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TCL 04, 060 (P357395)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 060 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357395 |
| Museum no. | AO 07344 |
| 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 ka3-ru-um ka3-[ni-isz{ki}-ma] | Thus Karum of Kaniš |
| 2 | a-na ka3-ri-im wa-ah-szu#-[sza-na] | to the quay of Wahshana |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 2(disz) me-at ku-ta#-[ni] | Speak! 200 kutani |
| 4 | sza qa2-[tim] | of the hand |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ ka3-ab2-tu3-tum# | 13 kabtûtu-garments |
| 6 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu _sag10_-tum# | 2 kutanu-garments, red, |
| 7 | mi3-ma a-nim i-ba-[...] | What else ...? |
| 8 | a-na e-ri-isz-ti2 [...] | For the erištu-disease |
| 9 | a-na _e-gal_-lim-ma x [...] | to the palace ... ... |
| 10 | x da? mu [...] | ... ... year |
| 11 | szi2-tam2 [...] | ... fate |
| 12 | sza# ba-ri# | of bari |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ki [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...]-na 2(disz) me-at# | ... 200 |
| 3' | sza qa2-tim 1(u) [...] | of the hand, 10 ... |
| 4' | a-na qa2-ab2-x [...] | to ... |
| 5' | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta e2_ [...] | 1 mina, the house of ...; |
| 6' | ku-ta-ni _sag10_ [...] | ... his neck ... |
| 7' | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_-ma [...] | 1 mina ... |
| 8' | _uruda_ sza tu3-uh3-pi3-a | the copper of Tuḫpia |
| 9' | sza _gal_-ba-a-szur _dumu_ x x | of the chief of Assur, son of ... |
| 10' | u3 sal2-ma-a-szur | and Salma-Assur |
| 11' | ub-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ni | brought to you |
| 12' | _uruda_ a-szu-mi3-ni in-[...] | the copper of my name ... |
| 13' | _szunigin_ 4(u) 7(disz) _tug2?_ ma x | total: 47 ... garments |
| 14' | _ku3-babbar_ ma im szu [...] | silver, ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i-ba-su2 | silver and sesame |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
| 3 | a-na-kam i-na [...] | Here, in |
Sources & licences
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