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TCL 20, 095 (P357661)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357661 |
| Museum no. | AO 08242 |
| 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 puzur4-esz18-dar | to Puzur-Ištar |
| 3 | u3 as2-qu2-dim qi2-bi4-ma | and Asqudim, speak! |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 5(disz) _ma-na an:na_ | 1 talent 5 minas of lead |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki sza as2-qu2-dum | seal of Asqudum |
| 6 | na-asz2-u2 a-na-ma | who is responsible, why |
| 7 | ti2-me-el-ki-a ta-ka3-sza-da2-ni | You will bring me to the Timelkia. |
| 8 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma a-na | Thus (says) Atunu: to |
| 9 | szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-zu-da qi2-bi4-a-ma | Šū-Ishtar, son of Azuda, speak! |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2 / a-szur3-i-di2 _an-na_ | extispicy of Assur-idi of An |
| 11 | 1(asz) _gu2_ li-qe2-ma gi-mi3-lam | 1 talent may he take, and the gimilam |
| 12 | i-na s,e2-ri-szu / szu-ku-un | place in his field. |
| 13 | t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am | He will break his tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza hu-bu-li-szu | of his debts |
| 2 | lu-up-ta / a-na 2(u) 5(disz) | a lupta-vessel for 25 |
| 3 | ha-am-sza-tim szu-ma | he is a ḫamšātum |
| 4 | la2 i-ma-ga-ar-ku-nu | they shall not return to you. |
| 5 | a-na 3(u) lu 3(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 35 hamšātum-plants, |
| 6 | lu-up-ta t,up-pu-szu | A copy of his tablet. |
| 7 | hi-ir-ma-ma a-na a-szur3-na-da | Hirmama to Assur-nada |
| 8 | pi3-iq-da u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | rations and garments |
| 9 | ma-la2 ta-le-e-a-ni | as much as he can carry, |
| 10 | ad-ma-ta-ni szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ | his father-in-law a šītu-garment |
| 11 | a-na s,e2-er a-szur3-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 12 | bi4-il5 szu-ma a-hu-a-a | He is Aḫūʾa. |
| 13 | a-tu3-nu hi-da-ma | “Atunu, I want to say hi! |
| 14 | gi-mi3-lam i-s,e2-ri-a | the reed bundle of the Iṣeria canal, |
| 15 | szu-uk-na a-na | establish for |
| left | ||
| 1 | as2-qu2-dim qi2-bi4-ma szu-ma | Speak! That is it! |
| 2 | puzur4-esz18-dar a-ta-ma | Puzur-Ištar, why |
| 3 | te2-bi-ir szi2-bi4 3(disz) szu-ku-szu-um | tēbir ši₂-bi₄ 3 (mana wool for) Šukusum |
Sources & licences
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