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TCL 20, 090 (P357656)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357656 |
| Museum no. | AO 08244 |
| 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-na-da u3 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | To Aššar-nada and Uṣur-şša-Assur. |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku-ma | Thus Assur-taklāku: |
| 3 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | to Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma mi3-szu-u2 sza um-ma a-ta-ma | Speak! What is it that you said thus: |
| 5 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza su2-hu-pi2 | 1 5/6 minas 7 1/2 shekels of silver belonging to Suhupi |
| 6 | sza szu-mi3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku _e2_ ka3-ri-im | of the name of Assur-taklāku, the granary |
| 7 | la-ap2-tu3 / i-a-ti2 i-la-kam | The laptu-demon will come with me. |
| 8 | ni-si2-ma _sza3-ba_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-la2-qe2 | we weighed out and 1/2 mina of silver you took. |
| 9 | szi2-tum sza a-bi-ni u3 ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | The šitātu of our father and the taḫsistam |
| 10 | al-pu-ut-ma me-eh-ra-am a-di2-na-kum | I wrote to you, and I have given you a second copy. |
| 11 | me-ha-ar-ka3 a-mu-ur ma-la la2-ap2-ta-ti2-ni | I am waiting for you, as many as are our deficit. |
| 12 | a-ta li-qe2 szi2-tam2 a-na s,e2-er | “Why should he take my name to the sheepfold? |
| 13 | qa2-tim sza a-bi-ni t,e2-eh-a-am | The hand of our father is a gift. |
| 14 | i-nu-mi3 e-li-a-ni asz2-al-ka3-ma | When I went up to him, |
| 15 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma qa2-tam2 sza a-bi4-ni | Thus (says) the hand of our father: |
| 16 | ta-di2-i / lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2 hi_-ti | given either silver or textiles |
| 17 | a-hi a-ta li-qe2-ma / qa2-tam2 | Take my brother from the water and give me a hand! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-li-im-tam2 _e2_ ka3-ri-im | Šalimtam, the house of Karim |
| 2 | li-li-pi2-it lu-mu-un | Lilī-pit, lord |
| 3 | li-bi-im a-na a-bi-ni la2 ta-ra-szi2 | (Sum) Do not abandon the young man, do not abandon his father (Akk) You did not abandon your young man to our father |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma qa2-tam2 / sza-lim-ta-ma | Thus (says) Atāma, the hand is well. |
| 5 | a-bu-ku-nu na-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ a-szur3-na-da | your father, the seller of the silver and the clothing of Assur-nada |
| 6 | e-zi-ba-am a-di2 wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni-ma 9(disz) _tug2-ta_ szi2-tap-kum | Disregard that I have made it unclean, and that 9 garments have been sent to you. |
| 7 | i-bi-szi2-ma 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ a-na _e2-gal_-lim | 11 garments for the palace |
| 8 | u2-sze2-li-a-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na | he brought up, thus I: to |
| 9 | ni-ka3-si2 isz-ta-pu-ku um-ma a-ta-ma | The niŋešu-priest approached me, saying: "Why |
| 10 | wa-asz2-bu-ma / i-na-di2 / u2-la a-ni-ka3-si2 | “Wašbu, he goes, I will not bind him. |
| 11 | ta-tur4-ma 9(disz) _tug2-ta_ isz-ta-pu-ku 7(disz) _tug2-ta_ | you turn around, and 9 garments he has removed, 7 garments |
| 12 | ta-aq-ta-bi-a-am 2(disz) _tug2_ | you said: 2 garments |
| 13 | sza isz-ti2-a ta-ah-bu-lu / ta-am-li-a-at | (Sum) The one who has sinned against me, the one who screams (Akk) Who has been struck with me, you have been struck |
| 14 | qa2-tim sza a-bi-ni ta-di2-ma szu-um-ka3 | You give the hand of our father and your name. |
| 15 | ta-al-ta-pa2-at / us2-ma-at / ki-ma | “You are frightened, you are terrified, like |
| 16 | uz2-ni-im pa2-ta-im / ta-sa3-li-a-ni | (Sum) You are the one who makes the uznīm plant grow in the open(?) (Akk) You make the open (suālu) grow |
| 17 | u4-ma-am _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ szu-ma-mi3-in4 | daily 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 18 | ma-dum ki-mi3-in4 ki-ma qa2-ba-im um-ma | “Like a cow, like a scream, |
| 19 | a-ta-ma a-wi-lum2 i-na a-lim{ki} wa-sza-ab2 | If a man in the city where he lives |
| 20 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-szu-ma lu ni-ta-di2-ma | with his silver we have given, and |
| 21 | li-bu-szu la2 i-la-mi3-nam | (Sum) The lību priestess does not come to me (Akk) His libu priestesses do not go to me |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _tug2_ sza <tu3>-ta-e-ra-ni li-qe2-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 garments that you have returned, take, and 2/3 mina of silver |
| 2 | i-na qa2-ti2-ka3 li-is-hi-ir-ma a-s,e2-er 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | from your hand may it be returned, and the seven garments |
| 3 | sza a-na-ku a-di2-u2 t,e2-eh-a-ma 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er | that I until now received, and 3 minas of silver I brought. |
| 4 | qa2-tim sza a-bi-ni s,i2-im-ma / a-li ni-na-me-ru# | The hand of our father is bright, where can we see? |
Sources & licences
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