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TCL 20, 100 (P357666)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 100 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357666 |
| Museum no. | AO 09278 |
| 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 | a-na ha-na-na-ri-im | to Hananarīm |
| 2 | u2 a-szur-gal qi2-bi4-ma | and Ašur-gal speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-ma-lik-<ma> a-na | Thus (says) Ašur-malik: to |
| 4 | a-szur-gal qi2-bi4-ma | Ašur-gal, speak! |
| 5 | a-ma-kam-ma aq-bi4-a-ku-um | I said to you: |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 7 | 2(u) _tug2 hi_-ti2 / sza a-di2-na-ku-ni | 20 garments of good quality that I gave to you, |
| 8 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ li-tu3-ru-ma | for silver may they return, and |
| 9 | u2 ta-ah-si2-is-ta-ka3 | and taḫiššāka-plant |
| 10 | la2-di2 / i-ba-ab ha-ra-nim-ma | “If he does not have ..., |
| 11 | am-ti2-szi2 / a-hi a-ta | Amtīši, father, oh father! |
| 12 | a-ma#-kam szi2-im | a word of fate |
| 13 | _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-a ma-la2 x] | my garments, as much as ... |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2-ta#?_ | 1 shekel of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-ka3-ba-sa3-ni [...] | You will bind him |
| 2 | a-na ha-na-<na>-ri-im# | to Hanarim |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma u2 t,up-pa2-ka3 | Speak! And your tablet |
| 4 | a-na e-bu-t,im | to ebbuṭum |
| 5 | li-il5-pu-ut / a-hi a-ta | May he tear out the brother-in-law |
| 6 | [_la2?_] tu3-ba-sza-ni / _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | the deficit of Tubašāni: 1 shekel of silver |
| 7 | [x x]-ka3 ku-ub-sa3-am | the ... of Kubsam |
| 8 | i-n e-la2 / lu-qu2-ti2-a | In the midst of my distress, |
| 9 | u2-s,a-ba-am a-le-e-a-ku-um | I will seize. |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar la2_ ka3-sa3-ap-ka3 | the silver deficit of Kasappa |
| 11 | a-tu3-a-ar-ma | I shall return, and |
| 12 | e-t,e2-er-ka3 | your servant |
Sources & licences
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