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TCL 20, 167 (P357733)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357733 |
| Museum no. | AO 09313 |
| 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 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 3 1/2 minas of lead |
| 2 | a-szu-mi3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | my name is Pušu. |
| 3 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | to Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 4 | _dumu_ [a]-szur3-ma-lik asz2-qu2-ul | son of Ashur-malik, ašqul |
| 5 | 4(disz) _ma#-na an-na_ ni-is-ha-at | 4 minas of tin, the price of |
| 6 | _an-na_-ki-szu sza pu-szu-ke-en6 | ana-kišu of pushu-kēn, |
| 7 | i-na [ra]-mi3-ni-a asz-qul2 | by my own accord I have plundered |
| 8 | 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 3 5/6 minas 3 1/4 shekels of lead |
| 9 | sza ni-ip-la2-tim i-li-bi-szu-ma | of the niplūtum-festival, he praised him, and |
| 10 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 15 shekels of silver |
| 11 | u3 5(disz) _tug2_ / ku-ta-ni | and 5 kutani garments |
| 12 | [a]-mu#-ra _dumu_ am-ri-a ip-qi2-da-szu | I saw the son of Amria entrusted to him. |
| 13 | [n] _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | n minas 5 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza puzur4-a-szur3 asz2-qul2 | of Puzriš-Assur, I have plundered. |
| 2 | [x ma]-na _ku3-babbar_ | x minas of silver |
| 3 | [...] _uruda_ | ... copper |
| 4 | sza a-lim{ki} a-na sza ki-ma | of the city to that which like |
| 5 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / ah-bu-ul | Pušu-kēn |
| 6 | mi3-ma a-nim i-li-bi | whatever the Anum gods |
| 7 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / i-szu | Pušu-kēn |
| 8 | 9(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 9 minas 3 shekels of lead |
| 9 | ni-ip-la-tim sza a-na-kam | the niplūtu-offerings of this |
| 10 | u3 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | and 2/3 mina 2 shekels of tin |
| 11 | sza ti2-me-el-ki-a dan-a-szur _dumu_ sza-lim-a-hi-im | of Timelkia, Dan-Assur, son of Šalim-ahum |
| 12 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 9(disz) _gin2_ | 5 minas 19 shekels |
| 13 | i-li-bi bu-ur-su2-en6 | its god is Bursuen |
| left | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2 an-na#_ | 4 1/3 minas 1/2 shekel of tin |
| 2 | i-li-bi szu?-x-[x] | Its god |
| 3 | _dumu_ as2-qu2!-dum#? [...] | son of Asqudum |
| 4 | x | |
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