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TCL 20, 092 (P357658)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357658 |
| Museum no. | AO 09251 |
| 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-szur-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Speak! What is it that you wrote me? |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma i-na | Thus (says) Y[ou]: in |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | of silver, son of Alaḫum |
| 6 | i-s,a-ba-at ma-nam ha-bu-la2-ku-ma | “He will seize me, and I will kill you!’ |
| 7 | ta-am-gi5-ir-ti2-ni 2(asz) _gu2_ | Tamgirtini 2 talents |
| 8 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ki sza a-lim{ki} | the tin, the seal of the city |
| 9 | szu-a-szur ma-ah-ri-ka3 | of Šū-Assur in your presence, |
| 10 | i-sza-ka3-an-ma i-2(disz){szi2-ta} | he shall place, and two |
| 11 | isz-te2-et ta-na-sa3-aq-ma | you will rub (them), and |
| 12 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 10 minas of silver for |
| 13 | e-ti2-ka3 ta-sza!-qal | you will weigh out of your house. |
| 14 | u3 t,up-pa2-am szu-a-ti2 | and that tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-a-szur i-sze2-pi2-szu | Šū-Assur will make it. |
| 2 | ub-la2-kum mi3-szu _ku3-babbar_ | he brought to you, half of his silver |
| 3 | sza i-s,a-bu-tu3 i-na a-wa-tim | Whoever takes (this tablet) away from the word |
| 4 | i-bu-a-ka3 a-pu-uh3 | Ibuaka, the apuḫ priest |
| 5 | 2(disz){szi2-ta} szu-uq-le-en6 | 2 (mana wool for) Šuq-le'en |
| 6 | isz-te2-ta-ma u2-ka3-li-im-ka3 | he has repeatedly held you back. |
| 7 | u2 szi2-it-ma pa2-at,-ra-at | and that one is seized, |
| 8 | szu-ma-ma mi3-ma a-na / | (Sum) My name, what to |
| 9 | a-bi4-szu ha-bu-la2-ku li-isz-pu-ra-ma | May his father, Habulakku, write to me, and |
| 10 | <<a-na a-bi4-szu>> | to his father |
| 11 | a-bu-szu a-na-kam li-is,-ba-ta-ni | his father, what should he seize me? |
| 12 | a-ma-kam ki-ma ta-le-e-u2 | (Sum) My word, like a wailer (Akk) I say to you like wailers |
| 13 | _an-na_ li-qe2-ma | may he take the tin and |
| 14 | ki-ma a-wi-lu-ti2-ka3 | like a man |
| 15 | e-pu-usz-ma | he did, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ di2-szu-nu-ti2 a-ma-kam | the silver of their lawsuits is mine, |
| 2 | a-wa-tum la2 i-sza-qal | he will not raise a claim |
Sources & licences
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