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TCL 20, 159 (P357725)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357725 |
| Museum no. | AO 09318 |
| 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(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza _maszkim_ | 1 mina of silver belonging to the official |
| 2 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni il5-qe2 | Iškur-bani took |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1/2 mina of silver for |
| 4 | wa-<ra>-ad-ku-bi-im | It is a wadkūbim |
| 5 | a-di2-in 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | I gave. 2/3 mina |
| 6 | 4(disz) _gin2_ s,i-pa2-ra-tim | 4 shekels of ṣiparatum |
| 7 | 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 2 minas of lead |
| 8 | 2(disz) me-at ki-pu-na-nim | 200 (mana wool for) Kipunanum |
| 9 | 1(disz) me-at mu-usz-t,a2-tim | 100 mušṭātum-containers, |
| 10 | sza 1/4(disz) _gin2_ mar-sze2-e | of 1/4 shekel of maršê, |
| 11 | 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-na | 1/4 shekel for |
| 12 | dingir-uq-li-im | Ilum-uqlim, |
| 13 | asz2-qul2 <<1/2(disz) _sila3_>> | ašqul-plant, 1/2 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi3-ma / a-nim / a-na | What ... to |
| 2 | <<a-na>> {d}iszkur-ba-ni | To Adad-bani |
| 3 | u2 wa-ra-ad-ku-bi-im | and wār-ad-kubum |
| 4 | a-qa2-ti2-szu-nu / a-di2-in | I gave to them. |
| 5 | ha-zu-a-num / a-da-ah-szi2 | “Ḫazu’anum, I will praise you! |
| 6 | u2 4(disz) me-at ki-pu-na-nim | and 400 kipunanum plants, |
| 7 | i-na isz-te2-en6 | in the middle |
| 8 | hu-ur-szi2-a-nim | of Ḫuršianum |
| 9 | ka3-an-ku-ma ku-nu-ki-a | are sealed and sealed. |
| 10 | na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-um | Našunikum |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na | 1 mina of copper for |
| 12 | qa2-ti2-szu-nu / a-di2-in | I gave in their hands. |
Sources & licences
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