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TCL 04, 047 (P357382)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357382 |
| Museum no. | AO 07458 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | to Aššar-taklāku |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 3(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum | speak, and 3 raqatu-garments |
| 4 | 2(disz) _tug2_ szi2-li-ip-ki-u2 | 2 Šilippu-garments |
| 5 | 4(disz) _tug2_ ta-ku-usz-ta-u2 | 4 takushtā’u-garments |
| 6 | 2(disz)? _tug2_ lu-bu-szu <<szu 1(u) 1(disz)>> 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 2(?) lubušu-garments, 11(?) 11 hia garments |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 5/6 shekel of silver |
| 8 | it-bu-lu 1/2(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | itbulu 1/2 shekel of wāṣitum |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im na-ru-qi2-im | 1/3 shekel of refined flour |
| 10 | 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-na | 2 minas of lead for |
| 11 | qa2-ti2-szu 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ | his hand 17 shekels each |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 7(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 7 shekels |
| 13 | _ku3-sig17_ sza la2 ta-di2-in | gold that was not given |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ta-ma isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | Why from the past |
| 2 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | I shall send to you. |
| 3 | _ku3-sig17_ lu sza ma-i-szu | gold or of his own property |
| 4 | lu ku-bu-ur-szi2-nu-um | or Kuburšinum |
| 5 | ma-ma-an i-na ba-ri-ku-nu | nobody among you |
| 6 | la2 u2-sze2-bi-la2-am | he did not send me. |
| 7 | szu-ma _ku3-sig17_ pa2-sza-lum2 | he is the gold of the pāšalum |
| 8 | _sag10_ sze2-bi4-la2-nim mi3-ma | a good thing for me, whatever |
| 9 | a-nim {d}utu-ba-ni | Anum, Utu-bani |
| 10 | u3 dingir-szu-ra-bi4 | and Ilšurabi |
| 11 | lu-qu2-tam2 sza a-di2-na-ku-ni | the luqutam-gift that I gave to you, |
| 12 | u3 lu-qu2-ut | and luqut |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) _gu2_-tim a-ni-qi3 za-ki-a-ma | 1 talent of emmer I gave to you, and |
| 2 | ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
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