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TCL 20, 156 (P357722)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 156 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357722 |
| Museum no. | AO 09326 |
| 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 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 2 | i-li-bi4 a-na-ah-il5 | Ilibi, Anaḫil, |
| 3 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ig-ri | 2 shekels of refined silver |
| 4 | ag-ri i-li-bi4 | The aĝru priestess |
| 5 | a-na-ah-il5 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Anaḫil: 1/3 mina |
| 6 | s,i2-pa2-ra-tum i-li-bi4 | ṣiparātum (is) Ilibi |
| 7 | a-na-ah-il5 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Anaḫil: 1/3 shekel of silver |
| 8 | u3 1/6(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | and 1/6 shekel of tin |
| 9 | sza a-szu-mi3 szu-ku-<bi>-im | of my name is šukûm, |
| 10 | a-pu-lu i-li-bi4 | (Sum) The apû priestess of the gods, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ah-il5 | Anaḫil, |
| 2 | 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 5 shekels of tin |
| 3 | sza _e2_ / wa-ab2-ri | of the house of the slave |
| 4 | i-li-bi a-na-ah-il5 | Its god is Anaḫil |
| 5 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 3 shekels of silver for |
| 6 | a-szi2-ti2-ka3 i-ka3-ni-isz | (Sum) Your servant, your servant, is a šangû-priestess (Akk) Your spouse, your spouse, is an adversity |
| 7 | a-di2-in 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | total: 7 1/2 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the silver of the granary |
| 9 | i-li-bi | Ilibi, |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-ah-il5 | Anaḫil, |
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