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TCL 04, 031 (P357366)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357366 |
| Museum no. | AO 07155 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma _dingir_-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma | thus Ilu-mutabi-il: |
| 3 | i-na lu-qu2-tim sza a-na | in the storeroom which to |
| 4 | i-a-ti2 u3 a-szur-i-di2 | I and Assur-idi |
| 5 | tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni 5(disz) _ma-na_ | you sent me. 5 minas |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a / _dingir_-lu-ki | the silver of Kunukia, your divinity |
| 7 | na-asz2-a-kum s,u2-ba-ti2 | “I carry your garments, |
| 8 | u2-ta-sze2-er-ma ba-a-ba-ti2-ka3 | he has sinned against you, |
| 9 | la2 u2-za-ki-ma {d}a-szur | he did not remove, and Assur |
| 10 | u2 _dingir_-ka3 / li-t,u3-la2 | and your god may he live. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na li-bi4 | 1 mina of silver to the ērib-official |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 i-na ra-ma-ni-a | of your silver by my own |
| 13 | lu a-di2 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | or 8 minas of silver |
| 14 | ku-nu-ki-a / a-hu-wa-qar | Seal of Ahu-waqar. |
| 15 | ub-la2-ku-um _sza3-ba_ | he brought into it. |
| 16 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza | 1 mina of silver for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-pa2-a [asz2]-pu-ra-kum | I have written to you. |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na-kam | Thus (says) I: |
| 3 | sa2!-ah-ra-ku-<<ni>> szu-ma li-bi4-ka3 | “Saḫarakuni, it is the name of your heart |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ a-la-pa2?-at li-ba-ka3 | the silver of the alapāt li-ba-ka(?), |
| 5 | szi2-ma-am sza-ma-ma 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the price of that one shekel of silver |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 sza-li-szi2-li a-ta szi2-ma-am | My name is Šališili, <(what troubles heaven and earth?)> |
| 7 | ta-asz2-a-ma / a-na s,e2-er a-szur-i-di2 | you ask, and to Assur-idi |
| 8 | u2 i-a-ti2 tu3-sze2-bi4-lam ki-ma | and you will send me. Like |
| 9 | szi-mu / la2-szu-u2-ni / ba-ba-ti 1(u) _tug2-ta_ | a prescription, deficit: 10 garments |
| 10 | u3 5(disz) _ta_ GA-szi2-ir!?-ma / a-di2 | and 5 from GA-širma |
| 11 | u4-mi3-im / a-nim _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | the day of the Anum of silver |
| 12 | zi-la2-ti2-kan2 u3 du-la2-ni-u2 | “It is yours and yours, |
| 13 | u2-ka3-i-lu-ma la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku | they will hold, but they will not send me. |
| 14 | a-sza-ar ba-a-ba-ti-ka3 u2-ta-szi-ru-u2 | I ask you, your bābti, and they answer you. |
| 15 | u2-za-ka3-ma isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-<u2>-tim | he will clear it and from the future |
| 16 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ x | he shall redeem. 5 minas of silver |
| 17 | [li]-pa-a ub-la2-ku / mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-ta-na-pa-ra-ni | "Let him go, I will bring you what you have written to me." |
| 18 | [um]-ma a-ta!-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Thus (says) “Why the silver |
| 19 | [u2] s,i2-ba-su2 sza!-asz2-qi2-la2-ma | and ṣibāsu-plant is to be roasted, and |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-bu-a-ti2 | the silver of the šabūti |
| left | ||
| 1 | ha-ba-ta-ku 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) s,u2-ba-ti2 sza wa-ar [...] | I am deprived of 15 shekels of silver, 2 ṣibatu-garments that after ... |
| 2 | a-na ha-am-sza-tim a-sza-qa2-la2-ku _ku3-babbar_ i-na la2 x x | I shall weigh the silver in ... |
| 3 | i [...] a-na-ku-ma la2 isz-me 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ [...] | ... I did not hear 4 shekels of silver ... |
| 4 | a-sza ki-ma a-wi-lim a?-[...] | the field like a man |
| 5 | [...] sza [...] ma [...] | ... of ... |
Sources & licences
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