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TCL 20, 113 (P357679)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 113 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357679 |
| Museum no. | AO 09273 |
| 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 a-szur-nim-ri-ma | Thus Assur-nimri: |
| 2 | a-na a-la2-hi-im u2 a-szur-gal | to Alaḫum and Ašur-gal |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma t,up-pu-um | Speak! A tablet |
| 4 | ha-ar-mu-um sza szu-su2-en6 | Ḫarmum of Susa |
| 5 | _dub-sar_ a-na mi3-ma / szu-um!-szu | scribe, whatever his name |
| 6 | la2 i-tu3-ra-ni / t,up-pu-um | He has not returned the tablet. |
| 7 | sza _geme2_ asz2-u2-mu t,u3-pu-um | of a slave woman, because ṭūpum |
| 8 | na-gu5-ru-um sza ta-as-ka3-ri-nim | The nagurum-vessel that you have placed, |
| 9 | ab2-nu-um 1/2(disz) _ma-na_-um | a cow, 1/2 mina |
| 10 | sza _ku3-babbar_ u3 bi2-zi-a-tim | of silver and bizi-atim, |
| 11 | sza-ak-na 2(disz) _tug2_ sza na-ru-qa2-tum | are placed. 2 garments for the narūqû-festival, |
| 12 | sza gu5-ul-gu5-li-a 1(disz) ta-ma-la2-kum | of the guulguliŋ-priests, one you will carry. |
| 13 | sza qa2-ti2-a ku-nu-ku-a ma?-sza-pu-um | of my hand a scepter |
| 14 | sza qa2-ti2-a / ru-bu-ka3-tu3-szu | of my hand (and) his authority |
| 15 | e-na-tu3-szu _ku3-babbar_ | his dowry silver |
| 16 | a-hu-uz2 3(disz)?-ma / ut-ha-ar-szu | I fought with him three times, and he returned to him. |
| 17 | qar-ni / sza _i3-gesz_ | a horn of oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-tal-lu-um sza ku-s,i2-im | the rear part of the back, |
| 2 | sza ma-at-li-ih-szi2-im | of Matlihšim, |
| 3 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ | 5/6 mina |
| 4 | si2-pa2-ru-um sze-na-an | the sipāru-vessel, the šēnan, |
| 5 | mu-sa3-ru-um i-li-bi4 | the one who heaps up the gods, |
| 6 | ta-ma-la2-ki / sza qa2-ti2-a | you will see. That is my hand. |
| 7 | ka3-an-ku / a-hu-u2-a | Ka-an-ku, Ahua |
| 8 | a-tu3-nu / gu5-ul-gu5-lu-a | Atunu, the one who is destroying things, |
| 9 | i-li-bi4-ku-nu | came to you. |
| 10 | la2 u2-s,i2-u2 | they did not bring in. |
Sources & licences
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