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TCL 20, 088 (P357654)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357654 |
| Museum no. | AO 08245 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-[i-di2-ma] | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | u3 i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi4-ma | and Ilī-alim, speak! |
| 4 | [i]-na ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-ka3 | at the port of Harani |
| 5 | aq#-bi4-a-kum um-ma | I said to you, thus |
| 6 | a-na-ku-ma u2-za-ka3-ma | I will clear it and |
| 7 | a-sza-pa2-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
| 8 | u2-za-ki-ma a-wa-at | he cleared, and the word |
| 9 | _dingir_-li / da-na | my god, strong one, |
| 10 | a-pu-tum i-na u4-mi3-[im] | the apsûtu on the day |
| 11 | sza t,up-pa2-am ta-sza-[me-u2] | You will hear of the tablet. |
| 12 | _e2_-ti2 2(disz) _geme2-hi_-ti2-ka3 | the house of your 2 female slaves |
| 13 | ki-la2-al-ti2-ma | of Kilalti, and |
| 14 | u3 t,e2-i-te2-en6 ki-la-al-ti2#-ma# | and the ṭētê-song of the circle |
| 15 | a-na [szi2-mi3-im di2-ma] | according to the wording |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam u3 | the silver of the šebilam and |
| 2 | _e2_-tam2 ag-ra-ma | the house of Aga, |
| 3 | ta-asz2-ba u3 szu-ma | you have sat down, and he |
| 4 | sza-i-mu-um la2-szu | there is no šīmum. |
| 5 | a-tu3-nu / s,i-a-ma-a _e2_ | “Atunu, the ṣīmâ of the house, |
| 6 | ag-ra-ma ta-asz2-ba | “Agāma, why did you sit down? |
| 7 | a-pu-tum a-pu-tum a-na | “Alas, alas! To |
| 8 | a-wa-at t,up-pi3-im ih-da | the word of the tablet has received |
| 9 | ka3-la2-ma di2-na szu-ma | All the judgments are given. |
| 10 | la ta-di3-na a-wa-at | you did not give, the word |
| 11 | _dingir_-li da-na ta-ha-li-qa2#-ma | the gods of An, you shall kill, and |
| 12 | lu _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ <<it>> | or silver, 1 mina |
| 13 | di2-na-ma ti2-i-ir-ta-ku-nu | Give me a firm positive answer! |
| 14 | i-pa2-ni-u2-ti-ma | he opened, and |
| 15 | li-li-kam u3 su2-ha-ra-[am] | may he go, and may Suharam |
| 16 | a-s,e2-er u2-mi3-szu-ma [...] | (Sum) His word is a flood that ... the land (Akk) The storm ... its land |
| 17 | t,u3-ru#-ud [...] | (Sum) I am the one who makes ... grow(?) (Akk) The one who renders ... |
| 18 | _sza3 la2_ x [...] | deficit ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na [...] li-ip-te2-szu [x (x)] | to ... his lips ... |
| 2 | nu-ta-ra-ga2-ma _dumu_ ka3-ri-a li#-[x-(x)] | may he not be forgotten, son of Kariya ... |
| 3 | sza 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-lu / _dingir_-li | of 1 mina of silver he weighed out, my god |
| 4 | be-el _ku3-babbar_ | the owner of the silver |
Sources & licences
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