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TCL 20, 101 (P357667)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357667 |
| Museum no. | AO 08258 |
| 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 i-ku-pi2-a-ma a-na | Thus Ikupia: to |
| 2 | a-szur-ma-lik qi2-bi-ma | “Assur-mālik, speak! |
| 3 | i-na ha-tu3-usz-ma | in a dwelling place, and |
| 4 | u3-na-hi-id-ka3 um-ma | Unahidka, thus: |
| 5 | a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | I, for 1 mina of silver |
| 6 | sza na-asz2-a-ti2-ni / ma-la2 | of our naštinnu, as much as |
| 7 | u2 2(disz){sze2-ni}-szu qa2-at-ka3 / di2-ni | and two times his hand to you a verdict |
| 8 | e-ni-ma / li-ba-am | “How long will you be here? |
| 9 | di2-na-am / a-ta a-di2 | Judge my case, from the water to the sea. |
| 10 | u2-mi3-im a-nim a-ma-kam | “Alas, the word is a flood! |
| 11 | ta-ta-sza-ab2 | you will place. |
| 12 | la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e | Do not be afraid! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wa-tim sza a-lim{ki} | the words of the city |
| 2 | a-pu-tum i-{d}utu-szi | “Apotum is Išūtu, |
| 3 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 / ta-sza-me-u2 | You are adjured. |
| 4 | szi2-im-<tam2?> li-qe2-ma ha-ra-ka3 | May he take the šimmatu(?) and bring (it) to you. |
| 5 | ma-la2 u2 2(disz){sze2-ni}-szu ka3-szi2-id | as much as two-thirds of a grain is to be measured out |
| 6 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza i-na ha-tu3-usz | 5 shekels of silver, which in the ḫatuš-tax |
| 7 | a-di2-na-ku-ni / ut-hi-ri a-na | I have given to you, I have returned it to |
| 8 | a-hi-ka3 ki-ma ta-di2-nu-szu-ni | your brother, as you gave him, |
| 9 | szu-up-ra-am-ma szu-ma la2-szu-wa-ku | write to me, so that I may not die! |
| 10 | na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 a-na am-tim li-di2-nu | They should give a message to the wild cows. |
| 11 | pa2-at-ri sza u2-sza-hi-su2 | the scepter which he had brought to him, |
| 12 | sze2-pi3-isz u2 a-li | šēpiš-plant, ali-plant |
| 13 | ta-lu-ku-ni | to come, |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-di2-nu | let them give in exchange. |
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