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TCL 20, 091 (P357657)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357657 |
| Museum no. | AO 09262 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku | To Aššra-nāda and Ashurbanipal. |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ ur-szi2-szi2 | 4 1/3 minas 6 shekels of silver from Ur-shishi |
| 5 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ hu-bu-ur li-mu-um | 1st month, eponymy of |
| 6 | puzur4-{d}nirah 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ | Puzur-Niraḫ 6 shekels each month |
| 7 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2 | for 1 mina of wool |
| 8 | u3-s,a-ab2 t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-mu-um | He will draw up and send his tablet. |
| 9 | u3 sza ku-nu-uk ka3-ri-im | and that of the sealed document of the merchant |
| 10 | _ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar pa2-aq-du 2(disz) t,up-pu | from Iddi-Ištar, entrusted, 2 tablets |
| 11 | sza 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza hu-bu-ul | of 11 minas 5 shekels of silver for debts |
| 12 | ku-za-zi-im _iti 1(disz) kam_ ma-hu-ur-i3-li3 | kuzazānum (offerings) for one month, Mahur-ili |
| 13 | li-mu-um bu-zu-zu | eponymy of Buzuzu. |
| 14 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na _iti 5(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal | 2 minas of silver for 5 months he shall weigh out. |
| 15 | szi2-tam2 a-na _mu 1(disz):sze3_ i-sza-qal | the price for 1 year he shall pay. |
| 16 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ sza-lim-a-szur3 | 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver from Shalim-Assur |
| 17 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ kan2-bar-ta li-mu-um | 1st month, kanbartu-offering, eponymy |
| 18 | szu-da-a 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | 2 shekels each, for 1 month |
| 19 | u3-s,a-ab2 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ | he shall take. 1/3 mina of silver with |
| 20 | me-er-e en-nam-a-szur3 | ... Ennam-Assur |
| 21 | u3 a-na-ah-i3-li2 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and Anah-ilī 1/3 mina of silver |
| 22 | _ki_ a-zu-da _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik | from Azuda, son of Assur-malik |
| 23 | szu-ma la u3-sza-ak-szi2-di2 | if he does not make it right, |
| 24 | isz-tu3 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ab sza-ra-ni | from the 1st month of Šaranu |
| 25 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 mina, 1 1/2 mina |
| 26 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u3-s,a-ab2 | he seized the ṣibtam-gift. |
| 27 | li-mu-um bu-zu-zu | eponymy of Buzuzu. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um _ki_ | 15 shekels of silver from Ṣarupum |
| 2 | a-szur3-la2-ma-s,i2 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | Assur-lamaṣi, son of Alahim |
| 3 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ kan2-bar-ta li-mu-um | 1st month, kanbartu-offering, eponymy |
| 4 | szu-da-a 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_ | Šudâ 1 2/3 shekels 15 grains each |
| 5 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u3-s,a-ab2 t,up-pu-szu-nu | for 1 month he shall carry out their tablets. |
| 6 | _e2_ sza-lim-a-szur3 sza 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the house of Šalim-Assur, of 7 shekels of silver |
| 7 | e-pi2-szu-um _ki_ sza-lim-a-hi-im | an extispicy with Šalim-aḫum |
| 8 | _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar i-na szi2-mi2-a-ma | son of Šū-Ishtar by my fate |
| 9 | i-di2-nam 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 1/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _ki_ szu-esz18-dar szi2-ik-ma-da u3 su2-ka3-li2-a | from Šū-Ishtar, the šikmada and Sukaliya |
| 11 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ zi-kur-li2 | 5 minas of silver from Zikurli |
| 12 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ ku-du-na | 2/3 mina of silver from Kudurru |
| 13 | u3 la-bu-na 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and Labuna 3 minas of silver |
| 14 | _ki_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar | from Šamaš-bāni son of Puzur-išar |
| 15 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ te2-i-na-tim li-mu-um | 1st month, eponymy of Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| 16 | szu-da-a a-na 1(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | ... for 15 hamšātum-containers |
| 17 | i-sza-qal 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | shall weigh out. 1/2 mina of silver |
| 18 | _ki_ ba-al-t,u3-szar _dumu_ zu-ku-hi-im | from Balṭušar, son of Zukuḫum |
| 19 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 20 | _ki_ nu-ur-esz18-dar hu-ur-dim | from Nur-ištar, the ḫurdim |
| 21 | sza en-nam-a-a 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | of Ennamaya 15 shekels |
| 22 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-bi-na-tal | the silver of Kubinatum |
| 23 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ a-la2-hi-im | 15 shekels of silver from Alahum |
| 24 | _dumu_ su2-ka3-li-a a-wa-tum | son of Sukalīya, the word |
| 25 | sza i3-li2-ba-ni | of Ilī-bani, |
| left | ||
| 1 | gam-ra 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-hu-ur szu-ma a-hu-a | The total is 3 minas of silver. That is the additional payment. |
| 2 | a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-la-ni-ma | “Atūnu received, and silver send to me, and |
| 3 | il5-ba-ni lu-sza-bi sza tap-ki-in-gal _ma-na_ | I shall raise a claim concerning the mina of the taklammû-vessel. |
| 4 | a-hu-ur | |
Sources & licences
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