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TCL 04, 042 (P357377)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357377 |
| Museum no. | AO 07331 |
| 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 en]-na-su2-en6-ma a-na | thus Ennasuen: to |
| 2 | [x x-i]-mi3#-ti2 a-bu-sza-lim | ...-imitti, Abu-šalim |
| 3 | [...] i-ku-nim u2 a-sza-at | ... he established, and the land |
| 4 | [x qi2]-bi4#-ma t,up-pu-a sza a-ma-kam | ... say, and my tablet of the wording |
| 5 | [...] t,up-pi2-a | ... my tablet |
| 6 | [...]-ri-a-szu-nu-ma | ... their and |
| 7 | [...] x an sza _kiszib3_ a-gi-a | ... ... of the seal of Agiya |
| 8 | [...] i-[di2]-a-szur3 sza a-szu-mi3 | ... Iddin-Assur of Ašumi |
| 9 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ x [...] a-bi-ni | ... silver ... our father |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x | |
| 2' | [...] x me-eh-ra-am | ... a second |
| 3' | [...]-nim sa2-ma-lim | ... is well. |
| 4' | [...] zu sza pu-ut-ni-ni | ... of our responsibility |
| 5' | [...] sza ta-as-ka3-ri-ni-ni | ... that you sent to me |
| 6' | [...] a di2 a-na | ... water to drink |
| 7' | [...] di2-na-szi2-ma | ... judge her, and |
| 8' | [...] x u2-a | ... cared for |
| 9' | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 10' | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 11' | [...] bu [...] | ... ... |
| 12' | [... la2] i-sa3-hu-ur | ... he will not return. |
Sources & licences
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