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TCL 04, 051 (P357386)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357386 |
| Museum no. | AO 07463 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma sa2-ba-si2-a | Speak, thus Sabasiya: |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta a-ma-kam! ki-ma | “My brother, from the water I have been able to speak(?) like |
| 4 | lu-qu2-tum lu _an-na_ lu _tug2_-ti2 | a luqūtu-garment or a linen garment |
| 5 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim ur-da-ni | in the palace Urdanu |
| 6 | isz-ti2 pa2-ni-e-ma ab2-ka3-am | from the front of the cows |
| 7 | szu-ma a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | he is Ašur-taklakku. |
| 8 | u2-la2 a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na | or Assur-malik, son of Luzina |
| 9 | u2-la2 ka3-ru-um ik-ta-la | he has sworn by the oath. |
| 10 | pu-nu-szu-nu-ti2-ma lu-qu2-tum | “Pūšunûtum-disease, |
| 11 | la2 uk-ta-s,a-ad _ku3-babbar#_ | has not weighed out the silver |
| 12 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim la2 i-la2-ka3-ma | he will not come to the ṣibtu-offering, and |
| 13 | [la2 i]-ma-i-da-am lu-qu2-tam2 | he will not be able to raise a claim. |
| 14 | [isz-ti2 _dumu_] um#-mi3-a-nim | from the son of Ummi-Anum |
| 15 | [ke-nim pi2-iq]-da#-ma a-na | reliable, reliable, and to |
| 16 | [...] li-ir-de8-u2-ni-szi2-ma | ... may they bring to her |
| 17 | [...] tu3-ur-ma | ... return, and |
| 18 | [...]-im | ...-im |
| 19 | [...] dam _ku3-babbar_ | ... wife of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] a-szur-ta-ak-la2-[ku] | ... Assur-taklāku |
| 2 | [...] _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ku-nu | ... your silver |
| 3 | [li]-qe2-a u3 szu-ma | take, and he |
| 4 | [...] na u3 ma ti2 sza qa2-tim | ... and ... of the hands |
| 5 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | Assur-taklāku |
| 6 | ik-ta-la2 / _tug2_-ti 3(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ | Iktala garments, 32 garments |
| 7 | dam-qu2-tim i-na pa2-zu-ur-tim | (Sum) The good one, in your lap (Akk) In your lap |
| 8 | le-ru-bu-ni-ma sze2-bi4-la2-ni-szu-nu-ma | "Let them enter and send them to me!" |
| 9 | i-na [...] _tug2_-ti2 | in ... garments |
| 10 | dam-qu2-tum _ku3-sig17_ sza {d}iszkur | Good quality gold of Adad |
| 11 | u2-sza-ba a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | “My brother, why, my lord, why |
| 12 | i-hi-id-ma _tug2_-ti2 dam-qu2-tim | he acquired, and a good garment |
| 13 | i-na pa2-zu-ur-tim | in the midst of battle |
| 14 | lu-sze2-ri-bu-ni-szu-nu-ma | let me bring them here, and |
| 15 | u3? szu-nu-ma _ku3-sig17_ | and they gold |
| 16 | sza {d}iszkur lu-sza-bi4-ma | of Iškur may I send, and |
| 17 | gi5-mi3-lam i-s,e2-ri-a | the requital of the Iṣeria |
| 18 | [szu]-ku-un 1/3(disz)? _ma-na_ | shall place 1/3? mina |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-sig17_ sza asz2-qu2-lu | gold that was plundered |
Sources & licences
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