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TCL 04, 040 (P357375)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357375 |
| Museum no. | AO 07326 |
| 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 szi2-ip-ru sza a-lim{ki} | Thus (says) the messenger of the city |
| 2 | u3 ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3-ma | and Karum, Kanišma |
| 3 | a-na szi2-ip-ri-ni | for our work |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i-sza-qal la2 i-sza-qal | he shall weigh out, he will not weigh out. |
| 2' | u2 gu5-ul-gu5-li u2-szar la2 u2-szar | (Sum) The food that I eat is plentiful, I do not grow (Akk) I grow the food of the pigs, I grow, I don't grow |
| 3' | isz-ti2 pa2-ni-em-ma | from the front |
| 4' | te2-er-tak2-nu li-li-kam | May you be reconciled with me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ ru-ba-um li-ik-nu-uk-ma | may the silver of the prince be sealed, and |
| 2 | [i]-ku-nu-ki-szu / szi2-ip-ru-ni | he sealed it for you and sent it to me. |
| 3 | lu-ub-lu#-[nim] | let me bring. |
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