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TCL 20, 098 (P357664)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357664 |
| Museum no. | AO 12131 |
| 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 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | to Uṣur-ša-As&xvur |
| 3 | la-ma-sza ba-zi-a | Lamašša was taken away |
| 4 | u3 a-bu-sza-lim qi2-bi-ma | and Abu-šallim, speak! |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na siki hi-a_ isz-tu3 | 15 minas of wool from |
| 6 | ti2-me-el-ki-a / a-bu-sza-lim | Timelkia, Abu-šallim |
| 7 | na-asz2-a-ki-im i-na 2(disz){szi2-ta} | he shall carry out the repairs. In two years |
| 8 | su2-a-tim puzur4-su2-en6 | Puzur-Suen, |
| 9 | u2 i-a-ti2 sza a-sze2-ni-szu | and I, his brother, |
| 10 | szar-ma-ni-ma i-qa2-ra-be-tim | “Šarmanīma, the Iqarabetum, |
| 11 | i-ba-szi2-a-ni _sza3-ba_ | there is in the heart |
| 12 | 1(disz) su2-am a-na ba-zi-a | 1 lamb for Bazia, |
| 13 | di2-na-ma a-s,e2-ri-a | Judge my case, |
| 14 | li-ni-isz-am | may he restore. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ba-zi-a qi2-bi-ma | Abazia, speak! |
| 2 | 1(disz) a-zi-ra-am da-nam | 1 Aziram, Danam, |
| 3 | sza e-mu-qi2-im lu ku-a-ti2 | May the one who has the strength be my friend. |
| 4 | lu i-a-ti2 sza-ma-ma | be it me, the heavens |
| 5 | su2-am i-na pa2-ni-ka3 | ... in your presence |
| 6 | na-an-szi2-am szu-ma | “He is the one who will take care of him. |
| 7 | te2-zi-ba-szi2 li-bi4 | Tezibāši, the messenger, |
| 8 | i-la-mi3-na-kum | Illaminakum |
| 9 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | to Uṣur-ša-As&xvur |
| 10 | qi2-bi-ma i-1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | say: 1/2 mina of silver |
| 11 | sza li-bi4-ka3 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | belonging to the ērib-official 15 shekels |
| 12 | ta-di2-nam 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar_] | 15 shekels of silver |
| 13 | i-li-bi4-ka3 a-szi2-tam2# | of Ilībi, the sage |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-bu-sza-lim | silver to Abu-šallim |
| 15 | di2-in-ma sa3-he-er-tam2 | judge of justice, |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-ni | which he had brought to him, |
| 2 | li-isz-ta2-a-ma-am | may he listen. |
| 3 | a-pu-tum a-te2-er-ti2-a ih-da | “The apsûtu-demon, the atērtīa-disease has seized me, |
Sources & licences
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