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TCL 04, 041 (P357376)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357376 |
| Museum no. | AO 07327 |
| 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] en#-um-a-szur# [u3 x] | to Enum-Assur and ... |
| 2 | [a-na en]-um-a-szur3 qi2-bi#-[ma um-ma] | Speak to Enum-Assur, thus says |
| 3 | [taq2]-na a-szur3 ma a-na [...] | you presented to me, Assur, to ... |
| 4 | na-u2-u2-ma a-na lu-[hu-sa3-ti2-a] | “To the luhusatīya-priestess |
| 5 | szu-a-nim a-na pa2-ni-ka3 [asz2-pur] | I sent the following to you: |
| 6 | szu-ma-mi-in4 a-na-kam a-na-ku | “Šumāmin, what am I? |
| 7 | la2 a-ta-na-as,-ba-at-ma / t,e2-em-szu | I do not keep watch over him, and his report |
| 8 | la2 a-s,a-na-pa2-ah wa-di2-mi3-in4 szu-a-nim | “I will not be smitten, I will be seized by hand. |
| 9 | [a]-na ha-hi-im ik-szu-da-ka3-ma lu-qu2-tam2 | to Ḫaḫum he entrusted to you, and the luqutam |
| 10 | [sza x]-x-na il5-qe2 u2 a-li _ku3-babbar_-ap2 | of ... he took, and where the silver |
| 11 | [x i]-ba-szi2-u2 il5-qe2-mi3-in4 a-pu-tum | ... there is, he took. Apotropaic ritual |
| 12 | [i-na] {d}utu-szi t,up-pi2 ta-sza-me-[u2] | In Šamaš you will read my tablet. |
| 13 | [n _ma-na ku3-babbar_] ni-is-ha-su2 wa-s,i2-su2 sza#-[bu] | n minas of silver is his nishasu-offering, his rent is to be paid. |
| 14 | [...-a]-szur3 _dumu_ i-na-a | ...-Assur, son of Inaya |
| 15 | [...] ri ku me a nim# | ... pure ..., |
| 16 | [...] a-bu-ni a-[ta ...] | ... his father ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ta#-ap2-te2 [a-ma]-kam ki-ma# [...] | ... openings, my word like ... |
| 2' | [...]-at i-li mi3-si2 [...] | ... filled with the gods |
| 3' | [... mu-sza]-zi-za-am u2-la2 gi-mi3-li# | ... the one who stands by you, a reed fence |
| 4' | [...]-szu-ka3 mu-sza-zi-za-am | ... stands for you. |
| 5' | [... lu-sza-zi]-iz / gi-mi3-li na-ah-[...] | ... let me stand ... the young woman ... |
| 6' | [...] lu-qu2-tim la2 ta-ta-na-as,-ba#-[at] | ... you will not catch the luqutu-demon. |
| 7' | [...] lu-qu2-tam2 qa2-at-ka3 | ... a luqutu-vessel in your hand |
| 8' | [...] at# a-pu-tum i-hi-id-[ma] | ... the apsûtu-plant grew thick and |
| 9' | [...] _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 wa-s,i2-[su2] | ... silver, his nishhasu, his wadi |
| 10' | [sza-du-a-su2] sza-bu a-bu-ni a-[ta] | his šadūsu-disease, the heart of his father, |
| 11' | [x] _dumu_ ku-ur-ku-zi [...] | ... son of Kurkuzi ... |
| 12' | [...] a-szi2-a-[ti2] | ... of the people |
| 13' | [...] a at [...] | ... ... |
| 14' | [...] sza [...] | ... of ... |
| 15' | [...]-sza-at i-ba-[...] | ... ... |
| 16' | [...]-il5 pi2-szu a [...] | ... his mouth ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] za-tu3 szu [...] | ... exalted ... |
| 2 | [...]-ma-kam [...] | ... is mine ... |
Sources & licences
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