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TCL 04, 038 (P357373)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357373 |
| Museum no. | AO 07322 |
| 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 ah-sza-lim u2 szu-esz18-dar# | Thus Aḫšalim and Šū-Ishtar |
| 2 | a-na esz18-dar-ba-ni qi2-bi-[ma] | Speak to Ishtar-bani |
| 3 | a-di2 ma-la2 / u2 sze2-ni-szu | as long as he lives, |
| 4 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur | Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 5 | ni-is,-ba-at-ma um-ma ne2-nu-ma | we seized, thus we: |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma u2 a-lik-ma | the silver he paid, and the food he went, and |
| 7 | _tug2 hi_-ti-ka3 / li-qe2 um-ma [szu-ut-ma] | take your good garments, thus says he: |
| 8 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a | 5 minas of silver, Kunukia |
| 9 | a-di-szu-ma / i-na a-wa-[tim] | until now in a word |
| 10 | [x] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ur-szu# | x minas of silver for Urszu |
| 11 | [...]-at-ma sza 7(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | ... and of 7 minas ... |
| 12 | [...] szi2 [...] | ... life ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] i ri# | ... ... |
| 2' | szi-[a]-am# isz-ti2-ka3 / la2 [...] | She is with you ... |
| 3' | ku-nu-ki / sza sza-zu-uz-[ti2] | Seal of šazuztu. |
| 4' | x na-asz2-a-ti2-ni / a-wi-lum2 | the man's possessions |
| 5' | a-na di2-nim ra-ab2-s,a-ma x [...] | To the judge he is great and ... |
| 6' | ma-la2 szi2-ma-am a-na a-wi-lim# | as much as there is for a man |
| 7' | na-asz2-a-ti2-ni lu ku-nu-ki | May our possessions be sealed. |
| 8' | sza sza-zu-uz2-ti2-szu / lu a-ta-ma | “May the one of his splendidness say: |
| 9' | szi2-ma-am ta-asz2-a-ma-szu-um | a fate you have decreed for him |
| 10' | te2-er-ta-ka3 isz-ti2 pa2-ni-e-ma | Your rejoicing is with my face. |
| 11' | li-li-kam-ma / a-na-kam | Let him come, and let him come! |
| 12' | [a]-wa#-at-ka3 / lu ni-ig-mu-ur | May we see your words! |
| 13' | [a-wi]-lu2 dingir-na-tam2 | the man of the gods |
| 14' | [a]-na# qa2-ba-e-em / i-za-[az] | to speak he shall stand. |
| 15' | um-ma szu-ut-ma dingir-na-tam2# | Thus (says) Dingir-natam |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] aq#-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2-ma x [...] | ... I said to you and ... |
| 2 | [...] ku-nu-ku sza sza-zu-usz2#-[ti2] | ... the seal of the šazûtu |
| 3 | u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 [li-li-kam] | and your extispicy may come to me. |
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