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TCL 20, 133 (P357699)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 133 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357699 |
| Museum no. | AO 09372 |
| 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 | [...]-in | ...-in |
| 2 | [...] qi2-bi-ma | ... speak! |
| 3 | [...] ni x x ni | ... ... |
| 4 | [...] x x x t,up-pa2-am | ... my tablet |
| 5 | sza a-lim{ki} szu-{d}en-lil2 | of the city, Šū-Enlil |
| 6 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 t,up-pa2-am | I will give you a tablet. |
| 7 | ka3-ra-am / sza-asz-me-a-ma | “It is a flood that is to be heard. |
| 8 | i-na sza-ha-at szu-{d}en-lil2 | from the responsibility of Šū-Enlil |
| 9 | i-zi-za#-ma# _ku3-babbar_ sza a-ma-kam | stands and the silver of the word |
| 10 | na-ad-u2 lu ba-ab-tum | may the nadŋ-priestess be released. |
| 11 | i-ba-szi2 lu _an-na_ i-ba-szi2 | there is either tin there is |
| 12 | ba-ab-tam2 sza-asz-qi2-la2-ma | “Babtam is šašqīlāma, |
| 13 | [...] t,up-pi3-ni | ... his tablet |
| 14 | [...]-ni | ... his |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-a | ...-a |
| 2 | [...]-nim | ...-nim |
| 3 | [...] x ub-lu-nim | ... brought |
| 4 | [...] a-na | ... to |
| 5 | [wa-ah]-szu-sza-na t,ur4-dam | the wḫšušāna ṭurdam |
| 6 | [a-hu-u2-a] / a-tu3-nu | my brothers, my sisters |
| 7 | [x] x x s,e2-ri-ni | ... of our field |
| 8 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ ik-ri-bu | ... he paid in silver. |
| 9 | [...] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... minas of silver |
| 10 | szal2-ma#-[a]-szur3 _dumu_ i-su2-rik | Šalma-Assur, son of Isukrik |
| 11 | ha#-bu#-ul-ni-a-ti2 t,up-pu-szu | His scribal school |
| 12 | [x x]-im me-er-e | ... the ...s |
| 13 | [...] s,a-ab2-ta-ma | ... seized and |
| 14 | [...]-x | |
| 15 | [...]-a | ...-a |
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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