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TCL 20, 135 (P357701)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357701 |
| Museum no. | AO 09382 |
| 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] x x [...] | |
| 2' | _uruda_-a-ka3 x [...] | your copper ... ... |
| 3' | en-nu-um-x [...] | Ennum- |
| 4' | 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ x [...] | 1 talent of copper ... |
| 5' | u2-ka3-i-x [...] | he ... |
| 6' | ta-asz2-ta-[...] | You ... |
| 7' | ma-la2 x [...] | as much as ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i-ha-lu-x [...] | ... they shall kill ... |
| 2' | i-hi-id-ma x [...] | he weighed out and ... |
| 3' | t,u3-ur-da-[...] | Ṭurda- |
| 4' | a-szi2-a-ka3 / x [...] | At the side ... |
| 5' | la2 na ki im? [...] | “If he slips through a hole in the ground(?) |
| 6' | ka3#-sa3-tum x [...] | Kasatum |
| 7' | na-asz-a-ku-um [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... (Akk) The one who is ... |
| 8' | [x] 1/3(disz)? _ma-[na]_ | x 1/3? minas |
Sources & licences
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