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TCL 04, 049 (P357384)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357384 |
| Museum no. | AO 07461 |
| 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 szu-be-lim-ma a-na | Thus (says) Šubelim: to |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 puzur4-sza-tu-e | Puzur-šatu |
| 3 | hu-ra-s,a-nim | Ḫuraṣanim |
| 4 | u3 ma-nu-ki-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | and Mannu-kī-Aš[ur] speak! |
| 5 | szu-ma _e2_ ka3-ri-im be2#-tam2 | he is the owner of the house being sold. |
| 6 | i-ta-[...]-ti | ... ... |
| 7 | la2 ta x x-a? i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | not ... with silver |
| 8 | a-szar dam-qu2-ma / li-qe2-a-ma | may he take me to a good place. |
| 9 | id-a szu-ma i-ha-bu-lu-ti2-a | “It is he who destroys me, |
| 10 | ma-ma-an _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qa2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | whatever silver he shall weigh out against you |
| 11 | t,up-pi2-a pi2-te9-a-ma | Open my tablet and |
| 12 | a-ma-la2 t,up-pi2-szu | I will weigh out his tablet. |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and its interest |
| 14 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | his tiara |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ta-ta _ku3-babbar_ sza ub-la2-ni | the silver that he brought |
| 2 | li-is-ni-qa2-ku-nu-ti2-ma | may they make you bow down, and |
| 3 | i-ku-nu-ki-ku-nu ku-un-ka3-ma | seal it with your seal and |
| 4 | u4-ma-kal2 la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | he will not return the daily offerings. |
| 5 | t,ur4-da-ni-szu / szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | his ṭurdanīšu, the name of the silver |
| 6 | tu3-usz-ta-asz2-qi2-la2 | you have sat down. |
| 7 | ma-nu-um-ki-a-szur | Mannum-kī-Assur, |
| 8 | isz-ti me-ra um-mi3-a-nim | from the foot of the mountain |
| 9 | ke-nim t,a2-hi-a-szu | his loyal friend, |
| 10 | li-tal-kam / a-hu-u2-a | May my brother come. |
| 11 | a-tu3-nu a-te2-er-ti2-a | Atunu, I have returned to you. |
| 12 | ih-da | Ihda, |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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