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TCL 20, 083 (P357649)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357649 |
| Museum no. | AO 09276 |
| 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-na a-szur3-du10 | To Aššīr-du |
| 2 | {disz}i-di2-a-szur3 i-ku-nim | Iddi-Assur established. |
| 3 | puzur4-i3-li2 / i3-li2-ba-ni | Puzur-ilī, Ili-bani, |
| 4 | u3 szu-a-nim qi2-bi2-ma | and Šū-Anum speak! |
| 5 | um-ma isz-du-ke-en6-ma | Thus Išdu-kēn: |
| 6 | ki-ma dan-we-er a-zi-iz-ma | like a strong one I stood, and |
| 7 | _igi_ me-er-i-szu a-wa-tam2 | before Merīšu, the word |
| 8 | sza i-ku-nim _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | of Ikūnum, son of Šu-Ishtar |
| 9 | ag-mu-ur _igi_ {d}a-szur3-du10 | before Assur-bani |
| 10 | _igi_ i-ku-nim _igi_ i-di2-{d}iszkur | before Ikūnum, before Iddi-Adad |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ sza ni-il5-qe2-u2 | the silver that we took |
| 12 | a-na dan-we-er nu-ub-lam | did not bring to Dān-wir. |
| 13 | _ku3-sig17_ sza ka3-ri-im | gold of the kārīm |
| 14 | _e2_-et szu-esz18-dar a-pa2-la-am | the house of Shu-Ištar, the aplām priest |
| 15 | qa2-bi-u2 u3 a-na szi2-ti _ku3-babbar_ | speak, and for that silver |
| 16 | u2-sa3-li-u2-ni-a-ti-ma | he made complete, and |
| 17 | u4-me-e ni-isz-ku-ma | When we set out, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-mur-dingir _ku3-babbar_ | for Amur-ilī the silver |
| 2 | isz-qu2-lu u2 mi3-szu | he plundered, and his wife |
| 3 | sza um-ma szu-ut-ma | of which he is speaking |
| 4 | isz-du-ke-en6 _ku3-sig17_ | Išdu-kēn of gold |
| 5 | sza ka3-ri-im sza-qa2-la-am | of the quay of Ša-qalam |
| 6 | qa2-bi4 a-s,e2-er a-zi-zu | “Speak to the aṣer of Azizu! |
| 7 | i-na ra-mi3-ni-a | by her own |
| 8 | u2 ma-la e-pu-szu | and whatever he does |
| 9 | sza dan-we-er a-na-ku | of Danwēr, am I. |
| 10 | mi3-ma a-na ra-mi3-ni-a | whatever to her own |
| 11 | u2-la al-qe2 i-na | I did not take. In |
| 12 | ba-ri-szu-nu le-ta-wu-ma | they shall cast aside, and |
| 13 | szu-ma ki-ma dan-we-er | he is like Danwēr |
| 14 | pa2-i a-di3-in-ma szi2-bu-u2 | I opened my mouth to speak, |
| 15 | i-li-u2 _dumu_ dan-we-er | Iliu, son of Danner |
| 16 | lu-ma-li szu-ma _e2_-et | let me see, that is the house |
| 17 | szu-esz18-dar qa2-bi4-u2 lu-ma-li-u2 | Šuʾiṭār, speak kindly! |
| 18 | u3 _ku3-sig17_ a-nim | and gold of Anum |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ dan-we-er e u2-sza-i-il5-<szu>-nu-ma a-na | son of Dannu-Wēr, he raised them and to |
| 2 | hu-bu-li-a e isz-ku-szu-ma i-na | (Sum) The ḫubulû-demon sat down on the throne (Akk) On the threshing floor |
| 3 | bu-la-ti-a e i-zu-uz szu-ma i-zu-uz sza-asz2-qi2-la-szu | (Sum) He sat down on the throne (Akk) He sits down on his seat, he sits on his chair |
Sources & licences
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