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TCL 20, 162 (P357728)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357728 |
| Museum no. | AO 08274 |
| 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 2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 mina of silver of 2 shekels |
| 2 | sa3-he-er-tam2 a-na _ansze_ | a saḫertam for donkeys |
| 3 | puzur4-a-szur3 u2-sze2-bi-il5 | Puzur-Assur raised. |
| 4 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ga-ma-ar-szu | 1 1/2 minas of silver, its interest |
| 5 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar a-di2-in | I gave to Amur-Ištar. |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 mina of silver of 1 1/2 shekels |
| 7 | sa3-he-er-tam2 a-na pa2-ni-szu | a saḫertam-vessel in front of him |
| 8 | u2-sze2-bi-il5 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he brought. 1/2 mina of silver |
| 9 | a-na ti-me-el-ka3-i-im | to Timelkām |
| 10 | asz2-qul2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ | Asqul, 1/3 mina 7 shekels |
| 11 | szi2-im _siki hi-a_ a-na | the price of the wool for |
| 12 | esz18-dar-[il5-szu] asz2-qul2 | Ishtar-ilšu, the scepter |
| 13 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar_ a]-na | 10 shekels of silver for |
| 14 | esz18-dar#-il5-szu-ma asz2-qul2 | Ishtar-ilšu is an asqul-priest |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na en-um-a-szur3 | 10 1/2 shekels for Enum-Assur |
| 2 | _dumu_ ta-me-a 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | son of Tamea, 10 shekels of silver |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 asz2-qul2 | to Puzriš-Ašarēd I entrusted. |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | na-ab2-ri-ti _ansze hi-a_ asz2-qul2 | herdsmen, donkeys, and goats, |
| 6 | 3(disz) _gin2_ a-na sa3-ak-la2-nim | 3 shekels for Saklānum |
| 7 | a-s,e2-er be2-u2-la2-ti-szu | his lordly guardian |
| 8 | a-pu-ul-szu-um 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Apulsum, 1 shekel of silver |
| 9 | a-na qa2-ti i-ku-pi2-a i-na | in the hand he cut off, in |
| 10 | pa2-ni-tim sze2-pi2-szu a-di3-szu-um | his previous work, together with him, |
| 11 | sza 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-t,a2-tam2 a-na | of 2 shekels of refined silver for |
| 12 | u2-kul2-ti _ansze hi-a_ asz2-a-am | rations of donkeys and goats |
| 13 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _i3-gesz_ sza 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 2/3 shekel of silver for oil of 1 1/2 shekels |
| 14 | ti-ib-nam asz2-ta-am 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | a tib-našta-measure of 1/4 shekel |
| 15 | a-na sze2-ne2-en sza en?-i-di2? | to the people of Enidi |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na qa2-ti2 i-ku-pi2-a 1(disz) _gin2_ | 2 shekels for the hand of Ikupia, 1 shekel |
| 2 | i-na ma-s,a-ra-tim 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na | in the storage, 1 shekel for |
| 3 | sza ma-s,a-ra-tim-ma 1(disz) _gin2_ | of the guards, and 1 shekel |
| 4 | a-na bu-lu-u2#-be-li2 | to Būlu-bēlī |
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