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TCL 04, 087 (P357422)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357422 |
| Museum no. | AO 07149 |
| 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 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar_] | 4 1/2 shekels silver is 2 1/6 shekel of silver is 4 1/2 š silver. |
| 2 | a-ha-ma 3(disz) a wa ma _gin2_ sza za-ka3-ri-a | together: 3 shekels of zakarû-frit |
| 3 | il5-qe2-u2-ma du-nu-um-na | he took and Dunumna |
| 4 | _dumu_ ha-za-al-pu-na qa2-ta-tum | son of Ḫazalpuna, the qatatum |
| 5 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ku3-babbar_ a-wi-lum2 sza za-ka3-ri-a | 4 1/2 shekels of silver: a man of zakarīya |
| 6 | il5-qe2-ma i-sa3!-li-a _dumu_ sa-ra-pu-nu-a | took and Isaliya, son of Sarapunua |
| 7 | qa2-ta-tum 3(disz) _tug2_ mu-lu-hu isz-ti2 | qatātum-garments, 3 garments of muhu-disease, together with |
| 8 | hi-isz-ta-ah-szu-szar 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 | Hashtahšušar, 2 1/6 shekels of silver with |
| 9 | asz2-la2-ki-im sza sza-li-nu-ma-an# | I have sworn by the command of Šalinuman. |
| 10 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 a-pi3-zu-ra 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 4 1/2 shekels of silver from Apizura, 4 1/2 (shekels) |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 ka3-lu-lu-usz u2 tu3-tu3-pi3-a-la2 | silver from Kalluš and Tutupiala |
| 12 | 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 u2 ki-da-ar# [...] me | 18 shekels of silver from the kidāru-plant ... |
| 13 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 wa-li-isz-ra [sza] | 10 1/2 shekels of silver from the wages of |
| 14 | ki-da-ar qa2-ta-tum 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | the qatātum field, 4 1/2 shekels |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 la-ah-ra-ah-szu 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the silver together with its interest 4 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 16 | isz-ti2 du-nu-um-na _dumu_ ha-za-al-pu-na | from Dunumna son of Hazalapuna |
| 17 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 a-nu-nu-usz 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 3 2/3 shekels of silver from Anunusz 2 1/6 shekel(s) |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 ta-ar-ga-sza-an asz2-ka3-pi3-im | the silver from Targašan, the guarantor |
| 19 | 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 ka3-du-du na-pa2-hi-im | 2 1/6 shekels of silver from Kadudu the napḫum |
| 20 | 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 ha-la2-da | 2 1/6 shekels of silver from the share |
| 21 | 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 ha-nu-u2-a | 6 2/3 shekels 15 grains of silver from Hanua |
| 22 | asz2-la2-ki-im 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 ha-pu-a-szu | 13 1/2 shekels of silver from his pawns |
| 23 | asz2-la2-ki-im 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | I took. 1/2 mina 2 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 24 | 5(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti2 5(disz) _dug_ sze2-im a-na ka3-ni-isz | 5 jars of arsātu-beer, 5 pots of barley for knish |
| 25 | u2-sze2-ri-ba-am mi3-ma a-nim isz-ti2 | he brought in. What else? |
| 26 | ha-ar-szu-um-nu-ma-an a-la2-hi-nim | Ḫaršum-numān, the miller, |
| 27 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _dug_ sze2-[...] a-na ka3-ni-isz | silver, 1 pot of ... for the kānish service |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) _dug_ sze2-im 1(disz) _dug_ bu-[...] | 4 pots of barley, 1 pot of ..., |
