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TCL 20, 166 (P357732)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 166 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357732 |
| Museum no. | AO 08288 |
| 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 | i-na 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | from 11 kutānu garments |
| 2 | szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza kur-ub-esz18-dar | a šītu of textiles belonging to Kur-ub-ištar |
| 3 | sza du10-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 | of Duabṣilli-Assur, |
| 4 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 i-di2-u2 | he swore an oath. |
| 5 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam i-na | 1 kutānu-garment in |
| 6 | za-al-pa2 _ansze_ ih-li-iq-ma | the surplus of the donkey he lost and |
| 7 | il5-qe2-u2 1(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | they took, 10 garments |
| 8 | i-na da-da-ni-a | with my father |
| 9 | ih-li-qu2-ma 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam | went missing, and 1 kutānum garment |
| 10 | da-da-na-i-um | Dadānum, |
| 11 | il5-qe2 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-di2-u2 | 1 rādiu-garment |
| 12 | il5-qe2-u2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[sig17_] | they took, 1 1/2 shekels of gold |
| 13 | pa2-sza-lum2 a-na ru-ba-im | to the king |
| 14 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ga-li | 1 1/2 minas of nigālu-wood |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ka3-szi2-im | to Kašim |
| 2 | i-na za-al-pa2 | in Za-al-pa |
| 3 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-szar | 2 1/2 shekels of silver where |
| 4 | _tug2 hi-a_ e-zi-bu 4(disz) _gin2_ | garments, left, 4 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na ra-di2-im | silver to the guarantor |
| 6 | ka3-ni-szi2-im sza asz2-pu-ru | the one whom I wrote |
| 7 | 4(disz) _gin2_ ni-is-ha-su2-nu | 4 shekels, their nisḫasû-offerings |
| 8 | sza e-kal2-lim | of Ekallim, |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 mina 5 5/6 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 11 | te2-s,u2-pu _ku3-babbar_ | the teṣūpu of silver |
| 12 | sza a-lim{ki} a-pu-ul! | of the city Apul |
| 13 | 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ a-na | 3 garments for |
| 14 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 7 shekels |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-ad-nu | given. |
Sources & licences
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