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TCL 20, 127 (P357693)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357693 |
| Museum no. | AO 08635 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 a-szur-i-[mi3-ti2 ir-ma-a-szur3] | to Assur-imitti-šuma-iddin |
| 2 | u3 li-ip-ti2-[esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma] | and Lipti-Ishtar speak! |
| 3 | um-ma puzur4-[...] | Puzur- |
| 4 | a-na ir-ma-a-[szur3 qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to Irma-Assur: |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 a-na-ku [...] | At that time, I |
| 6 | _igi_ a-szur3-i-mi3-[ti2] | before Assur-imitti |
| 7 | u3 bu-za-zu a-x-[...] | And your buzzu ... |
| 8 | nu-s,u2 um-ma a-[x-ma] | ..., thus ...: |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2#_ | 1 mina 1 shekel |
| 10 | ta-al-qe2 [...] | You took ... |
| 11 | mi3-ma la2 [...] | Whatever ... |
| 12 | i-na x [...] | in |
| 13 | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | a-ta-ma x [...] | Why ...? |
| 3' | lu-ka3-i-szu [...] | Let me ... his ... |
| 4' | e-ra-bi-ka3-ma [...] | I entered you and |
| 5' | tu3-sze2-ba-la-am# | you will send. |
| 6' | a-na-ku a-ta-x-[...] | I ... |
| 7' | ni-na-mu-ru-ma# | we shall see, and |
| 8' | u2-sze2-ba-la2-am [...] | he will bring to me |
| 9' | ni-na-mu-ru [...] | We will see |
| 10' | _igi_ a-szur3-i-mi3#-[ti2] | before Assur-imitti |
| 11' | ta-aq-bi4-a-am# [um-ma] | you spoke thus: |
| 12' | a-ta-ma t,up-pa2#-[...] | Why ... the tablet? |
| 13' | szu-ma-li-bi#-[...] | Šuma-libbi- |
| 14' | u3 bu-za-zu [...] | And your ... |
| 15' | u2-ka3-al i-[...] | he will hold ... |
| 16' | a-la2-kam-ma a-x-[...] | I will go and ... |
| 17' | a-[...] | A-... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szu]-ma sa3-ah-ra-ti2 te2-er-ta-ka3 a-na# | 'He is a saḫrūtu-demon, your return to |
| 2 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 li-li-kam-ma | May that which is like a treasure come to me, and |
| 3 | t,up-pa2-am li-di2-nu-nim | let them give me a tablet. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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