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TCL 21, 272 & TCL 04, 107 (P357442)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 272 & TCL 04, 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357442 |
| Museum no. | AO 07453 |
| 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 | i-nu-mi3 ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur | When Mannum-balum-Assur |
| 2 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-a | 4 minas of silver |
| 3 | tur4-hu-mi3-it a-na | the turḫumītu-vessel to |
| 4 | {d}iszkur-an-dul3 sza ki-ma | Iškur-andul who like |
| 5 | i-di2-su2-en6 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | Iddin-Suen, son of Alahum |
| 6 | isz-qu2-lu-ma t,up-pu-szu | he weighed out and his tablet |
| 7 | sza {d}iszkur-an-dul3 il5-pu-tu3 | that Iškur-andul had imposed, |
| 8 | um-ma {d}iszkur-an-dul3-ma | Thus Iškur-andul |
| 9 | a-na ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma | to Mannum-balum-Assur |
| 10 | a-szar a-ta | where from where |
| 11 | u2 i-di2-su2-en6 | and Idissuen |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-na-ma-ra-ni | you will see. |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am sza i-di2-su2-en6 | Tablet of Idissūn. |
| 3 | ta-la2-pa2-at-ma | you wipe clean, and |
| 4 | t,up-pi2 ta-da-nam-ma | you will give a tablet. |
| 5 | a-du-ak um-ma | I went, saying: |
| 6 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma | Mannum-balum-Assur, |
| 7 | la2-di2-na-kum-ma | I will give to you, and |
| 8 | du-uk a-na a-wa-tim | “I swear to the word |
| 9 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum, |
| 10 | ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-ma | he gave to me, and |
| 11 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur | before the sword of Assur |
| 12 | szi2-bu-ti2 a-di2-in | I gave to the šibūti. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ku-ni-lim ib-ni-li2 | before Kunilim, Ibnili |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-szur-utu-szi tap-pa2-i | son of Assur-ušabši, companion, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ku-ni-lim _dumu_ i3-li2-a | seal of Kunilim, son of Ilīya |
| 2 | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-ni-a-tim] ka3#-ru-um | the lands of Karum |
| 2 | [_tur-gal_] i-di2-ni-ma | the young man gave to me, and |
| 3 | [_igi gir2_ sza a]-szur# szi2-bu-ti2 | before the sword of Ashur, the šibûtu |
| 4 | a-di2-in ib-ni-li2 | the father of Ibni-ili, |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi tap-pa-i | son of Assur-Šamši, companion |
Sources & licences
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