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TCL 20, 112 (P357678)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 112 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357678 |
| Museum no. | AO 09367 |
| 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 esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2-ma | Thus (says) Ištar-ba’asti: |
| 2 | a-na puzur4-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Ištar: |
| 3 | a-bu-ka3 isz-tu3 _iti 5(disz)-kam_ | your father from the 5th month |
| 4 | a-na szi2-ip-ka3-tim a-na | for writing, for |
| 5 | qa2-ab2-ra i-lik-ma a-di2-ni | went into the open country and gave (it) to me. |
| 6 | u2-la2 i-li-kam / i-na u4-mi3-im | “It is enough! On the day |
| 7 | sza a-bu-ka3 / i-la2-ka3-ni | that your father will bring, |
| 8 | u3 a-ha-qa2 <<ha-qa2>> i-t,a-ra-dam | and the aḫāqa of the <chaqa> he will return. |
| 9 | mi3-szu-u2 sza a-ta u3 a-hu-ka3 | What are your father and brother? |
| 10 | sza i-na ba-ri-ku-nu-ma | that before you |
| 11 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ku-nu u3 _ku3-sig17_-ku-nu | for your silver and your gold |
| 12 | tu3-usz-te2-s,a-a-ni ma-nu-um | you have brought out, who? |
| 13 | isz-ti2 ma-nim-ma tu3-usz-te2-s,a-a | You have brought me out with everything. |
| 14 | a-na-ku u2 ki-la2-la-ku-nu-ma | I and your weighty food |
| 15 | mi3-szu-um / a-hu-um | Mišum, brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-hi-im / la2 i-sza-me-ma | that a brother does not hear, and |
| 2 | sza-li-um i-s,e2-er | Šalium is the harvester. |
| 3 | _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu i-sza-la2 | the house of your father he shall pay |
| 4 | a-s,e-er mur-s,i2-a u3 | Aṣer of illness and |
| 5 | a-tu3-nu tu3-usz-te2-s,a-a | (Sum) You are the one who brings out the scepter (Akk) You bring out the atunu |
| 6 | u3 si2-hi-tam2 sza ma-tim | and the remainder of the land |
| 7 | asz-me-ma da-ni-sza-ma | I heard, and her strength |
| 8 | li-bi4 im-tar-s,a-ku-nu-ti2 | (Sum) I am the one who keeps you alive (Akk) I keep you alive |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ lu ku-nu-ki?-ma | may silver and gold be sealed, and |
| 10 | a-tu3-nu-ma / a-na | Atunuma to |
| 11 | a-bi4-ku-nu / na-pa2-asz2-ta-ku-nu | Your father, your servant, |
| 12 | lu szal2-ma-at / a-di2 | May it be well with you! |
| 13 | ma-tum / i-sza-li-mu | The land will be well. |
| 14 | i-x [x] x x a-i-ma | ... where |
| 15 | la2 ta#-[x-x]-id# isz-tu3 | do not ... from |
| 16 | ma-tum i-sza-li-mu | the land will be happy. |
| 17 | u3 ma-la2 te2-er-ti2 | and the entirety of the extispicy |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-bi4-ka3-ma e-pu-usz-ma ti2-ib-a-ma | (Sum) Your father, do what he has done (Akk) My father, did it, what has he done(?) |
| 2 | a-tal-kam li-bi4 a-bi4-ka3 la2 i-ma-ra-as, | The messenger of your father will not come back. |
| 3 | u3 isz-ti2 a-hi-ka3 lu ta-pa2-te2-ma | and with your brother you shall open, and |
| 4 | la2 tu3-usz-te2-s,a-a | do not abandon me! |
Sources & licences
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