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TCL 04, 062 (P357397)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357397 |
| Museum no. | AM 1484 |
| 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 | la2-tu3-sza-ma u2 ha-szu-szar# | she is ill, and she is covered with hašušar plant |
| 2 | a-bu-um u2-mu-um szi2-im-nu-ma#-[an] | Father, lord, determine the fate! |
| 3 | i-a-ta-ni-ka3 pe3-ru-a at-hu?! | I have turned to you, open the door! |
| 4 | be-tam2 u2-sze2-szi2-ib-szu-nu-ma | the other side he made them dwell, and |
| 5 | a-li? 1(disz) _gu4_ 1(u) 5(disz) _udu?_ mu-tum | 1 ox, 15 sheep?, delivery |
| 6 | u2 a-szu-tum a-bu-szu-nu i-di2-szu-nu | and the Ašūtu, their father, their brother, |
| 7 | a-be-tim / u2-ka3-szu-u2 szu?-ma | “The stela he will hold, that išu |
| 8 | ma-a-ma?-nu u2-ma-szi2?-ma | “Nobody will take it away(?), and |
| 9 | i-s,e2-er a-bi4-im u2-mi3-[im] | the harvest of the father, the year |
| 10 | [i]-sza-la2 sza-la2-na-am x | he shall pay, secondly ... |
| 11 | a-hu-um a-ha-am# u2-la2 i?-x-[x-x] | a brother or a sister ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pe3-ru-a sza-ni-tam2 | a second window |
| 2 | i-za-ki?-x i ri szi2 ku ma | (Sum) She ... a ... (Akk) I ... the ... |
| 3 | i-di2-nu sza a-sza-ti2-szu-nu a ba na? nim | the rent of their house ... |
| 4 | szu-ma szi2-im-nu-ma-an i-mu-a-at | “If he sees a man’s case, |
| 5 | a-sza-su2 bi-tu3 ta-la2-qe2 | You take his wife, the house. |
| 6 | isz-tu3 a-bu-um u2-mu-um | From father to mother |
| 7 | i-mu-tu3-ni be-tam2 mi3-ma | he gave to me, what else? |
| 8 | i-ba!-szi2!-u2! a-qa2-ta2-tim | there are offerings |
| 9 | szi2-im-nu-ma-[an] | a fate |
| 10 | be2-tam2 be-ra?-a pe3-ru-wa | “Before you(!?) have sworn by (your) name |
| 11 | i-la2-qe2? pe3-ru-a | he shall take. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ha-pu-[a]-la2 x x 7(disz) | Ḫapuala ... 7 |
| 2 | ru#?-ba-um sza?-am-nu-x | ru-ba-um šamnu-x |
Sources & licences
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