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TCL 20, 129 (P357695)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357695 |
| Museum no. | AO 09338 |
| 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' | x [...] | |
| 2' | a-x-[...] | A-... |
| 3' | a-na _la2?_ x [...] | to ... ... |
| 4' | pu-uz-ra-am / i-[na pa2]-ni-ka3 | a verdict in your presence |
| 5' | is,-ba-tam2-ma / a-na a-lim{ki} | seized, and to the city |
| 6' | i-li-kam-ma / a-na _e2_-ti2-a mi3-ma | came, and to my house anything |
| 7' | la2 u2-sze2-ri-ba-am i-na _e2_ e-szi2-im | he did not let enter, in the house of ešim |
| 8' | i-na hu-ur-szi2-im ra-qu2-um szu-ut | He is a rāqû-demon on the road. |
| 9' | u2-szi2-ib-ma u3 szi2-ma-am | he sat down, and the fate |
| 10' | sza li-bi4-szu-ma / i-na _e2_ ku-um-ri-im | of his heart, in the house of Kummer |
| 11' | sza su2-en6 / isz-ta-a-am-ma | that the shepherd asked, and |
| 12' | i-na bar-ki-tim / li-bi | in the outer world |
| 13' | im-ra-as,-ma / zi-ku-szu | “He washed his face,’ |
| 14' | a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a / szal-t,im | for silver, the complete amount |
| 15' | u4 be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu as-ba-su2-ma | when he was his lordly companion, |
| 16' | _iti 2(disz)-kam_ u2-ka3-il5-ma / a-hi-di2-ir-ma | the 2nd month he shall hold, and I shall return, and |
| 17' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-wa-ti2-ka3 | Thus (says) I: your words |
| 18' | gu5-mur-ma u3 s,i2-i / szu-ut ba-lum2 | The gūmur-demon and the ṣî-disease that are not present |
| 19' | a-wa-tim ga-ma-ri-im | the words of the great gods |
| 20' | is-li-a-ni-ma / i-pa2-ni-a | he came to me and looked at me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | pu-uz-ra-am / is,-ba-at-ma | “He seized the scepter’s wrath, and |
| 2' | i-ta-s,a-am / bar-ki-szu-ma / ki-ma | “He has gone out, his body is like |
| 3' | us,-u2-ni / a-szu-mi3-szu / a-lam | his name, the city |
| 4' | a-na ta-u2-ri-szu / am-hu-ur-ma | I received for his return, and |
| 5' | t,up-pa2-am / sza di2-in a-lim{ki} | tablet of the judge of the city |
| 6' | al-qe2-ma / 4(disz)! szi2-ip-re-en | I took, and 4(?) I wrote down. |
| 7' | a-gur16-ma / asz2-ta-par2 / szu-ma a-ni-sza-am | I have written to him, and he is mine. |
| 8' | la2 u2-ta-e-ru!-u2-ni-szu | they did not return him. |
| 9' | szi2-ip-ru-u2 i-tu3#-[ru]-u2-nim-ma | they returned the work, and |
| 10' | u3 te2-er-ti2 i-la2-ka3#-kum# | and the extispicy will come to you. |
| 11' | a-di2 _tug2 / hi-a_ sza a-mur-a-[szur] | together with the clothing of Amur-Assur |
| 12' | sza a-na-li2 / x [...] | of Anali ... |
| 13' | i-na-ah-dingir# | Inaḫ-ilum |
| 14' | a-na _tug2_-[...] | for ... garments |
| 15' | u2 x [...] | ... plants |
| 16' | ga-[...] | I want to |
| 17' | a-ta# | from the sea |
| 18' | x [...] | |
| 19' | x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... i]-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma e-ne2-a pi3-te2 | ... he weighed out, and silver he sent to me, and by the word of |
| 2 | [x _gin2] ku3#-babbar_ a-na szi2-ku-wa a-bi4-i3-li2 _ARAD2_ sza puzur2-a-szur3 | x shekels of silver for Šikuwa, Abī-ilî, servant of Puzur-Assur. |
| 3 | _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir ha-bu-ul u3 puzur2-a-szur3 be-el-szu | son of Itur-ili, the mayor, and Puzur-Assur, his lord, |
| 4 | i-de8 puzur2-a-szur3-ma s,a-ba-su2-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu | delivered to Puzur-Assur and captured him, and silver was his pledge. |
| 5 | szu-ma i-te2-ke-er ta-mi3-szu | If he is negligent, his reputation |
Sources & licences
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