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TCL 04, 055 (P357390)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357390 |
| Museum no. | AO 07451 |
| 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 | into a potsherd |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar-ma | Thus says Amur-Ištar: |
| 3 | [4(disz)] _gu2_ 1(u) 4(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 4 talents 14 minas of copper |
| 4 | ma-si2-a-am 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | one talent of copper |
| 5 | ha-bu-ra-ta-i-<um> _szunigin_ | Haburatāum, total |
| 6 | 5(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 4(disz) _ma-[na]_ _uruda_ | 5 talents 14 minas of copper |
| 7 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | For Ninšubur-bani |
| 8 | u2-sze2-bi-lam um-ma szu-ut-ma | he sent to me, thus: |
| 9 | _uruda_ sza pu-szu-ke-en6 | copper of Pušukēn |
| 10 | _sza3-ba uruda_ 5(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | therefrom: copper, 5 minas of red copper |
| 11 | a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | to the granary |
| 12 | a-di2-in 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | together with 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | im-t,i2 szi-ti2 _uruda_ | a šiti of copper |
| 2 | 4(asz) _gu2_ 8(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 4 talents 8 minas 15 shekels each |
| 3 | ma-s,i2-a-am | a scepter |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | 2/3 mina 6 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | his silver: 5 1/3 minas |
| 6 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 3 2/3 shekels |
| 7 | 1(asz) _gu2_ ha-bu-ra-ta-i-<um> | 1 talent, Haburata<cum> |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | his silver: 1 mina 5 1/2 shekels |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | total: 6 1/3 minas 9 1/6 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar sza3_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the silver from 6 shekels of silver |
| 11 | lu a-qa2-ti2 s,u-ha-ri-szu a-di2 | I have strewn offerings for him, as far as |
| 12 | u2 {d}iszkur-ba-ni | and Iškur-bani |
| 13 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 6 1/3 minas 3 1/6 shekels |
| left | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur#-[ba-ni na]-asz2-a-kum# | Iškur-bani is your provider |
Sources & licences
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