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TCL 04, 081 (P357416)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357416 |
| Museum no. | AO 07082 |
| 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(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ si2-pa2-ra-tu3 | 10 shekels of silver, 1 2/3 minas of siparatu-wood |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ zi-ga-sza-ru i-na | 1 mina of zigašaru-flour from |
| 3 | bu-ru-tim _igi_ szu-a-nim ka3-i-in | “Burūtum, before Šu’anum, the gate |
| 4 | _igi_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ er-ra-a i-li-bi | before Assur-malik, son of Errâ, Ilībi |
| 5 | su2-e-a a-hi-a a-di2-i 5(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | my brother, together with 5 1/4 shekels |
| 6 | szi2-im sa3-ap-ti2-nim i-li-bi4 | the šīm sâptinum of the gods, |
| 7 | a-szur3-du-ri / _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar _igi_ a-la2-hi-im | Assur-duri, son of Puzur-Ištar, before Alaḫum |
| 8 | _dumu_ nu-ur-su2 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi4 | son of Nursu 15 1/2 shekels of silver to Ilībi |
| 9 | a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ er-ra-a _igi_ a-szur-i-di2 | Assur-malik, son of Errâ, before Ashur-idi |
| 10 | _dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | son of Kukulanum, before Enlil-bani |
| 11 | _dumu_ isz-ma-a-szur i-bu-ru-tim a-di2-i | son of Išma-Assur, scribe until |
| 12 | n 5(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ i-li-bi4 na-na | n+5 minas of copper, the price of Ilībi, |
| 13 | _dumu_ ha-na-ni-im / u3 szu-ut 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | son of Hananīm and that of 3 shekels of silver |
| 14 | i-li-bi4-[a] i-szu-u2 i-tur4-hu-mi3-it | Ilī-bi’a, his son, he will return. |
| 15 | t,up-pa2-am sza 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | a tablet of 8 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 16 | sza hu-bu-ul / du-du _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni | of the debt of Dudu son of Adad-bani |
| 17 | mu-pa2-zi-ri-im / a-na ha-nu | “Mupazirim’s to Ḫanu |
| 18 | ka3-s,a-ar szi2-me-be-li | the guarantor of Šime-beli, |
| 19 | i-na sza-la2-ah-szu-wa ap-qi2-id | I appointed in Šalahšuwa. |
| 20 | [x] szi2?-zi-ni ku-lu-ma-a | ... šīni kuluma |
| 21 | a-na ka3-ni-isz{ki} [u2]-sze2-bi4-la2-szu | to Kaniš I sent him |
| 22 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi a-szur-ma-lik | 4 shekels of silver: Ilībi, Assur-malik |
| 23 | _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar _igi_ a-gi-a | son of Ahu-waqar, before Agiya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ i-ku-nim 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | son of Ikunum, 3 shekels of silver |
| 2 | i-li-bi du10-ba-a ni-a-im | Its good lament is fearsome. |
| 3 | 1(disz) pa2-szu-ra-am sza a-ma-at-ka3? | 1 pāšuram of Amatka(?) |
| 4 | sza za-zu-ni i-li-bi4 ba-ra-nim | of Zazuni, the god of the netherworld, |
| 5 | sza e-lu-hu-ut _igi_ ba-ba-zu-a _dumu_ szu-a-nim | of Eluhut before Babazû, his son |
| 6 | _igi_ a-szur-ka3-szi2-id _dumu_ ik-ra-a | before Assur-kašid, son of Ikrāya |
| 7 | t,up-pa2-am sza 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | a tablet of 15 shekels of silver is the price |
| 8 | i-ti2-hi-lim a-na i3-li2-dan _dumu_ | Iti-ḫilim to Ilī-dan son |
| 9 | a-gi-a i-ha-hi-im / ap2-qi2-id | I entrusted the aĝīʾa-tax. |
| 10 | _igi_ ha-nu-nu _dub-sar igi_ szu-ku-bi-im | before Hanunu, the scribe, before Šukubum |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni i-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | son of Šamaš-bani, for 1/3 mina 1 shekel of silver |
| 12 | sza li-bi ku-ta-a-a _dumu_ a-szur-na-da | belonging to Kutaya son of Assur-nada |
| 13 | _sza3-ba_ / 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-szi2-te2-en6 i-na qa2-ta-ra | therein 2 kushite-garments in the qataru |
| 14 | sza ki-ma szu-a-ti2 la2-qe2-pu-um _dumu_ bu-zu-ta-a | who like that is taken, son of Buzutâ |
| 15 | u2 ma-nu-ba-lum2-a-szur ka3-s,a-ar szu-da-a | Manu-bālum-Ašur, the keeper of the record, |
| 16 | a-na 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di-nu-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 15 shekels of silver they gave, and 15 (shekels) of silver |
| 17 | i-di2-nu-nim szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | gave to me that silver |
| 18 | i-li-bi4 / ku-ta-a-ma _igi_ a-gu5-a | “Ilībi is a kute, and before Agu’a |
| 19 | _dumu_ i-ku-nim _igi_ ma-nu-sza-ni-sza | son of Ikūnum, before Mannušaniša |
| 20 | _dumu_ i3-li2-mi3-ti2 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 3(u) _ma-na_ | son of Ili-miti 10 shekels of silver 30 minas |
| 21 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza ti2-me-el-ki-a i-li-bi4 | the garments of Timelkia Illibi |
| 22 | a-ri-ni _dumu_ be-lu-ba-ni _igi_ | Arini, son of Belu-bani, before |
| 23 | sa3!-ak-li-a _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | Sa’aklīya, son of Šu-Ishtar |
| 24 | [n] 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na am-tim sza a-szur-gal | ... 2 shekels of silver for the cattle of Assurgal |
| 25 | _dumu_ i3-[li2]-ba-ni a-di2-in | son of Ilī-bani I gave. |
| 26 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 3 shekels of silver for |
| left | ||
| 1 | am-tim sza {d}utu-ba-ni a-di2-in [x] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ a-na am-tim | the wild bull of Šamaš-bani I gave. x shekels of silver to the wild goat |
| 2 | sza a-du-da a-di2-in 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi4 be-la2-nim | of Adda, together with 3 shekels of silver Ilībi, his lord |
| 3 | _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im _igi_ ni-ma-a-szur 2(disz) _ma-na uruda! sag10!_ i-li-bi4 | son of Šukubum, before Nama-Assur, 2 minas of red copper for Ilībum |
| 4 | i-ku-nim _dumu_ e-la2-li2 za an? x im _igi_ i-di2-a-szur | Ikunum, son of Elali, ... before Iddin-Assur |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi a-mur-dingir _igi_ i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ a-mur#-a-a | 11 1/3 shekels of silver: Ilibi, Amur-ilī, before Iddin-Assur, son of Amuraya |
| 6 | _igi_ a-di2-da | before Adida |
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