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TCL 20, 102 (P357668)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357668 |
| Museum no. | AO 09285 |
| 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-pi3-a-ma | Thus Ikupia: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-ma-lik | to Aššar-malik |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-ta-wa-ku-um | Speak to Atākum: |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 5 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | from the silver 1 mina |
| 6 | sza na-asz2-a-ti2-ni | of our possessions |
| 7 | ma-asz2-qa2-al-tam2 | a heap of grain |
| 8 | sza ki-tim / sza-zi-iz | of Kītum, stationed. |
| 9 | a-pu-tum / i-na | “Apotropaic ritual in |
| 10 | {d}utu-szi na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2 | to Utu my message |
| 11 | ta-sza-me-u2 | you will hear |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-ma-am sza-a-ma | that one, |
| 2 | isz-ti2 / a-li-ki-im | from the city |
| 3 | pa2-ni-e-ma at-la2-ak | I go before him. |
| 4 | u2-ma-ka3-al la2 ta-sa3-hu-ur | He will measure it out; you will not discard it. |
| 5 | a-di2 / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | together with 5 shekels of silver |
| 6 | sza a-na / a-hi-ka3 | that to your brother |
| 7 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | you wrote me, |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma mi3-ma | Thus (says) he: what |
| 9 | u2-la2 i-di2-na-am | he did not give, |
| 10 | ut-hi-ri / ki-ma | Uthiru (means) like |
| 11 | ri-ik-sa3-am | it is a pledge |
| 12 | ta-di2-nu-szu-ni | they gave him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-ka3 | in your letter |
| 2 | la2-pi3-ta-am u2 a-li! | “Lapīta-plant and ali-plant |
| 3 | ta-lu-ku na-<asz2>-pe3-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam | May the one who goes to the na<caš>pēr temple come! |
Sources & licences
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