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TCL 04, 072 (P357407)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357407 |
| Museum no. | AO 07469 |
| 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 | 2(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki-a | 2 1/2 talents of tin, Kunukia |
| 2 | 1(disz) me-at ku-ta-nu sza | 100 kutanu-garments of |
| 3 | qa2-tim 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | a total of 14 kutanu-garments |
| 4 | _sag10_-tum 1(u) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-u2 | a total of 10 abarnû-garments |
| 5 | 1(u) [n] _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e _sag10_-tum | n garments of the akidû-festival, good quality |
| 6 | wa-at-ru-tum 4(disz) _tug2_ a-ha-ma | the wrath 4 separate garments |
| 7 | sza _dam-gar3_ [...] x di2-szu-nu-ma | of the merchant ... their case |
| 8 | di2-na-szu-nu [...] 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | their verdict ... 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 9 | hu!-sa3!-ru mi3-ma a-nim | Ḫusarum, whatever |
| 10 | a-na la2-qe2!-ep! du10-a-a | to take good care of |
| 11 | u3 hu-ut-ka3! ap-qi2-id | and Ḫutka I entrusted. |
| 12 | [a]-s,e2#-er sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | the aṣīr-land which like a river |
| 13 | i-ra-de8-u2 6(disz) _gin2_ | they will measure out. 6 shekels |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | silver, 1 1/2 minas of lead |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-qa2-ti2-szu-nu a-di2-in | I gave to them. |
| 2 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tam2 u3 1(disz) _tug2_ | 1 raqatam garment and 1 garment |
| 3 | ku-ta-nam _sag10_-tim | a good gift |
| 4 | u3 sa2-he-er-tam2 a-na | and the sahērtam-tax to |
| 5 | ru-ba-im ne2-na-sza-i-im | noble one, |
| 6 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 6 1/3 minas of lead |
| 7 | a-qa2#-[ti]-szu u3 3(disz) _tug2#_-[ta-ni] | his offerings and 3 garments |
| 8 | [a-na ...]-ir-re-s,u2-um | to ...-irreṣum |
| 9 | [... sa2]-he-er-tam2 | ... the sahērtam |
| 10 | a-na puzur4-su2-en6 | to Puzur-Suen |
| 11 | 1(disz) _tug2_ qa2-am-su2-um a-di2-in-szu-nu-ti2 | 1 qamsum-garment I gave them, |
| 12 | _igi_ szu-ma-li-bi4-a-szur3 _igi_ i-ri-szum | before Šumma-libbi-Assur, before Irishum |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) me-at _uruda_ szi2-kum i-li-bi4 la2-qe2-[ep] | 100 (shekels of) copper from you I took. |
| 2 | u3 hu-ut-ka3 1(disz) _tug2_ sza 6(disz) _gin2#_ | and ḫutka3 1 garment of 6 shekels |
| 3 | [a-na] du10-a-a | to good fortune |
Sources & licences
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