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TCL 20, 160 (P357726)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 160 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357726 |
| Museum no. | AO 09373 |
| 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 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 i-na | the silver in your hand |
| 2 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim a-di2-i | Burušḫatum as far as |
| 3 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki | 1 talent 7 minas of silver, Kunuki |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 5 | sza-du-a-tum isz-tu3 | the šadūtum-offerings from |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 gam2-ra-ku-ni# | Your silver is given to me. |
| 7 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ i-na lu-qu2-tim | 2 1/3 minas in the luqūtum |
| 8 | sza sze2-ep u2-zu-a | of the uzû-stone |
| 9 | a-na li-bi4 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | to the owner of the silver |
| 10 | na-di2-i / a-na | ... to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ansze-hi_-ri-ka3 | donkeys |
| 2 | sza ma-asz2-ka3-na-ti2-ka3 | of Maškanatu |
| 3 | isz-ti2 puzur2-esz18-dar a-ma-kam | With Puzur-Ištar, my word |
| 4 | zu-ku 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 9 shekels of silver for |
| 5 | _an-na_-ki-ka3 9(disz) _gin2-ta!_ | of the heavens, 9 shekels each |
| 6 | a-na ku-ta-ni-ka3 | to Kutanika |
Sources & licences
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