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TCL 20, 105 (P357671)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357671 |
| Museum no. | AO 08267 |
| 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 [...] | to ... |
| 2 | um-ma a-du-ma a-na-kam | Thus (says) Nunak: |
| 3 | ma-nu-a-pa2-na-nu-um | Manu'a-pannum |
| 4 | a-sza-tam2 la2 i-szu-ma | he does not have a wife, and |
| 5 | u4-ma-am / a-sza-tam2 ir-ti2-szi2 | (Sum) The storm, the ašātu-disease afflicts her (Akk) On the day of the storm, she is the one who is the awe-inspiring storm |
| 6 | i-a-ti2 / la2 usz-ta-ta-ta-ni | “I have not been able to make peace with you, |
| 7 | i-na ta-ta-ak-ri?-ni | in the battle |
| 8 | i-na-hu-ur{ki} | Inahur |
| 9 | e-zi-ba-ni a-na _uruda_ | Disregard that for copper |
| 10 | a-na szi2-a-ma-tim | to the fates |
| 11 | ik-szu-da-ni u2 i-a-ti2 | he conquered, and I |
| 12 | i-na ha-hi-im e-zi-ba-ni | Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in this place. |
| 13 | szu-ma um-mi3 a-ti2 / a-pa2-ni-a | he is the mother of Ati, my sister. |
| 14 | te2-er-ti2-ki li-li-kam | May your counsel come to me. |
| 15 | a-ma-kam i-na-hu-ur{ki} | the word of Inahur |
| 16 | s,u2-ha-ru-um wa-sza-ab2 | the ṣuḫarum-offerings he shall serve |
| 17 | e-ni-ki i-na s,e2-ri-szu | (Sum) Your sheepfold, in his steppe (Akk) The sheepfold of his path |
| 18 | li-li-ik | may he go. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ma-kam _uruda_ a-di2-na-<<na>>-kum# | I say to you: I will give you copper. |
| 2 | szu-lu-um-ki | Šulumki |
| 3 | sza isz-ti2-ni e-li-szu | who together with him |
| 4 | u2-ul x-na-na sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Send me ...! |
| 5 | mi3-ma a-ti2 / i-te2-er-ti2-ni | Whatever my father brought back to me, |
| 6 | ta-di2-na-am | given to me |
Sources & licences
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