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TCL 04, 028 (P357363)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357363 |
| Museum no. | AO 07152 |
| 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 a-szur3-ba-ni-ma u3 sza-lim-a-szur | Thus Assur-bani and Šalim-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 3 | szu-ma-a-bi-a u3 ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur | Šuma-abīya and Mannum-balum-Assur, |
| 4 | i-li-ku-nim 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | went, 8 1/2 minas of silver |
| 5 | ub-lu-nim / ni-is-ha-su2 u2-la2 | he brought to me, his tears he covered. |
| 6 | wa-at-ra / a-ma-la te2-er-ti2-ka3 | “Woe, the one of your extispicy, |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar e2 dam-gar3_ / ni-si2-ma / szi2-ma-am | the silver of the house of the merchant, the people, and the destinies |
| 8 | ni-isz-a-ma-kum 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | 3 homers of emmer |
| 9 | ku-ta-nu 1(disz) _ansze an-na_ u3 li-wi-su2 | kutānu, 1 donkey of tin and liwisu, |
| 10 | ku-a-u2-tum / _ansze hi-a_ sza _dam-gar3_ | the kūtum-tax of the donkeys of the merchant |
| 11 | a-ha-ma 1/2(disz) _ansze an-na_ 1(disz) _ansze_ | together: 1/2 homer of tin, 1 homer |
| 12 | ku-ta-nu / mi3-ma a-nim / szi2-mu-um | Kutanu, whatever the heavens, hear! |
| 13 | sza-im szu-ma-a-bi-a | the šuma-abīya |
| 14 | a-na 5(disz) u4-me-e / wa-ar-ka3 | for 5 days after |
| 15 | ki-li-a / u2-s,i2-am / _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 | the kīlī’a-tax, the lead, the silver, |
| 16 | a-di2-ni / la e-ru-ba-am | until now I did not enter. |
| 17 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur isz-ti2 | Mannu-balum-Assur with |
| 18 | [wa]-ar#-ki-u2-tim | of Warkiutum |
| 19 | ni-t,a-ra-dam / a-szu-mi3 | We will bring it to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza _dam-gar3_ sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | of the merchant about whom you wrote |
| 2 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | Thus (says) he: Why 1/2 mina of silver |
| 3 | a-na ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-a | to Tadmiqtiya |
| 4 | lu-ra-di2-am / ra-du-am u2-la2 i-mu-a | “Let me go to you, let me go! |
| 5 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ih-bu-ul-ma | 1 1/2 minas of bitumen, so that |
| 6 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 um-mi3-a-ni | 3 minas of silver from Ummani |
| 7 | i-na sza e-bu-t,i2 / i-na t,up-pi3-im | According to the wording of the tablet: |
| 8 | szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ / ni-il5-pu-ut ku-lu | the name of the merchant, we shall cut off the grain. |
| 9 | um-mi3-a-ni 4(disz) _ma-na-ta_ i-di2-nu-szum | his master 4 minas he gave him. |
| 10 | szu-ma li-bi-ka3 / a-ta a-ma-kam | "He is your heart!" - that is my word. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / s,i2-ib-szu-um | 1 mina of silver for Ṣibsum |
| 12 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ni-ih-bu-lu isz-ti2 | 1 1/2 minas of nihbulu-flour with |
| 13 | pa2-ni-e-ma / sze2-bi-lam / lu nu-ta-er | Send it to me, so that I may not be forgotten! |
| 14 | um-ma sza-lim-a-szur-ma / a-hi a-ta | Thus (says) Šalim-Assur: “Ha! |
| 15 | a-na-kam ki-li-a / e-ba-ru-tu3-ni | Why does he smite me with a cloth? |
| 16 | u2-sza-su2-ma / it,-ru-du-ni-szu | he caused him to die, and he cursed him. |
| 17 | a-ma-kam a-wi-lum2 la2-mu-tu3 | The word of a man is death. |
| 18 | a-pu-tum i-sza-ha-ti-szu | (Sum) The apsûtu-demon is his scream (Akk) It is the aputu-disease that is affecting him |
| 19 | i-zi-iz-ma / a-na te2-er-ti2-szu | he stood, and for his extispicy |
| 20 | u3 a-szu-mi3 sza a-zu-a | and the Ašumi of the physician |
| left | ||
| 1 | [i]-hi-id-ma / a-pu-tum / a-sza-ra-x-tim la2 i-sza-ku-nu#-[szu] | he weighed out, and they did not place the apsûtu and asara-... for him. |
| 2 | u3 i-a-ti2 / a-na-kam / la2 i-ma-ra-s,a-am a-hi a-ta | “And my brother, why does he not go out to fetch (them)? (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 3 | er3-ra-ba-ni / me-ra-ka3 / e-ka3 / i-s,e2-ri-szu | Erra-bani, in the steppe ... his sheepfold. |
| 4 | li-li-ik! / la i-sza-la2-at | May he go, he will not be sated. |
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