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TCL 04, 110 (P357445)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 110 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357445 |
| Museum no. | AO 07325 |
| 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 | [u2-s,u2-ra-num] u3 a-mur-esz18-dar | Uṣuranum and Amur-Ištar |
| 2 | [ki-ma] kur-ub-esz18-dar | like Kur-ub-ištar |
| 3 | puzur4#-a-na is,-bu-tu3-ni | he seized Puzur-ana |
| 4 | um-ma szu-[nu]-ma / sza | Thus they / who |
| 5 | [qa2]-ta-tim ta#-u2-ra-am | the qatātum-festival |
| 6 | u2-ta-ra-am _ARAD2_ sza-zi-iz-ma | he shall return. The servant shall be present. |
| 7 | lu nu-sze2-er-ka3 / um-ma | “Let me not be negligent, (speaks) thus: |
| 8 | puzur4-a-na-ma / a-ma | Puzur-ana-ma, mother |
| 9 | szu-mi3-a-bi-a / li-zi-za-ku-nu-ti2 | May their names stand before you. |
| 10 | um-ma u2-s,u2-ra-nim u3 | Thus (says) Uṣuranim and |
| 11 | a-mur-esz18-dar-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ | Amur-Ištar for silver |
| 12 | la2 e-pa2-al-ni-a-ti2 | without interruptions, |
| 13 | a-na ta-u2-ri-ka3 | to your servant |
| 14 | le-pu-ul-ni-a-ti2 | may they perform. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ma-la2 di2-in | judge |
| 2 | ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz{ki} | the quay of Kaniš |
| 3 | nu-sza-sa3-ah-ka3 / u3 _ku3-babbar_ | we shall remove, and the silver |
| 4 | u3 _ku3-sig17_ / ta-da-an-ni-a-ti2-ma | and gold you gave me, and |
| 5 | u2-la2 ni-la2-qe2 / ku-a-ti2-ma | we shall take, and |
| 6 | ni-ra-de8-ka3 um-ma puzur4-a-na-ma | Nirade, thus Puzur-ana: |
| 7 | mi3-szu-um a-na ka3-ni-isz | “What is it that you want to say? |
| 8 | ta-ra-de8-a-ni | you will bring to me. |
| 9 | e-er-ba-ma / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ku-nu | enter, and your silver |
| 10 | [lu]-sza-bi4-ku-nu / u3 eq-lam | let them send to you, and the remainder |
| 11 | [a-szu]-mi3-a le-ti-iq | May my curse pass by! |
| 12 | [um-ma] szu-nu-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ | thus they for silver |
| 13 | [u3 _ku3]-sig17#_ u2-la2 ni-li-kam a-na | and gold, a nīlīkam gift to |
| 14 | [ku-a-ti2 u3 a]-na a-wa-tim <sza> kur-ub-esz18-dar | and to the word of Kurub-Ištar |
| 15 | [ni-li-kam a]-na a-wa-tim [a]-ni-a-<tim> | We will go to this matter. |
| 16 | [ka3-ru-um wa]-ah-szu-sza-na | karum wahšušāna |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_dumu gal_ i]-di2-in-ni-a-ti2-ma | the great son gave to me, and |
| 2 | [_igi gir2_ sza a]-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni | before the sword of Ashur, our witness |
| 3 | [ni-di2-in _igi_] kur-ub-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-na-li2 | gift before Kur-ub-ištar, son of Ana-li |
| 4 | [_igi_ sag10-pi2]-i-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni | before Sagi-Assur, son of Assur-bani |
Sources & licences
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