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TCL 04, 046 (P357381)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357381 |
| Museum no. | AO 07457 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma be2-la2-tum u3 ta-ri-isz-ma-tum-<ma> | Thus Belatum and Tarišmatum: |
| 3 | a-s,e2-er 8(disz) _ma-na_ | 8 minas |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-ti-szu | silver and its interest |
| 5 | sza a-na _e2_ a-la-hi-im | that to the house of the millers |
| 6 | ha-bu-la2-ni-ni 6(disz) _ma-na_ | Habulānini 6 minas |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim | the silver as a gift |
| 8 | ni-il5-qe2-ma a-na | we took, and to |
| 9 | _dumu_ qa2-a-tim ni-isz-qul2 | son of Qātum, we shall kill. |
| 10 | a-bu-ni a-ta a-na | Father, why to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-nim sza-nim | a second land |
| 2 | ni-da-gal _ku3-babbar_ sza-ak-ni-ik-ma | the silver rations are placed, and |
| 3 | lu-sze2-bi-lam | let me send. |
| 4 | a-bu-ni a-ta a-na | Father, why to |
| 5 | ma-nim sza-nim ni-da-gal | We have gathered all the lands together. |
| 6 | szu-ma i-na s,u2-ha-ri | If in the ṣuḫaru |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma e-ri-isz-ka3 um-ma | silver, whatever your request, thus says |
| 8 | szu-ut-ma qa2-ti2 di2-nam mi3-ma | “He is the hand of a judge, whatever |
| 9 | la2 ta-da-an u3 a-na | You will not give it and to |
| 10 | a-la2-ma qi2-bi t,up-pa2-am | Alas, speak my tablet! |
| 11 | sza a-lim{ki} nu!-ka3-al | of the city is not available |
| 12 | sza a-di er-bu-um u3 hu-bu-lu-um | who together with Erbum and Ḫubulum |
| 13 | [...] sza-bu-u2 | ... are high. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] hi-ir / mu?-ra-szu | ... his spouse(?) |
| 2 | ra-bi-im sza a-lim{ki} x-di2-na-szi | the great one of the city |
Sources & licences
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