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TCL 20, 096 (P357662)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 096 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357662 |
| Museum no. | AO 09253 |
| 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-ka3-szi2-id-ma | Thus Assur-kašid: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 1(asz) _gu2_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ | speak, and 1 talent 5 minas |
| 4 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ki-a u3 li-wi-su2 | tin, kunukkû-stone, and liwisu-stone |
| 5 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 4 1/2 minas of lead |
| 6 | a-na qa2-ti2-szu-nu a-di2-in | I gave to them. |
| 7 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | Assur-imitti |
| 8 | u3 bu-ni-ma-hu-um | and Bunimahum |
| 9 | na-asz2-u2-ni-kum | he brought to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _tug2_ / ik-ri-bu | 1 garment for Ikrabu, |
| 2 | sza {d}nin-szubur | of Ninšubur |
| 3 | ki-la2-li-ma? di2-in-ma | weigh it, and |
| 4 | szi2-im-szu-nu sze2-bi4-lam | send me their omens! |
| 5 | _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_ il5?-qe2?-e# | 1 talent of lead he took? |
| 6 | x x hu?-ur | ...; |
| 7 | x x x na-ru-qam | [......] a rooster |
| 8 | [i]-na-szi2-u2 | they shall take |
| 9 | ha x a-na-ku | ... I |
| left | ||
| 1 | x-na-di2-im | ...-nadim |
Sources & licences
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