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TCL 04, 088 (P357423)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357423 |
| Museum no. | AO 07156 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ szu-a-nim _dumu_ ha-da-a | Seal of Šū-Anum, son of Ḫadâ |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-na-da _dumu_ na-bi4-li-szu | Seal of Assur-nada, son of Nabi-lušu |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ a-hu-qar | Seal of Assur-malik, son of Ahu-qar |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be-u2-la2-tim | 1/2 mina of Bēlatum silver |
| 5 | sza a-szur-ma-lik u2 a-hu-qar | of Assur-malik and Aḫuqar, |
| 6 | i-na a-lim{ki} il5-qe2-u2 | in the city he took |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu-ma | (Sum) Its ..., its ... (Akk) The ... of his ... |
| 2 | a-na te2-er-tim sza isz-tu3 | for the remission that from |
| 3 | ka3-ni-isz a-szur-i-di2 | in perpetuity, Assur-idi |
| 4 | isz-pu-ra-szu-ni u2 isz-tu3 | he sent to him, and from |
| 5 | e-lu-hu-ut a-na a-lim{ki} | he conquered. To the city |
| 6 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni isz-pu-[ra]-szu-ni | Enlil-bani wrote to him: |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ ga-mar-szu sza-bu | The silver is his complete price. |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi4 | 1/3 mina of silver: Ilībi |
| 9 | be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu il-qe2 | his dowry took, |
| 10 | i-na _tug2_-ba-ti2-szu ta-da-nim | in his garment is given |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | his silver: 1/3 mina |
| left | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-la2-qe2-ma | Enlil-bani shall take, and |
| 2 | be-u2-la2-tu3-szu be-u2-la2-tu3-szu-ma | (Sum) Its ..., its ... (Akk) The ... of his ... is ... |
Sources & licences
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