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TCL 20, 117 (P357683)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 117 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357683 |
| Museum no. | AO 09292 |
| 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 nu-ra-tum-ma | Nuratum speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na {d}iszkur-ba-ni | to Adad-bani |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na-kam | Speak! Why |
| 4 | am-tum sza li-bur-be-li2 | Amtum of Libur-bēlī. |
| 5 | a-na a-wi-li-im | to a man |
| 6 | ta-ad-lu-uh3-ka3-ma | you have given, and |
| 7 | um-ma szi2-it-ma | Thus Šītum: |
| 8 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni hu-ur-szi-a | Iškur-bāni of the Ḫūru, |
| 9 | ip-t,ur4-ma | he opened, and |
| 10 | a-sze2-en sza-hi-re-en | “Alas, I want to flee!’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | il5-qe2 [ur]-x?-tam2-ma | took, and |
| 2 | am-tam2 u2-na-hi-du-ma | the wild bull chased away, and |
| 3 | i-su2-ni-sza-ma | he gave her, and |
| 4 | sza-hi-re-en usz-te2-li-u2 | they have risen up against me. |
| 5 | a-di2-i ki-a-am a-wi-lum2 | as long as the man |
| 6 | ha-am-da-tim isz-pu!-ra-kum | the Ḫamdatum sent to you |
| 7 | a-ma-kam x sza 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | ... of 2/3 shekel |
| 8 | ka3-mu-ni sza 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | ka-muni of 1/3 shekel |
| 9 | sze2-ne2-en sza szi2-ni-sa3-tim | the šenēnu-priests of Šinisatim |
| 10 | sza 1/3(disz) _gin2 siki bar-si_ | of 1/3 shekel wool, hemmed, |
| 11 | sza 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | of 1/3 shekel |
| left | ||
| 1 | ki-pu-na-ni u2 szi-ka2-tim | his kipunānu and šikatum |
| 2 | sza 1/3(disz) _gin2_ i-pa2-ni-ka3 | of 1/3 shekel he presented to you, |
| 3 | li-qe2-a-am | may he take. |
Sources & licences
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