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TCL 04, 037 (P357372)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357372 |
| Museum no. | AO 07320 |
| 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 i-di2-a-bu-im | to Idī-abum |
| 2 | da-na-a u2 a-szur-gal | Anu and Assurgal |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 4 | i-di2-su2-en6-ma | he gave him, and |
| 5 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 6 minas of silver |
| 6 | sza ba-ri-ni | of Barinu |
| 7 | sza a-na a-la2-hi-im | that to Alahum |
| 8 | _dumu_ ma-nu-a | son of Manua |
| 9 | ni-ip-qi2-du-ni | we shall entrust |
| 10 | u2 2(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | 20 layers of wool |
| 11 | sza i-na bu-ru-usz-<ha>-tim | who in the <festival> |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the granary |
| 2 | u2-ka3-lu-ni | he shall hold. |
| 3 | a-lum2{ki} di2-nam | of Alum, the judge |
| 4 | i-di2-in-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ | gave, and for silver |
| 5 | u2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza-la2-sza-at | the plants and textiles of the shalašat |
| 6 | ni-a-ti2 ir-ta#?-ap2-szu-ni-a-ti2 | my limbs have swollen(?) |
| 7 | a-ma-kam a-na _tug2 hi-a_ | a word to a garment |
| 8 | szi-bu szu-ku-na-szu-um | šibu of Šukunānum, |
| 9 | a-na sza ki-ma szu-mi3-<a>-bi-a | to that which like my name |
| 10 | u2 i-di2-a-bi _ku3-babbar_ | and its interest of silver |
| 11 | e u2-wa-sze2-er | he shall remove. |
| 12 | a-hu-u2-a | Ahua, |
| 13 | a-tu2-nu | Atunu |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wa-at t,up-pi3-im | to the wording of the tablet |
| 2 | ih-da | Ihda, |
Sources & licences
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