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TCL 20, 163 (P357729)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357729 |
| Museum no. | AO 09323 |
| 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) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1 shekel of silver for |
| 2 | du-ul-ba-tim | |
| 3 | 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1/4 shekel of silver for |
| 4 | _e2#_{[be-et} wa-ab2-ri-im] | the house of the slave |
| 5 | a-di2-in 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | I gave. 2 less 1/4 shekels |
| 6 | _an-na_ i-na sa2-du-a-tim | the lead in the regular offerings |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1/2 shekel of silver for |
| 8 | _uruda_ ta-bu-e-em | copper tabû-vessels |
| 9 | i-na ra-za-ma | at the threshing floor |
| 10 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 2/3 mina of copper |
| 11 | i-na a-pi3-ti2-pa2-an | in Apitipan |
| 12 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 uruda_ i-na | 12 shekels of copper in |
| 13 | qa2-at,-ra | a kind of object |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 uruda_ i-na | 10 shekels of copper from |
| 2 | qa2-at,-ra a-di2-in | I gave as a gift. |
| 3 | 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 2 less 1/4 shekels of tin |
| 4 | a-na _e2#_{be-<ti2>-im} | into a house |
| 5 | i-na pa2-ti2 sza ra-za-ma | at the gate of Rašama |
| 6 | a-di2-in 1(disz) _gin2_ | I gave. 1 shekel |
| 7 | _an-na_ a-na s,u2-ha-ri-im | the tin for the ṣuḫarum |
| 8 | sza ka3-szi2-im | of Kasim, |
| 9 | sza da-ar-ki-im | of the eternal |
| 10 | a-di2-in 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | 1/2 mina |
| 11 | _uruda_ a-sze-am i-na | a copper vessel of barley in |
| 12 | a-pi3-im | Apium |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ i-na a-pi3-im | 1/2 mina of copper from the apium |
| 2 | a-na ki-ri | to the orchard |
| 3 | a-na | to |
| 4 | 4(disz) _gin2 an-na_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 4 shekels of lead, 1/3 mina of copper |
Sources & licences
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