| 2 | isz-tu3 pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar _dumu_ x x [...] | from Pilah-Ištar son of ... |
| 3 | e?-zi-ib ha-pu-a-la2 i-ta-di2-in | Disregard that he has eaten, drunk, or anointed himself with anything unclean. |
| 4 | 4(disz) na-ru-uq 2(disz) _dug_ sze2-im isz-ti2 | 4 naruq-vessels, 2 pots of barley with |
| 5 | lu-uh-ra-ah-szu pu-li-na na-x-x-nim | “Let me praise him, the one who ... |
| 6 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ qa2-dum s,i2-ib-ti2 ma-tim | 3 shekels of silver, the qadum payment of the debts of the land |
| 7 | a-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-tu3-a-ar u2 a-na | for 4 1/2 shekels he shall return, and to |
| 8 | szu-pu-na-ah-szu 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-di2-ma | its šupunaḫs: 1 shekel of silver until |
| 9 | qa2-dum s,i2-ib-ti2-szu a-na x _gin2_ | his own hands for x shekels |
| 10 | i-tu3-a-ar i-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im | he has paid. For 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | al-pi2-im 1(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ ta-di2-nam | ... 1 less 1/6 shekels you will give. |
| 12 | a-pu-na-ma 1/6(disz) _gin2_ a-ma-ma-an | I poured out and 1/6 shekel I saw. |
| 13 | a-di2-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ qa2-dum s,i2-ib-ti2 | as far as 1 1/2 shekels, the head of Ṣibti |
| 14 | i-tu3-ar u2 isz-tu3 _e2_ ki-da-ar | he returned, and from the house of the kidar |
| 15 | 1(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti2 ta-al-qe2 um-ma a-ta-ma | 1 jar of arsātu-beer you took, thus (says) he: |
| 16 | a-na 1(u) u4-me u2-t,a2-at-ka3 | for 10 days he will serve you. |
| 17 | a-na-da-na-ku-um szu-ma la2 a-ta-ad-na-ku-um | I will give to you, if I do not give you, |
| 18 | ma-al-a _ku3-babbar_ i-du-nu-ni-ku-ni | whatever silver they shall give to you |
| 19 | u2 a-na-ku a-da-na-kum | and I will give you. |
| 20 | i-na ur-ki-im ni-ka3-si2 | In the future we will bind. |
| 21 | ni#-si2-ma _igi_ a-nu-a u2 ma-hi-ra-ah-szu | weeping and before Anua and his companions |
| 22 | tu3-usz-ka3-i-nam um-ma a-ta-ma | You sit down, saying, “Why |
| 23 | a-hi ra-bi4-um a-ta x nu la2 | “My great brother, from the water ... |
| 24 | [...] x ni x x a-bi4 a-ta | ... father, from the water |
| 25 | a-na ha-ar-pe3 u2-ta-ra#?-kum#? | to Ḫarpum he shall return you(?) |
| 26 | 2(disz) na-ru-uq u2 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 sacrificial sheep and 6 shekels of silver |
| 27 | a-da-na-kum i-s,e2-er pu-li-na u2 ur-x-x | I will give you ... |
| 28 | ha-pu-a-la2? isz-tu3 u2 da? za x x | Ḫapuala(?) from ... |
| 29 | 6(disz)? _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _dug_ sze2-im | 6? shekels of silver, 1 pot of barley |
| left | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) _dug_ sze2-im isz-ti2 ar-za-na-ah-szu 2(disz) na-ru-uq x x x | 4 pots of barley from Arzanaḫšu 2 narūqu-vessels |
| 2 | tu3-di2-tu3 ud-hi-ti2-x-a i-na 1(u) na-ru-uq u2 2(disz) _dug_ sze2-im | ... in 10 narūqu and 2 pots of barley |
| 3 | ar-sza-ti2 sza pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar e-zi-ba-ni _sza3-ba_ 6(disz) _dug_ a-na [...] | The debts of Pilah-ištar he left there. 6 pots for ... |
| 4 | 4(disz) _dug_ [i-ta]-i-sza-ma u2-sze2-bi4-il5 3(disz) _dug_ u2-ma-la na [...] | 4 jugs he gave her, and he brought it to me. 3 pots ... |
| 5 | u2 [...] ar im a-di2-in 1(disz) _dug_ u2-ma-la [...] x x im a-na x | ... ... I gave. 1 pot ... for ... |
| 6 | [...] _dug_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ a-di2-in | ... I gave a vessel for silver. |
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