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TCL 04, 068 (P357403)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357403 |
| Museum no. | AO 07048 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ ki-ga-ar-sza-an _dumu_ | Seal of Kigaršan, son |
| 2 | szu-pu-na-ah-szu _kiszib3_ ni-wa-szu | seal of Niwašu |
| 3 | _dumu_ pu-li-na | son of Pulina |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ pa2-pa2-la2 _dumu_ pe2-ru-a | Seal of Papala, son of Perua |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ pa-al-ha-zi-a / a-szi2-ti2-szu | Seal of Palhaziya, his wife |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2-ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 7 shekels of silver |
| 7 | i-s,e2-er pa2-pa2-la2 _dumu_ | Iṣer-Papala, son |
| 8 | pe2-ru-a u3 pa2-al-ha-zi-a | my limbs and my knees |
| 9 | a-szi2-ti2-szu e-ni-isz-ru-u2 | (Sum) His wife, the enīšru priestess (Akk) His spouse, the exalted one |
| 10 | i-[szu isz]-tu3 ha-musz#-tim | from Ḫamushtum |
| 11 | [sza a-na] | which to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ha-ar-pi2 / i-sza-qu2-lu | they will eat the ḫarpi. |
| 2 | szu-ma la isz-qu2-lu | If he does not pay, |
| 3 | a-na _e2#_{[be-et} e-ni-isz-ru] | to the house he gave. |
| 4 | e-ru-bu _ku3-babbar_ | entered the silver |
| 5 | i-qa2-qa2-ad szal-mi3-szu-nu | he will weigh out. Their totality |
| 6 | u3 ke-ni-szu-nu ra-ki-is | and their trust is bound. |
Sources & licences
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