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TCL 20, 158 (P357724)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357724 |
| Museum no. | AO 09350 |
| 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 | 3(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim i-na | 3 garments of the hand, in |
| 2 | ni-is-ha-tim i-su2-hu | he removed the reed bundles. |
| 3 | 3(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim a-na szi2-mi3-im | 3 garments of the hand for divination |
| 4 | _e2-gal_-lum2 il5-qe2 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim | the palace he took; 12 garments of handiwork |
| 5 | a-na ni-ga-at ni-di2-in | for the nigātu-gift we gave |
| 6 | 4(disz) _tug2_ a-na ha-tu3-we | 4 garments for Hatuwe |
| 7 | ni-di2-in 1(disz) _tug2_ a-ti2-li-im-ra-i-im | one garment for Atil-imrā’im, |
| 8 | ni-di2-in 4(disz) _tug2_ a-na _gal_ | we gave. 4 garments for the chief |
| 9 | ka3-ki ni-di2-in 8(disz) _tug2_ | at the gate we gave, 8 garments |
| 10 | a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im a-szu-mi3 | to the house of Karim my father |
| 11 | szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 | Šū-Ishtar, son of Ilî-ishtikal |
| 12 | ni-di2-in 3(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | a gift of 30 garments |
| 13 | a-na _e2-gal_-lim a-ta | to the palace, why |
| 14 | tu3-sze2-ri-dam | you will bring here. |
| 15 | 2(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ i-na | 25 garments in |
| 16 | qa2-ra-be-tim i-ba-szi2-u2 | there are battles. |
| 17 | 6(u)? _tug2 sag10_-tim a-na ni-ga | 60(?) good garments for the niŋa offering |
| 18 | ni-di2-in 1(disz) _tug2 sag10_ | we gave. 1 red garment |
| 19 | ni-is-ha-tim i-su2-hu | he removed the reed bundles. |
| 20 | 2(disz) _tug2 sag10_-tim a-na szi2-mi3-im | 2 good garments for the šimmu |
| 21 | _e2-gal_-lum2 il5-qe2 | the palace took |
| 22 | 4(u)? _tug2_ ki-tu3-ka3-il5 | 40(?) garments for Kitu-ka’il |
| 23 | e-li-tam2 it-ba-al | above he went, |
| 24 | 5(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-e | 5 abarnu-garments, |
| 25 | i-na sze2-pi3-ka | with your feet |
| 26 | a-ta ta-at-ba-al | From where did you come? |
| 27 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-am | 1 abarnum textile |
| 28 | sza _igi!_ a-hu-qar | before Aḫuqar |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2-na-kum | I have given to you. |
Sources & licences
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