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TCL 04, 043 (P357378)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357378 |
| Museum no. | AO 07455 |
| 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 in4-bi-esz18-dar a-na | Thus Inbi-Ištar to |
| 2 | s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni | Ṣilli-Adad and Adad-bani |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma la!-ma pi3-ri-ka3-ni | Speak, and not his mouth |
| 4 | sza ma-a-ma! sza _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz)! _ma-na_ | of anyone who 5 minas of silver |
| 5 | isz-ti2-ka3 u3 a-ta t,a2-bi4-isz! | with you and with good fortune |
| 6 | i-sze2!-ru-ni-ku-nu-ti2 [...] x | they sent to you |
| 7 | la2 sza? i-isz sza-ma-ma | the one who is not of the heavens |
| 8 | ma-ma-na la2 u2-ka3-ti2-ku-nu | no one will hold you back. |
| 9 | li-ta-qe2-a-ma / [x] x | take, and ... |
| 10 | s,u2-ha-ri a-na u2-nu-tim | ṣuḫaru for the utensils |
| 11 | sa2-ra-dim a-sza-pa2-ra-ni | I will send to you a message. |
| 12 | isz-ti2 u2-nu-ti2-ma | together with the equipment |
| 13 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni / lu-ub-lu-nim | Let me bring his message to you. |
| 14 | a-pu-tum pi3-ri-ka3-ni | Aputum, his messenger, |
| 15 | sza ta-la2-qe2-a-ni | that you took, |
| 16 | lu _sag10_ lu ra-bu | be it small or large, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ li-isz-[qul2] | 1/3 mina of silver may he pluck up. |
| 2 | _igi_ i-ku?-{d}utu [...] | before Iku-šamaš |
| 3 | u2 _ir_-ad-ku-bi a-na-li2 | and Ir-Adkubi of Anali |
| 4 | a-bi4-na-s,i2-ir / s,u2-ha-ri-im | Abi-nāṣir |
| 5 | sza a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | of Assur-bēl-awati |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-mu-ra i-di2-in | son of Amurra gave |
| 7 | a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_ / sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu-ma | “It is the word of the silver that is to be poured out against him, and |
| 8 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni / sa2-mu-tim | his mouth is full of tears. |
| 9 | sza-ma-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Send me a message! |
| 10 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni sza ta-la2-qe2-a-ni | “The reed-beds that you took, |
| 11 | lu sa2-mu-u2 na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | May my supplications be favorable. |
| 12 | sza a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma | of the aṣer that like |
| 13 | i-a-ti2 / la2-pu-ta-ni | I will release him. |
| 14 | isz-te2-na i-na u4-mi3-im | On the day that |
| 15 | sza-asz2-me-a-szu-nu | their names |
Sources & licences
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