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TCL 20, 132 (P357698)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 132 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357698 |
| Museum no. | AO 09378 |
| 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 | [n] 4(u) ma-ku-hu lu e-pi2-szu | ... 40 mukuhu-vessels |
| 2 | sza tu3-sze2-bi-la-ni | that you sent me, |
| 3 | 9(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ ta-ad-nu | 9 1/6 shekels each is given. |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-ku-hu-um i-ha-ra-nim | 1 (man): Makuḫum, Iharanum |
| 5 | il5-qe2-u2-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ isz-qu2-lu | they took, and 15 shekels they plundered |
| 6 | [x x]-x ga-am-ru-um 4(disz) 1/2(disz) [x] | ... ...; 4 1/2 ... |
| 7 | [...] x-ra-am | ... ... |
| 8 | [...] x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] bi [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | _szunigin_ 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | total: 15 1/3 minas 1 1/4 shekels |
| 3' | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-ur | 2 minas 12 shekels I saw |
| 4' | _sza3_ 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza t,up-pa2-ka3 | from 6 minas of silver of the tablet |
| 5' | al-qe2-u2 1(disz) _ma-na la2_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | I took. 1 mina less 5 shekels |
| 6' | [a]-na puzur4-_sa-tu_ | to Puzur-satu |
| 7' | [asz2]-qul2 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | half a mina |
| 8' | [a]-szur#-i-mi-ti2 ub-la-kum | Assur-imitti brought you |
| left | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# 1/3(disz) _ma-na#_ | for 1/3 mina |
| 2 | [x x] x ni szi2#? | ... her ... |
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