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TCL 20, 116 (P357682)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357682 |
| Museum no. | AO 08254 |
| 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 ha-di2-tim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to a happy man! |
| 2 | um-ma szu-su2-en6-ma | Šusuen speaks thus: |
| 3 | t,up-pa2-am sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | A tablet of 1/2 mina |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sza _dam-gar3_ e-zi-ba-ki-im | the silver of the merchant of Ezibum |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and sesame |
| 7 | li-isz-qu2-la2-ki-ma | may they pluck you up, and |
| 8 | u2 t,up-pa2-am u2-szi-ri-szu | and he sent him a tablet. |
| 9 | a-ha-ti2 a-ti2 a-ma-kam | “Alas, ati, am I! |
| 10 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 12 | li-isz-qu2-la2-ki-ma | may they pluck you up, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am u2-szi-ri#+szu | He sent him a tablet. |
| 2 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | that silver |
| 3 | sza-qa2-lam la2 i-mu-a | the šāqalam-priestess did not see |
| 4 | i-na na-ab2-szi2-i-szu | on his own |
| 5 | ki-ma-ma i-ba-szi2-u2 | as there are |
| 6 | li-ib-szi2-ma | may she be, and |
| 7 | u2 te2-er-ti2-ki isz-ti2 | and your supplication with |
| 8 | a-li-ki-im pa2-ni-im-ma | “Go, turn back, and |
| 9 | li-li-kam szu-ma | he should come, that is |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-la2-ki-im | the silver that he paid to you |
| 11 | ki-la2-la2-ku-nu ku-un-ka3-ma | your weight is secured, and |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ a-hu-ra-ma | the silver I received, and |
| 13 | li-ik-szu-da-ni | may he achieve. |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2-ma ha-ra-ni | “Lama, his brother’s brother, |
| 2 | isz-ni-u2 ih-di2 | Išnīu received. |
Sources & licences
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