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TCL 20, 118 (P357684)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357684 |
| Museum no. | AO 09257 |
| 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 [...-ma] | Thus ...: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur!-[_dingir_] | To Amur-ilum |
| 3 | u3 isz-me-su2#-[en6] | and he has heard |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma 8(u) 1(disz) [n _tug2_] | speak, and 81 n garments |
| 5 | ku-ta-nu isz-ti2 | kutānu-garments with |
| 6 | i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ lu-lu | Ikupia, son of Lulu |
| 7 | 4(u) _tug2 sag10 diri_ | 40 superfluous garments, |
| 8 | na-si2-qa2-ma | he selected, and |
| 9 | i-za-al-pa2 | he shall replace. |
| 10 | a-na isz-me-su2-en6 | to Išme-Suen |
| 11 | li-zi-zu#-[ma] | stand, and |
| 12 | szi2-ti2 / _tug2 hi-[a_] | a šītu-offering of fine textiles |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2-szu | with him |
| 2 | lu-sze2-ri-ba-am | let me bring here. |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ansze_ le-zi-ib-szu-um | 1 homer of lezbûm, |
| 4 | a-na a-mur!-dingir | to Amur-ilum |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma _tug2 hi_-ti2 _sag10_ | speak, and a good garment will be favorable. |
| 6 | sza im-ti2-a | of Imtiya |
| 7 | a-na ma-la2 im-di2-lum2 | to as many as there were |
| 8 | u2-sza-hi-zu-ka3 | he had brought to you, |
| 9 | qa2-ti2 [x (x) a-na] | hand ... to |
| 10 | pa2-zu-ur#-[tim x x] | ... the horizon ... |
| 11 | szu-ma [x x _tug2 hi-a_] | he is ... garments |
| 12 | _sag10_ [...] | favorable ... |
| 13 | t,ur4-dam# [lu _tug2_-ti2-a] | may my garment be embroidered. |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu sza ba-ri-ni a-na-kam | Or of our own free will, this |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ isz-qu2-lu | 1/3 mina 2/3 shekel each they weighed out. |
| 3 | a-ta ma-la2 ta-le-i-e-u2 | From where will you go? |
| 4 | di2-in / | judge |
Sources & licences
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