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TCL 20, 130 (P357696)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 130 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357696 |
| Museum no. | AO 09249 |
| 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' | [...] sza# | ... of |
| 2' | [... u2]-ka3-al [x] | ... he will hold. |
| 3' | [... _ku3-babbar_] sza ba-ri-ni | ... silver of barinnu |
| 4' | [...] im-di2-lim en-na-nim# | ... the en priestess |
| 5' | [u3 szu-da-a] sza ki-ma e-nu-be-lim u2-la2-pi2#-ta-ni#-ma | and the šudâ that like Enubēlim he removed, and |
| 6' | [lu-qu2-tam2] sza ba-ri-szu-nu a-s,e2-er | “Liquids of their own free will, I will go out. |
| 7' | [e-nu-be-lim] en-na-su2-en6 u3 hu-ra-s,a-nim | Ennu-belim, Ennasuen and Huraṣanim |
| 8' | [_ki_ a]-mur#-dingir / u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni / en-na-num | from Amur-ilum he brought out, Ennanum |
| 9' | [u3] szu-da-a a-na babila u2-ru-du-ma | and the šudâ-offerings to Babylon he brought, and |
| 10' | na#-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 me-eh-ra-am sza _ki_ lu-qu2-tim | a šāpēri-gift, the first-fruit offering from the libation place |
| 11' | us,-<a>-ni a-na im-di2-lim / i-ka3-nu-ku | When he comes, he will set out for Imdīlim. |
| 12' | e-na-nam u3 szu-da-a / a-na babila-lim | Now and now, to Babylon |
| 13' | u2-sze2-ri-id-ma me-he-er na-asz2-pe2-er-tim | he brought forth and the remainder of the stela |
| 14' | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 ik-nu-ku-nim-ma | before the sword of Assur he sealed and |
| 15' | u2-ka3-al / i-na t,up-pi2-im sza i-na ba-ab2 | He will hold. According to the tablet that at the disposal of |
| 16' | _dingir_ / en-na-num u3 szu-da-a ik-nu-ku-ni-ni | the god, the lord, and the king sealed it for me. |
| 17' | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na i-ta-at,-lim | the tin and textiles for it to be weighed out. |
| 18' | i-du-nu / la2 i-qi2-pu / la2 u2-szu-ru! | They will give (them), they will not reopen (the case), they shall not return (to court) |
| 19' | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ / e-ru-bu / _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | together with the silver they entered, the tin and textiles |
| 20' | la2 u2-szu-ru / la2-pu-ut / i-na sza-nim | They shall not return (to court) and they shall not raise a claim against one another. |
| 21' | t,up-pi2-im sza di2-in a-lim{ki} | tablet of the judge of the city |
| 22' | sza im-di2-lum2 / na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 isz-ti2 | “The one who is well, the messenger with |
| 23' | _ku3-babbar_ / sza ba-ri-szu-nu isz-tu3 | the silver from their inheritance from |
| 24' | ka3-ni-isz3{ki} / a-s,e2-er / en-na-nim | Kaniš, the en-priestess, |
| 25' | u3 szu-da-a ub-la2-ni-ma | and he brought the šuda-offerings, and |
| 26' | e-na-num u3 szu-da-a sza ki-ma | Enanum and Šudâ, who like |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | e-nu-be-lim isz-me-u2-ni / a-na | Enubelum heard, to |
| 2' | babila / u2-ru-du-ma na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 | Babylon, the envoy, the messenger, |
| 3' | a-na im-di2-lim i-ka3-nu-ku a-na | to Imdī-Lîm they will seal. |
| 4' | babila / u2-sze2-ri-su2-nu-ma / na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 | Babylon made them enter, and a message |
| 5' | sza ki _ku3-babbar_ / a-na-ku / ub-la2-ni | that with silver I brought |
| 6' | ik-nu-ku-nim-ma / u2-ka3-al 4(disz) a-wi-li | he sealed it for me and held it. 4 men |
| 7' | ku-ku-la2-num _dumu_ a-na-ah-dingir / id-na-a | Kukulanum, son of Anah-ilī, gave. |
| 8' | _dumu_ ku-da-a / u2-s,ur-a-num / ni-a-um | son of Kudâ, the guardian of Niām, |
| 9' | u3 a-bu-um-dingir _dumu_ i-di2-er3-ra sza i-na | and Abum-ili, son of Iddin-Erra, who in |
| 10' | _ka2_ a-bu-lim / i-na re-esz / lu-qu2-tim | the gate of the Abum, at the beginning of the thicket |
| 11' | sza ba-ri-ni / a-na a-mur-dingir / ni-isz-ku-nu | We have set out to Amur-ilī. |
| 12' | [a-na] babila# / ma-la2 di2-in a-lim{ki} | to Babylon as much as the judges of the city |
| 13' | [u2-sze2]-ri#-su2-nu-ma / _igi gir2_ / sza a-szur3 | he brought them in, and the eye of the sword of Assur |
| 14' | [t,up-pa2-asz2]-nu ih-ri-mu-nim-ma / u2-ka3-al | They received their tablets and he will hold them. |
| 15' | [ki-ma t,up]-pi2-szu-nu / sza i-di2-nu-ni-ni _an-na_ | according to their tablet which he gave me the lead |
| 16' | [u3 _tug2 hi-a la2_] i-qi2-pu / la2 u2-szu-ru / a-di2 | and the rest of the garments they shall cut off, they shall not return, until |
| 17' | [_ku3-babbar_ e-ru-bu] _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a la2_ u2-szu-ru | the silver they entered, the tin and the textiles they removed. |
| 18' | [a-ma-la2 t,up]-pu-u2-a / sza a-na-kam | I will weigh out my tablet that is here. |
| 19' | [...]-nu / u3 a-ma-kam | ... and the word |
| 20' | [...]-tu u3 i-tur4-[_dingir_] | ... and Itur-ili |
| 21' | [...] a-pu-tum# | ... apūtum |
| left | ||
| 1 | [(...) x] i-na-di2-u2-nim _ku3-babbar_ ku-un!-ka3-ma | ... he shall give. The silver shall be deposited. |
| 2 | [(...) a-na] a-lim{ki} lu-ub-lu-nim / a-na-kam | ... I shall bring to the city. Why |
| 3 | [(...) me]-eh-ri-a / a-mur-ma ma-la2 / _ku3-babbar_ i-na | ... I saw, and as much silver as in |
| 4 | [(...) t,up]-pe2-e-ka3 da-ni-in4 | ... your tablet, be present! |
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