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TCL 04, 039 (P357374)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357374 |
| Museum no. | AO 07323 |
| 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-tur4-[_dingir_] | to Itur-ilum |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | is-ma-a-szur3-ma | Isma-Assur, and |
| 4 | a-na tuh-pi2-a e-ru-ub-ma | enters into a tuḫpīya, and |
| 5 | [(x)]-ur-ka3 la-szu / a-ma-la2 | ... there is no ... |
| 6 | tu3-sza-hi-zi-ni | you have imposed upon me. |
| 7 | ra-qa2-tam2 u3 lu-bu-sza-am | “Raqatam and Lubušam |
| 8 | a-na ru-ba-im / a-szi2-ma | to the governor who is there |
| 9 | u3 a-ha-ma 1(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | and each other 10 garments |
| 10 | u3 a-szi2-a-am u2-sze2-li-ma | and I raised up, and |
| 11 | a-szi2-am u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | ašû-offerings and garments |
| 12 | u2-ta-e-ra-am-ma | he returned, and |
| 13 | er-ba-am im-ta-ha-ar | he received the wages. |
| 14 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / u2-la2 | Thus (says) he: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-la2-qe2 a-na er-bi4-im | I will take. For the erbium |
| 2 | sza a-szi-u2-szu-ni | who are with him |
| 3 | [n _gu2_ x] _ma-na uruda_ | n talents x minas of copper |
| 4 | [sza tu3-uh3-pi2]-a u2-sze2-ri-du-nim | which Tuḫpia had brought to me |
| 5 | [...] um-ma | ..., thus |
Sources & licences
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