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TCL 20, 134 (P357700)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 134 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357700 |
| Museum no. | AO 09329 |
| 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' | 5(disz) [_tug2_ ku]-ta-ni dam#-[...] | 5 kutānu-garments for Dam-...; |
| 2' | a-na _an-na_ nu-s,i2-ib 6(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | 6 talents 58 2/3 minas |
| 3' | _an-na_ 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_ | the lead, 13 2/3 shekels each, its silver |
| 4' | 3(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 sza3-ba_ | 30 1/2 minas 8 shekels, inside it |
| 5' | 1(asz) _gu2_ 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim | 1 talent 8 2/3 minas of refined tin |
| 6' | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar ni-di2-in | we gave to Amur-Ištar. |
| 7' | 1(u) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 10 talents 50 minas of tin |
| 8' | 1(disz) me-at 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu qa2-di2 | 100, 10 kutānu-garments, trimmed, |
| 9' | sza li-wi-tim _ansze_ | of the farmers, donkeys |
| 10' | sza i-na me-er-i-im ha-la2-aq | that is lost in the steppe, |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 2(disz) a-bar-ni-an 1/3(disz)? _ma-na_ | and 2 abarnīnu, 1/3(?) mina |
| 2' | _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 8(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | he paid the silver. 8 homers of ṣallamu |
| 3' | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 8 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 4' | it-bu-lu 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he took, 1/3 mina of silver |
| 5' | u2-nu-ut _ansze hi-a_ u3 sza _ku3-babbar_ | the equipment of the donkeys and of silver |
| 6' | sa2-e-tim 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-kul-ti2 | regular offerings, 9 shekels of silver, food offerings, |
| 7' | _ansze hi-a_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | donkeys, 1 mina 15 shekels of silver |
| 8' | [be-u2-la2]-at 3(disz) ka3-s,a-ri ni-di2-in | the price of 3 kaṣaru breads we gave. |
| 9' | [... _ku3]-babbar_ a-na szi2-im | ... silver for the price |
| 10' | [...]-na# li-mi3-im | ... the eponymy of |
| 11' | [...] _ma#-na_ 3(disz) _gin2#?_ | ... minas 3 shekels |
| 12' | [...] x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | nu-ra-di2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | ... 1/3 mina ... |
| 2 | pa2-nim sza li x [...] | The face of ... |
| 3 | wa-s,i2-tam2 2(u) [...] | a deficit of 20 ... |
| 4 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2#_ | 5/6 mina 3 shekels |
Sources & licences
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