and |
| 4 | u2-sze2-bi4-lu-ni-kum i-nu-mi3 | he sent to you. At that time |
| 5 | a-na alim{ki} a-tal-ku um-ma a-ta-ma | to Bison I went, saying: “Why |
| 6 | i-na na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-ka3 | in your letter |
| 7 | szi2-im-szu-nu i-_ku3-babbar_{pi3-im} | their price the silver |
| 8 | sza en-nam-be-lim a-bu-ni | of Ennambelim, his father, |
| 9 | li-il5-qe2 _ku3-babbar_ us-te2-s,i2-u2-ni-kum-ma | may he take. The silver has been brought to you, and |
| 10 | i-na sza sze2-pi3-a il5-te2-qe2 | he took from the šēpu. |
| 11 | u2 mi3-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | and everything else of the extispicy |
| 12 | sza szi2-im _ansze_ di2-szum la2 ta-asz2-ta-<ap2>-ra-am | of the price of the donkeys of Išum you shall not write down. |
| 13 | 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza-du-a-at | 13 shekels of silver are owed to Šaduat |
| 14 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_{pi3-im} u2 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_ | 13 minas of silver, grass, 16 shekels |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ sza um-ma a-ta-ma | the silver which I said thus: |
| 16 | a-na ni-qi2-ka3 a-la2-an | for your offering I will give. |
| 17 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza ta-di2-na-ni | 10 shekels of silver that he gave to me |
| 18 | mi3-ma u2-la2 al-qe2 | I took whatever ... |
| 19 | szi2-im _ansze_ | the price of a donkey |
| left | ||
| 1 | tu3-s,a-he-er a-ma-kam ta-ah-si2-is-ta-ka3 | You will harness (them) in a boat. |
| 2 | a-mur ta-ah-si2-is-ti2 u2 na-asz2-par2-tam2 | I saw the taḫišištu-disease and the letter. |
| 3 | sza a-ni-nam tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | that you sent to me here, |
| 4 | a-ma-kam-ma u2 a-ta / hu-su2-us2 | (Sum) It is the word of a flood that covers the land (Akk) It touches the land |
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