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TCL 04, 111 (P357446)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357446 |
| Museum no. | AO 07328 |
| 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 | [...] x is,-he-er-ma 8(disz) ma#-[na] | ... he gathered, and 8 minas |
| 2 | [...] isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim [li-mu-um] | ... from the month of Tammuz, eponymy of |
| 3 | _dingir#_-dan a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal szu-[ma la2] | Ili-dan shall weigh out in the third month. If not, |
| 4 | isz-qu2-ul 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 2 shekels each, one mina each |
| 5 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u3-s,a-ab2 ni-pi2-il5-tam2# | he seized the ṣibtam and the nipiltam |
| 6 | [sza] a-bi-ka3 / a-na ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz | of your father, for the kārīm kališ |
| 7 | asz2-qu2-ul-ma t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am | I sat down and wrote a tablet. |
| 8 | sza ni-pi2-il5-ti2 / a-bi-ka3 / ka3-ru-um i-ti2-zi#-[ib] | The one of the nipiltu priestess, your father, the karûm priest stood. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ / u3 s,i2-ba-su2 szu-qu2-ul-ma / a-s,e2-[er] | The silver and its interest are paid and the caravan |
| 10 | t,up?-pi2-ka3 / a-ni-sza-am sze2-bi4-lam a-na sza# [ki-ma] | Let me send your tablet to that which is like |
| 11 | i-a-ti2 qi2-bi-ma szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bu-la2-am# | Say to me: “Send me the silver!’ |
| 12 | _la2#_ i-mu-a te2-er-ta-ku-nu li-li-kam# | “The deficit of my eye, your return, may it come to me!’ |
| 13 | [lu] a-ni-sza-am lu a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | either by herself or by herself |
| 14 | [lu]-sza-si2-ih-szu [...] a-na a-bi-ka3 / x | ... to your father ... |
| 15 | [...] x e [...] _gin-ta_ x [...] | ... ... above ... from the north ... |
| 16 | [...] ha-am-sza-[tim ...] | ... the Ḫamšatum ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ud im i-di2-ma [...] | ... the storm, the wind ... |
| 2' | [ma]-na# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | minas 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 3' | [...] _ma-na_ [...] | ... mina ... |
| 4' | [...] na [...] | ... sunrise to moonset: |
| 5' | [...] szu [...] | ... hand ... |
| 6' | _ma#-na_ 1(disz) [...] | minas 1 ... |
| 7' | [...] _ku3-babbar_ a-nim [...] | ... silver to the east ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [i]-di2-in-ni-a-ti2-ma | 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-ni-na | before Kur-ub-ištar, son of Anina |
| 4 | [_igi_ ...]-i-a-x _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni | Witness: ...ia..., son of Ashur-bani |
Sources & licences
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