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TCL 20, 108 (P357674)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357674 |
| Museum no. | AO 07713 |
| 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' | [x x]-li-[...] | ...-li- |
| 2' | x-zu?-ma / e-[...] | ... your(?) |
| 3' | t,a2-ra-dim / a-s,e2-[er ...] | The ṭarādim priestess, the shepherd ... |
| 4' | mi3-ma na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a / la2-pu-ut | Let me do whatever I want. |
| 5' | ak-ta-la2-szu-ma / sa3-ak-li-a | (Sum) I have slain him, I have broken his bond (Akk) I slackened him and I broke his bond |
| 6' | a-t,a2-ar-dam / na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | I will send to you my messages. |
| 7' | szi2-ta-me-a-ma / be-lu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | My lord, what have I done? |
| 8' | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-a ih-da-ma | he has received my messages, and |
| 9' | u4-ma-kal2 hu-sza-ha-ak-nu / ez-ba-ma | “The day of the harvest, the ḫušāḫānu-festival, is fierce, |
| 10' | sa3-ak-li-a / t,u3-ur-da-nim | The saklīya of Ṭurdanum |
| 11' | szu-a-ti2 / u2-qa2-a / a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi4-ma | “That one, speak to Amur-ilī, |
| 12' | i-nu-mi3 / i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki} | when in Kaniš |
| 13' | ap2-ri-da-ni / t,up-pe2-e / a-na | I will send a tablet to |
| 14' | szal2-szi2-szu / ta-ma-la2-ki / a-na a-bi4-ka3# | You will bring his booty to your father. |
| 15' | e-zi-ib u3 asz2-pu-[ra-ma] | Disregard that I have written to you |
| 16' | a-di2 ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu [sza ki]-ma# / | as far as the length and width, which like |
| 17' | i-a-ti2 / ip-te2-u2-szu-nu | “I opened my mouth to them, |
| 18' | [x]-x ki-ma li-ib-ru-u2-szu-nu | ... like their ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-ka3 / ih-da-ma sa3-ak-li#-a | ... he sinned, and he was depressed |
| 2 | [t,u3-ur-da]-nim# / ha-ra-ni le-li-am | May ṭurdānu, his brother, be praised! |
| 3 | [...] x wa-asz2-bu-ni / _e2_-ti2 [li-x-...] | ... who dwells, may the temple ... |
Sources & licences
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