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TCL 04, 034 (P357369)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357369 |
| Museum no. | AO 07317 |
| 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-zu-ta-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to the physician: |
| 2 | [um]-ma ni-mar-esz18-dar-ma | thus Nimar-ištar: |
| 3 | a-na-kam szu-hu-bur szi2-bu-tam2 | Why, šuḫubur priestess? |
| 4 | hi-[x-x] a-na _e2_ ub-ri-ka3 | ... to the house of your servant |
| 5 | bu-za-zu / i-ku-pi3-a | “Your buzzu-vessel(?) is a ikūpî. |
| 6 | a-szur-ma-lik / a-na-ku | Assur-malik / I |
| 7 | u3 szu-hu-bur ne2-ru-ub-ma | and Šuḫubur we entered, and |
| 8 | ta-ah-s,i-sa2-tum | Taḫṣisatum |
| 9 | sza# e-la2-nu-ma ib-szi2-u2-ni | which he brought up and |
| 10 | ne2-ta-mar-ma | we saw, and |
| 11 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | a tahsistam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | of 2 1/2 minas 5 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 [x] _gin2# ku3-sig17_ | silver and x shekels of gold |
| 3 | pa3-sza-lam e-li-a-am | (Sum) I am the one who makes heaven tremble(?) (Akk) The one of heaven |
| 4 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was eclipsed. |
| 5 | sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his head is high, |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki szu-hu-bur | Seal of Šuḫubur. |
| 7 | ki-ma tam2-ka3-ri-im | like a sea |
| 8 | a-na ka3-ri-a | to Kariya |
| 9 | ap2-qi2-id ma-ah-ri-ka3 | I appointed before you. |
| 10 | _igi_ la2-qe2-pi3-im | before La-qēpim |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ bu-zu-ta-a | son of Buzutâ |
| 2 | _igi_ la2-qe2-pi3-im _dumu#_ | before Laqepim, son |
| 3 | puzur4-_sa-tu_ | Puzur-satu |
Sources & licences
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