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TCL 04, 103 (P357438)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357438 |
| Museum no. | AO 07321 |
| 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 | puzur4#-a-szur | Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | [za]-ha / a-na e-na-nim | “Zaḫa to Enanum |
| 3 | a-na sza qa2-ta-tim | for the handiwork |
| 4 | i-di2-szu / um-ma puzur2-a-szur-ma | with him, thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 5 | a-wi-lam / u4-ra-am | A man in the future |
| 6 | tu3-ta-ra-am | you will return. |
| 7 | szu-ma a-wi-li | If a man |
| 8 | la2 tu3-ta-e-ra-am | do not return! |
| 9 | a-na ma-la2 t,up-pi3-im | for as much as the tablet |
| 10 | ha-ar-mi3-im | of Ḫarmum, |
| 11 | sza szi-be-a | of Šiba |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2 | ta-sza-qa2-lam | you will present. |
| 3 | um-ma e-na-nim-ma | Thus (says) Enanum: |
| 4 | [a-sza]-qa2-la-kum | I will present to you. |
| 5 | [um-ma] za-ha-ma | thus Zahama: |
| 6 | [sza ni]-isz a-lim{ki} | of the life of the city |
| 7 | [u3 ru-ba]-im ta-mu-u2 | and the rabām-official is Tamû |
| 8 | [ka3-i-la2] ki-ma mi3-ma | ... like ... |
| 9 | [la2 ha-bu]-la2-ak-szu-ni | the deficit of his debts |
| 10 | [...] uk-ta-ma | ... he seized and |
| 11 | [...] ku-lu-ni | ... he eats. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... a]-na# sza qa2-ta-tim | ... for the handiwork |
| 2 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 3 | [...] ni-ni | ... our ... |
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