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TCL 04, 079 (P357414)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357414 |
| Museum no. | AO 07080 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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_ du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur _dumu_ szu-nu-nu | Seal of Duṣil-Assur, son of Šununu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ szu-la2-ba-an _dumu_ a-al-du10 | Seal of Šulaban, son of Aldu |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur3-ba-ni | Seal of Pilah-Ištar, son of Assur-bani |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ a-ni-na _dumu_ u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | Seal of Anina, son of Ushur-ša-Assur |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ i-di2-a-bi4-im _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik | Seal of Iddi-abīm, son of Assur-malik |
| 6 | _kiszib3_ su2-e-a _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal of Su’ea, son of Puzukên |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ bu-za-zu _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal of Buzazu, son of Pušu-kēn. |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ i-ku-pa2-sza _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal of Ikupaša, son of Puzukēn. |
| 9 | _kiszib3_ a-ha-ha _dumu-munus_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | seal of Aḫāḫu daughter of Pušu-kēn |
| 10 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-ku-pi2-a _dumu_ a-ta-a | 40 minas of silver belonging to Ikupiya son of Ataya |
| 11 | i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki} a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | in Kaniš for the scepter |
| 12 | i-hi-ib-lu-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bil | he brought, and Assur-mutabil |
| 13 | u3 be2-la2-nu-um ra-bi-s,u2-um | and Bēlānum, the chief steward, |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2-ni a-na _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti2 | the silver that he took for that silver |
| 15 | me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 _dumu-munus_ | “Meru, Pušukēn, and daughter |
| 16 | pu-szu-ke-en6 _nin-dingir_ a-na | Pušu-kēn, the goddess, to |
| 17 | a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 a-hi-szu-nu | Assur-mutabi-il, their brother, |
| 18 | u2-la2 i-tu3-ru u2 i-na e-la2-i-szu-ma! | he will return, and in his absence |
| 19 | i-na ka-ni-isz{ki} t,up-pa2-am | in Kaniš the tablet |
| 20 | sza hu-bu-ul i-ku-pi2-a _dumu_ a-ta-a | of the debt of Ikupia son of Ataya |
| 21 | me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | “Pušu’en, |
| 22 | u3 _dumu-munus_ pu-szu-ke-en6 _nin-dingir_ | and the daughter of Pušu-kēn, the goddess |
| 23 | a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi-il5 i-du-nu | they will give to Ašur-mutabi-il. |
| 24 | ma-la2 di2-in a-lim{ki} _ku3-babbar_ | as much as the judge of the city silver |
| 25 | me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | “Pušu’en, |
| 26 | u3 _dumu-munus_ pu-szu-ke-en6 sza-bu-u2 | and the daughter of Pušu-kēn are living. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-a-bu-um _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik | Iddin-abum, son of Assur-malik |
| 2 | ki-ma a-ha-ha i-zi-iz | he stood like a rival. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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