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TCL 04, 091 (P357426)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357426 |
| Museum no. | AO 07299 |
| 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 | 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 8 1/6 shekels of refined silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er a-szur-{d}utu-szi a-szur-gal | Assur-šūzi (and) Assurgal |
| 3 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza _ku3-sig17_-s,a-nim u3 a-szur-ma-lik | from the hammuštu of gold and Assur-mālik |
| 4 | a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | for 4 hamšātu he shall weigh out. |
| 5 | szu-ma la isz3-qu2-ul | If he does not pay attention, |
| 6 | 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1/6 shekel each |
| 7 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_-im | in the first month |
| 8 | u3-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | he shall carry out. Month |
| 9 | ma-hu-ur-i3-li2 | Ahur-ilī, |
| 10 | li-mu-um | eponym: |
| 11 | sza qa2-ti2 du10-ba-a-szur | of the hand of Dubaya-Assur, |
| 12 | _igi_ zi-ki-ki | before Zikīku |
| 13 | _igi_ i-di2-a-szur | before Iddin-Assur |
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | Seal of Assur-šamašş. |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ i3-li2-ba-ni | seal of Ilī-bani, |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ zu-ki-ki _dumu_ du10-ba-<a-szur> | Seal of Zukiki, son of Duba-Assur |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | Seal of Iddin-Assur, son of Ibni-Adad |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 8 1/6 shekels of refined silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | Assur-šamaš |
| 3 | a-szur-gal i-szu isz-tu3 | Ašur-gal has taken it from |
| 4 | ha-musz-tim sza _ku3-sig17_-s,a-nim | a hammuštu-vessel of gold |
| 5 | u3 a-szur-ma-lik a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | and Assur-malik for 4 hamšātum, |
| 6 | i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul | he will weigh out; if he does not weigh out, |
| 7 | 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_-im | 1/6 shekel per month |
| 8 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | the regular offerings he shall bring in. Month |
| 9 | ma-hu-ur-i3-li2 li-mu-um | Ahur-ilī, the eponym |
| 10 | sza qa2-ti2 du10-ba-a-szur | of the hand of Dubaya-Assur, |
| seal A | ||
| 1 | a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | Assur-Utuši, |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni | son of Ilī-bani, |
| seal C | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur | Ibni-Addu |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3 | son of Iddin-Assur, |
Sources & licences
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