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TCL 20, 128 (P357694)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357694 |
| Museum no. | AO 08303 |
| 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 esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2 a-gi-a | to Ištar-lamassi, the steward, |
| 2 | <u2> be-lum2-ba-ni qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak to Bēl-libbanni, thus says |
| 3 | da-da-a-a a-na a-gi-a | Dadāya to the king, my lord |
| 4 | qi2-bi-na 1(disz) na-ru-qu2-um | according to one stele, |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ka3-di2-e | 15 garments of akadî-flour, |
| 6 | da-ar-ku a-ma-kam | “Alas, my word’ |
| 7 | s,u2-ba-ti2 a-na be-lum2-ba-ni | To Bēl-bani |
| 8 | mu-nu-u2 s,u2-ba-ti2 | the one who provides for the ṣibati |
| 9 | sza szu-esz18-dar 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | belonging to Shu-Ishtar, 6 kutanu-garments |
| 10 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ka3-di2-e | 1 garment for the akalī’e-festival, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-li-tum sza su2-en6-sag10 | above that of Suensag, |
| 2 | a-na be-lum2-ba-ni di2-in | Give it to Bēl-bani! |
| 3 | szu-ma e-li-tum | he is Elitum |
| 4 | s,u2-ha-ar-ka3 la2 i-mu-a | the ṣuharka-tax he did not pay, |
| 5 | _sza3-ba tug2_ sza a-ka3-di2-e | inside the garment of the akalû-festival |
| 6 | szu-lu-uh-ma di2-szu-um | Šuluḫma, Išum |
| 7 | szu-ma a-hu-wa-qar | Ahu-waqar |
| 8 | a-mi3-sza-am i-ta-al-kam | her mother came, |
| 9 | 5(disz) s,u2-ba-ti2-szu | 5 ṣubatīšu, |
| 10 | mu-nu-u2 szu-ma be-lum2-ba-ni | The name of this (object) is: Bēlum-bani. |
| 11 | a-na ku-ta-ni | to Kutanu |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza su2-en6-sag10 qa2-at-ka3 | of Suensag, your hand |
| 2 | im-ta-ha-as, a-na | he struck, to |
| 3 | <<a-na>> a-hu-wa-qar | to Aḫu-waqar |
| 4 | di2-szu-nu | their verdict |
| envelope | ||
| 5 | a-na esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2 ug-ba-ab2-tim | to Ištar-lamassi, the ugbabtim |
| 6 | a-gi-a u3 be-lu-ba-ni | of Agia and Belu-bani |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ da-da-a-a | Seal of Dadâ |
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