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TCL 04, 090 (P357425)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357425 |
| Museum no. | AO 07298 |
| 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 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 6 minas of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pu-um i-s,e2-er | (Sum) The ṣarūpu-plant grows (Akk) The sapling grows |
| 3 | da-ak-ni-isz | to be strong |
| 4 | u3 hu-ru-ta / i-ku-num | and Ḫuruta he will weigh out. |
| 5 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫammuštum |
| 6 | sza ka3-szi2-im | of Kasim, |
| 7 | 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na | 2 shekels for |
| 8 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 1 mina |
| 9 | s,i2-ib-tam2 | ṣibtam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | in the first month |
| 2 | u2-s,u2-bu | they brought in. |
| 3 | a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_ | for 3 months |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 u2-ta-ru-u2 | the silver they shall pay back. |
| 5 | _igi_ s,i-lu-lu | before Ṣillulu |
| 6 | _igi_ a-szur-dan | before Assur-dan |
| 7 | _igi_ i-ku-num | before Ikunum |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ s,i2-lu-lu _kiszib3_ a-szur-dan | seal of Ṣillulu, seal of Assur-dan |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ i-ku-nim _dumu_ il5-ba-ni | seal of Ikunum, son of Ilbani |
| 3 | sza hu-bu-ul da-ak-ni-isz | of a severe debt, |
| 4 | u3 hu-ru-ta 6(disz) _ma-na_ | and ḫuruta 6 minas |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um | the silver of Ṣarupum |
| 6 | isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz#-[tim] | from Ḫamushtum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ka3-szi2-im 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | of kašim 2 shekels each |
| 2 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2 | for 1 mina of wool |
| 3 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u2-s,u-bu | in the first month they shall bring. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_ | the silver for 3 months |
| 5 | u2-la2 u2-ta-ru | he shall return. |
| seal B | ||
| 1 | i-ku-num | Ikunum |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni# | son of Ilī-bani |
| seal C | ||
| 1 | a-mur-a-szur3 | Amur-Assur, |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-a-nim | son of Shū-Anum, |
| seal D col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen | Ibbi-Suen |
| 2 | _lugal kal-ga_ | mighty king |
| 3 | _lugal#_ uri5[{ki}-ma] | king of Ur |
| 4 | _lugal# an# ub#-da# limmu2#-ba#_ | king of the four world quarters |
| seal D col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da} | Ur-Lugalbanda |
| 2 | _dub-sar_ | scribe |
| 3 | _dumu_ ur-nigar{gar} | son of Ur-nigar |
| 4 | _ARAD2-zu_ | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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