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TCL 04, 029 (P357364)

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

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Designation	TCL 04, 029
ID	P357364
Museum no.	AO 07153
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-i-di2-ma	Thus Assur-idi:
2	a-na a-szur-na-da qi2-bi-ma	Speak to Assur-nada
3	isz-tu3 / _mu 4(disz)-sze3_ / t,u3-s,i2	from the 4th year of Ṭuṣu
4	lu-qu2-ti2 a-di2-ni-ma-a	“Luquti, until now
5	la i-tur4 / s,i2-ba-at	he will not turn back.
6	lu-qu2-ti2-a / i3-li2-a-lum2	Lulqutiya, Ilī-alum
7	u3-sza-bi-ka3 a-na mi3-nim	what have I done to you?
8	ha-ra-nu-um / ma-la u3 sze2-ni-szu	“Ḫarānum, as much as and his son
9	i-li-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_	came, and silver
10	la tu3-sze2-bi-lam la li-bi	Do not send me, do not be afraid!
11	_dingir_-ma / a-hu-ka3 / _ku3-babbar_-pi3	your god and your brother silver
12	3(u) _ma-na_ / u3-hu-ta-li-iq	30 minas he destroyed.
13	ki-ma-a / li-bi-im	like a lion
14	ta-da2-nim / a-ta _ku3-babbar_	given to me, from the silver
15	tu3-ka3-al / ma-a / li-qe2-ma	you will hold, saying: "Let him take and
16	_ku3-babbar_ 3(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi4-la2-ma	send me 30 minas of silver, and
17	um-ma a-ta-ma u2-ta-ni-isz3	Thus (says) Atāniš:
18	2(disz) _gin2_ s,a3-ah-ra-ti2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a	2 shekels of ṣaḫrūtu-silver, that silver
19	a-ki-a-ma i-na	like in
20	pa2-ni-u3-ti2-ma	before me, and
21	sze2-bi-lam-ma szi2-ma-am	Send me a report!
reverse
1	la-asz2-a-ma lu-sze2-bi-la2-ku-ma	I do not know. Let me send you, and
2	li-pi2-ta-am	lī-pî-ta
3	_ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ le-li-a-ma	he shall pay 1 shekel of silver and
4	i-bi-sa3-i-a lu-ra-ib	I will bring it to you.
5	szu-ma a-hi a-ta i-hi-id	If a brother from a father has divorced
6	_ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam _ku3#-babbar_-ma	send me silver. I shall pay the silver.
7	tu3-sze2-bi-la-nim-ma	you sent me, and
8	um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma la i-ba-re	Thus (says) Atunu: "I do not know."
9	a-szu-mi3 te2-er-ti2-ku-nu	Ašumi, your rejoicing
10	_an-na_ ba-at-qam asz2-a-ma	the tin is mine, so that
11	u3 a-ma-kam ip-t,i2-ri	and the word has opened
12	u3-ma-am _an-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_	Now, Anu, 16 shekels each
13	u3 e-li-isz i-ba-szi2	and above there is
14	i-sza qi2-ip-ti2-ka3 _ku3-babbar_	of your gift silver
15	3(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi-lam-ma	send me 30 minas, and
16	szi2-ma-am la-asz2-a-ma-kum	I will give you a verdict.
17	szi2-a-ma-tum i-ba-szi2	there is šiamatum.
18	a-ni-ka3-si2-a szu-hu-ta	Ani-kasia, from the šuhu
19	mi3-szu sza a-na lu-qu2-tim	What is it that is for the luqūtu-service?
20	ta-u3-ri-im ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni	You have sent me a message.
21	a-a-nu-um	Anum
left
1	_ku3-babbar_ e-ta-li-am 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_	the silver has been paid, 16 minas of silver
2	a-pu-hu i3-li2-a-lim a-_e2_ a-lim{ki}	Apḫu of Ilī-alim, the temple administrator of the city
3	asz2-qul2 u2 puzur4-a-na a-na e-pa2-szi2-szu	For making ašqul-flour and puzur-plant,
4	u2 sza-a-mi3-szu 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ ag-mu-ur	and its šammu 15 minas of alum

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