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TCL 20, 164 (P357730)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357730 |
| Museum no. | AO 09306 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 e-lu-hu-ut | 12 shekels of silver from Eluhut |
| 2 | a-di2 ha-qa2 a-sa2-ri-dim | as far as the quay of Asaridim |
| 3 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} | 5 shekels of silver from the city of Alim |
| 4 | a-di2 bu-ra-lim 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | together with Buralim 7 shekels of silver |
| 5 | a-na a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku i-na | to Assur-taklāku in |
| 6 | e-lu-hu-ut e-zi-ib 3(disz) _gin2_ | eluhūt ezib 3 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3-szu-ma a-na i-di2-su2-en | the silver of his name to Idissuen |
| 8 | _dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim a-di2-in 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | son of Kukulanum, together with 5 1/3 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na e-s,i2 asz2-qul2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | the silver for the hire of a carpenter, 1 1/3 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na 1(disz) _tug2_ sza am-tim | silver for one garment of the animal |
| 11 | asz2-qul2 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na 2(disz) _tug2_ | Asqul 6 shekels of silver for 2 garments |
| 12 | pa2-li-li asz-qu2-ul-ma | I sat down in prayer, and |
| 13 | a-ma-tum il5-ta-ab2-sza-szu-nu | the word has seized them |
| 14 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 za-al-pa2 | 4 shekels of silver from Zalpa |
| 15 | a-di2 ka3-ni-isz ig-ri | as far as Kaniš, the road |
| 16 | _ansze_ asz2-qul2 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | a donkey asqul, 2 shekels silver |
| 17 | a-ti2-ib-nim asz2-qul2 | Atibnim, the scepter, |
| 18 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _i3-gesz_ | 3 shekels of silver for oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz2-qul2 / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 5 shekels of silver for |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku | garments of Assur-taklāku, |
| 3 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na 1(disz) _tug2_ asz2-qul2-ma | 2 shekels of silver for 1 garment I weighed out, and |
| 4 | 2(disz) _gin2_ s,u2-ha-ri u2-la2-bi4-isz | 2 shekels of ṣuḫaru-flour he weighed out |
Sources & licences
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