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TCL 20, 111 (P357677)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357677 |
| Museum no. | AO 08255 |
| 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 a-szur3-re-s,i2 szu-be-lim | To Assur-rēṣi Šubelim |
| 2 | u2 a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-taklāku, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-la2-li2-ma a-hu-a | Thus Elali, my brother: |
| 4 | a-tu3-nu a-ma-kam isz-me-dingir-am | Atunu, the word of Išme-ilum |
| 5 | u2 a-szur3-na-da s,a-ab2-ta-ma | and Assurnada captured, and |
| 6 | 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu-nu-ma | 9 shekels of silver are their wages. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-be-lim | silver to Šubelum |
| 8 | di2-na / a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu | Judge, brother, atunu! |
| 9 | ih-da-ma! _ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-be-lim | received, and the silver to Šubelim |
| 10 | e la2 ta-di2-na-ma | you did not give me, and |
| 11 | li-bi4 u2 li-bu-szu | “Libû-plant and libūšu-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e tu3-la2-mi3-na | the house of Tulumina, |
| 2 | i-nu-mi3 wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni | when I was stationed, |
| 3 | iq-bi4-u2-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma | they said to me, thus: |
| 4 | szi2-mu-um i-na ma-hi-ri-im la2-szu | There is no (further) judgment in the court. |
| 5 | u2-ma-am / a-sza-me-ma | “Now, I will ask, and |
| 6 | szi2-mu-um i-na ma-hi-ri-im | a verdict in the presence |
| 7 | ma-ad / _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu-nu-ma | the amount of silver he shall weigh out against them, and |
| 8 | a-na szu-be-lim di2-na | Give it to Šubelim! |
| 9 | a-ma-kam ih-da a-hu-a a-tu3-nu | “It is the word of a storm, the storm is the wind. |
| 10 | a-na a-szur3-re-s,i2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-rēṣi, |
| 11 | 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3-ka3 | 2 1/4 shekels of silver to Asumi |
| 12 | szu-qu2-ul / a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_ | “It is a šūquʾû-demon’s word. Silver |
| 13 | a-na szu-be-lim di2-in | Give it to Šubelim! |
| 14 | a-hi a-ta | brother of Āta |
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