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TCL 04, 078 (P357413)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357413 |
| Museum no. | AO 07079 |
| 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) _gin2_ a-na szu-ga-ri-a-e | 1 shekel for the šugariya’s |
| 2 | u3 2/3(disz) hu-sza-e | and 2/3 (workman) Huše |
| 3 | a-na a-ra-wa a-di2-in | I gave to Arawa. |
| 4 | i-nu-mi3 pe2-ru-wa | when Perwa |
| 5 | u3 du-sza-la2 i-li-ku-ni-ni | and Dušala came to me. |
| 6 | 3(disz) ki-ra-tim al-qe2 | 3 ki-ra-tims I took. |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na bu-sza-li | 1/2 shekel for bu-šali |
| 8 | asz2-qul2 i-nu-mi3 | At that time, |
| 9 | zu-zu-li | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-li-ka3-ni | his god |
| 2 | 1/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na bu-sza-li | 1/6 shekel for bušali |
| 3 | asz2-qul2 4(disz) _gin2_ a-na hu-sza-e | 4 shekels for ḫušā’e, |
| 4 | sza a-na ta-ad-me | which for giving |
| 5 | nu-sze2-bi-lu asz2-qul2 | they did not bring, they were slaughtered. |
Sources & licences
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