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TCL 20, 115 (P357681)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357681 |
| Museum no. | AO 08246 |
| 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 szu-ku-bi-im u2 ur-dim | to Šukubum and Urdim |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma s,i2-li2-li-ma | Speak, thus Ṣillilī: |
| 3 | i-na ka3-ni-isz na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | at the sealing of the messages |
| 4 | i-na ta-ma-la2-ki-im | on the road |
| 5 | a-na-ku u2 tu3-ra-i3-li2 | I, Tura-ilī |
| 6 | ni-ik-nu-ka3-kum-ma | we sealed for you, and |
| 7 | _igi_ 2(disz) me-er-e um-mi3-a-nim | before: 2 ... of Ummi-Anum |
| 8 | ni-ip-qi2-da-ku-um-ma | we shall entrust, and |
| 9 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma | Thus Nēnu: |
| 10 | na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | supplications |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 2 | a-s,e-er ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur3 | survey of Mannum-balum-Assur, |
| 3 | u2 a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku | and Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | _dumu_ am-ri-a u2-bi!-il5-szi2-na | son of Amria, he raised them |
| 5 | szu-ma / na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum | He is the messenger. |
| 6 | i-na ka3-ni-isz i-ba-szi2-a | in a sealed document there is |
| 7 | a-na szu-ku-bi-im _dumu_ e-na-ma-nim | to Šukubum the son of Enamānum |
| 8 | pi2-qi2-si2-na / szu-ma | their responsibility is he. |
| 9 | i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | in her womb |
| 10 | te2-zi-ib-szi-na | you will release them. |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / a-s,e2-ri-a | in the field of Aṣeriya |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 a-s,e2-er a-ta-ta | and the aṣer plant, I have |
| 2 | li-li-kam-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | Come, and send me messages! |
| 3 | lu-szi2-ru-ni-a-ti2 | let them bring to me. |
Sources & licences
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