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TCL 04, 070 (P357405)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357405 |
| Museum no. | AO 07467 |
| 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 | 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 ne-pišum, 17 minas |
| 2 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was eclipsed. |
| 3 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ ri-ik-su2 | and 2 minas of gold, his pledge |
| 4 | ni-is-ha-su2 _ku3-sig17_ | his gold ring |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_-pu-ma [na]-di2 | he will pay back the silver. |
| 6 | _szunigin_ 3(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | total: 33 minas of silver |
| 7 | a-wi-tum / sza _dam-gar3_ | a man of the merchant |
| 8 | a-na szu-ku-bi4-im | to Šukubum |
| 9 | u3 i3-li2-[a] | and Ilia |
| 10 | 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 nepišum, 16 minas |
| 11 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was eclipsed. |
| 12 | sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im | of the merchant |
| 13 | a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im | to Šalim-aḫum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ne2-[pi3]-szum | 1: Nepišum |
| 2 | 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-su2 | 11 minas of nisḫasu-flour |
| 3 | _diri_ [sza] _dam-gar3_-ri-im | surplus of merchants |
| 4 | a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im | to Šalim-aḫum |
| 5 | u3 szu-hu-bur 5(disz) _gin2_ | and Šuḫubur 5 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ / a-na la2-ma-si2 | the silver to Lamassi |
| 7 | 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na ra-qi2-tim ki-ta-um | 5 shekels for the raqītum of the lower side |
| 8 | sza x x [...] be-u2-la-at szu-a-nim | who ... the ladyship of this |
| 9 | mi3-ma / a-nim a-na | What ... to |
| 10 | e-la / ap-qi2-id | I have entrusted. |
| 11 | _igi_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ da-da-nim | before Shu-Ištar, son of Dadānu |
| 12 | _igi_ a-da-da _dub-sar_ | before Adada, scribe |
| 13 | _igi_ dan-a-szur3 _dumu_ sza-lim-a-hi-im | before Dan-Assur, son of Šalim-ahum |
Sources & licences
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