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TCL 20, 143 (P357709)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357709 |
| Museum no. | AO 08634 |
| 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-um# | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | isz-ti2 wa-ah-szu-sza-i-ti2-[im] | together with the dowry |
| 2' | ma-mi3-tam _gal_ | the great flood |
| 3' | ta-am-u2 a-di2 | the sea until |
| 4' | _uruda_ sza la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni | the copper that he did not send to you |
| 5' | ki-ma _uruda_ 1(u) _gu2_ i-tur4-hu-mi3-it | like copper 10 talents he shall replace. |
| 6' | er-su2-u2 um-ma ne2-nu-ma | Ersû, thus (says) Nēnuma. |
| 7' | la2-ma ru-usz-ba-tim | the debts of the princes |
| 8' | li-it-bu-lu-ni-szu | they should bring him. |
| 9' | i-tu3-a-ar s,u2-ha-ri-ka3# | he has returned to your garments |
Sources & licences
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