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TCL 20, 097 (P357663)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357663 |
| Museum no. | AO 09375 |
| 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 bu-za-zu-ma | thus Buzazu: |
| 2 | a-na la2-ma-sza qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Lamaštu |
| 3 | 1(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 10 minas of red copper |
| 4 | a-na sza-ni-im | to another |
| 5 | e-pa2-szi2-im ka3-as,-ha-nu-il5 | Kaṣḫanu-il |
| 6 | na-asz2-a-ki-im / _uruda_ | the naškīm of copper |
| 7 | a-di2 a-la2-ka3-ni | as far as he goes |
| 8 | li-bi-szi2 i-na | her heart in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-la2-ki-a / mu-la2-e-szu | When he goes to the Alaki, |
| 2 | u2-ba-lam-ma / sza-nam | he will restore, and that one |
| 3 | u2-sze2-pa2-asz / 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 1 mina of copper |
| 4 | a-ni-na li-di2-in-ma | let him give, and |
| 5 | i-sza-ad / sza-nim | he will pay. The second |
| 6 | sza 2(u) _ma-na_ / ta-pa2-qa2-dam | of 20 minas you will discard. |
| 7 | li-di2-u2-ma / a-di2 | let them know, and as far as |
| 8 | a-la2-ki-a / ka3-i-la2-szi2 | the alakiŋ priestess of the kalāši temple |
| 9 | 4(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na lu-bu-usz | 4 minas of copper for manufacturing |
| 10 | sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an | the šakriūma |
| 11 | ka3-as-ha-nu-il5 | Kashanuil |
| left | ||
| 1 | na-szi2 na-hi-di2-szu-ma | he brought, and |
| 2 | ka3-nu-e lu-pa2-he-er | may he remove from the storehouse. |
| 3 | u3 e-s,i2 | and the harvest |
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