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TCL 20, 107 (P357673)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357673 |
| Museum no. | AO 09288 |
| 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 en-na-a-szur-ma | Thus (says) Enna-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Āmur-ilum: |
| 3 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na uruda_ s,a-la2-ma-am | 17 minas of copper, ṣalamam |
| 4 | te2-zi-ba-am 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ sza | 10 minas of copper that |
| 5 | a-szur-pa2-li-il5 al-qe2 u2 1(disz) _ma-na_ | Assur-palil took, and 1 mina |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ar-ka3 il5-qe2 i-na sza | He took the ṣuḫar-vessel from |
| 7 | ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 a-la-an 1(u) _ma-na uruda la2_ 1(u) _gin2_ | your possessions, 10 minas of copper, less 10 shekels |
| 8 | mi3-ma la2 i-di2-nu-nim | whatever they did not give, |
| 9 | s,u2-ha-ru-ka3 lu-ba-li-t,u3-ni-ku-um | Let me keep you in good health! |
| 10 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-na puzur4-su2-en6 | therein 10 minas of copper to Puzur-Suen |
| 11 | asz2-qul2 5(disz) _ma-na_ a-na _geme2_-at | 5 minas for the female slave |
| 12 | a-szur-ba-ni [asz2]-qul2 2(disz) _ma-na_ | Assur-bani, Asqul, 2 minas |
| 13 | a-na ig-ri# qa2-ab2-li-a-ti2-ka3 | to the rites of your qablītu |
| 14 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na usz-ta-la2 a-di2-in | 2 minas I gave to uštala. |
| 15 | _szunigin uruda_-i-ka3 3(u) 7(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) _gin2_ | total, of your copper: 37 minas less 10 shekels |
| 16 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 9(disz) _ma-na_ | therein 19 minas |
| 17 | sza-qu2-ul / szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 1(u) 8(disz) [_ma-na_] | the price of that copper: 18 minas |
| 18 | s,a-la2-mu-um _ku3-babbar_-[ap-szu] | Ṣalamum, his silver |
| 19 | 1(u) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 [ku3-babbar_] | 10 less 1/4 shekels 8 1/2 sheqels of silver |
| 20 | _dumu_ bu-zu-li-a i-di2-nam# | son of Buzulaya he shall give |
| 21 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ | 11 1/2 minas 22 1/2 grains |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ ku-ra i-di2-nam | son of Kura he shall give |
| 2 | _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | therefrom 3 1/2 shekels of silver to |
| 3 | i-di2-isz-tar a-di-in 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | Iddin-Ištar I gave. 1/3 shekel |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ab2-li-a-ti2#-[im] | the silver to the qablītum-officials |
| 5 | a!-hu-zi-im a-di2-in [x _gin2 ku3-babbar_] | Ahu-zim gave. x shekels of silver |
| 6 | _ki dumu_ ku-ra u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | with the son of Ku’a shall bring to you |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ | the price of your silver: 1/3 mina 5 shekels 7 1/2 grains |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 7 shekels of silver |
| 9 | a-na 3(disz) ku-ta-ni-ka3 i-na | for 3 kutānu-garments, in |
| 10 | ra-mi3-ni-a a-di2 / u3 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | for himself, together with 15 shekels |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ sza s,u2-ha-ri e-zi-bu# | the silver of the ṣuḫaru-tax they have borne. |
| 12 | _szunigin_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | total: 1 mina 15 1/2 shekels |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | the silver of Kunukia, Ninšubur-bani |
| 14 | na-asz2-a-kum 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 15 minas of silver |
| 15 | szu-ut-ma# a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur | he is to Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 16 | u2 dan-a-szur li-ip-qi2-du-ni-ku-ma | and may Dan-Assur entrust you, and |
| 17 | a-na a-bi-ni bi-il5 sza-du-a-su2 | to Abini carried off his šadānu. |
| 18 | sza-bu a-ku-ta-ni-ka3 a-da-ma | (Sum) The one who is angry with you, I want to say "Alas!" |
| 19 | szu-ma _diri_ / u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | If a cloud covers you, |
| 20 | me-eh-ra-at ta-ah-si2-sa3-tim | opposite Tahsisātum, |
| 21 | sza a-na-kam te2-zi-bu | which you sat down for, |
| 22 | u2 t,up-pi2 a-na a-bi4-ni | and a tablet to our father |
| 23 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni na-asz2-a-kum | Ninšubur-bani is yours |
| 24 | a-na sza tu3-na-hi-di2-ni | for Tunahini |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-hi-id mi3-na-am lu-sza-am-i-si2-na | What should I ask them? |
| 2 | a-hi a-ta ki-ma a-na ku-a-tim | “My brother, as for you, |
| 3 | tu3-sza-am-ru-s,u2 szu-tam2-ri-is,-ma | [You] recite [the incantation three times]. |
| 4 | gi5-mi3-lam i-s,e2-ri-a szu-ku-un u2 a-na | place a bride in my garden, and to |
| 5 | a-bi-ni a-wa-tam2 isz-te2-et qa2-ri-ib | Our father spoke a word together: |
| 6 | na-ha-dum ku-a-um | nāḫadum (means) kūʾa. |
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