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TCL 04, 096 (P357431)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 096 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357431 |
| Museum no. | AO 07308 |
| 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 | a-szur3-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-mur-{d}[utu] | Assur-miti, son of Amur-šamaš |
| 2 | i-na ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-[szu] | at the disposal of his relatives |
| 3 | is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma a-na be2!-ti2-szu | seized me, and to his house |
| 4 | u2-sze2-ri-ib-ni-a-ti2-ma 2(disz) [_gu2_] | he sent to me, and 2 talents |
| 5 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku sza a-szur3 [ma]-lik | a sealed tablet of Ashur's. |
| 6 | 1(disz) szu-uq-lu-um i-na | 1 šuqlûm-vessel in |
| 7 | ha-ra-nim pa2-at,-ra-at | the ḫarānu-demon is slain. |
| 8 | um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 9 | a-na i-ku-nim _dumu_ szu-be-lim | to Ikunum son of Šubelim |
| 10 | a-mur-{d}utu _dumu_ me-szu-gal / szu-esz18-dar | Amur-šamaš, son of Mešulgal, (and) Shu-Ishtar |
| 11 | _dumu_ ma-lik-dingir-su2 en-um-a-szur3 | son of Malik-ilissu, Ennum-Assur |
| 12 | _dumu_ s,i2-li-esz18-dar u3 a-mur-{d}utu | son of Ṣillī-Ištar and Amur-Šamaše |
| 13 | me-er-i-szu-ma _an-na_ | he weighed out and tin |
| 14 | sza a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | belonging to Assur-mālik son of Šu-Ishtar, |
| 15 | ap2-qi2-da-ku-nu-ti2 | I appointed you. |
| 16 | ha-ra-ni a-na a-lim{ki} | to Harani to the city |
| 17 | _an-na_ a-na a-mur-{d}utu me-er-i-szu | the tin to Amur-Šamaš his brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la tu3-sza-ra a-di2 szi-im | do not abandon, until the right time |
| 2 | lu-[qu2]-tim2 sza li-bi-szu _ku3-babbar_ | the luqūtum-tax of his own weight of silver |
| 3 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ni u3 _an-na_ | they shall bring to you, and the tin |
| 4 | [wa]-szi2-ra-szu-um szu-ma szi2-im | his wife, that is the name |
| 5 | [lu]-qu2-tim _ku3-babbar_ la usz-te-bi4-lam | the precious metals of silver I did not send |
| 6 | _an-na_ a-na a-mur-{d}utu me-er-i-szu | the tin to Amur-Šamaš his brother |
| 7 | la2 tu3-sza-ra-szu-um | do not release him! |
| 8 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | to these words |
| 9 | ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | the karûm, the kaniš, |
| 10 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | gave to me, and |
| 11 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 | before the sword of Assur |
| 12 | szi2-bu-ti2-ni / ni-di2-in | We gave him his life. |
| 13 | _igi_ im-di2-dingir | before Imdi-ilum |
| 14 | _igi_ i-tur4-dingir | before Itur-ilum |
Sources & licences
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