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TCL 20, 168 (P357734)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357734 |
| Museum no. | AO 08630 |
| 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 | 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 2 minas of lead |
| 2 | _ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar | from Idi-Ištar |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 3 1/2 minas of lead |
| 4 | _ki_ en-nam-a-szur sa3-ku-ku | from Ennam-Assur, the sakkuku |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 15 minas of red copper |
| 6 | isz-ti2 a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | with Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 7 | 6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) _gin2_ | 6 minas less 10 shekels |
| 8 | _uruda sag10_ isz-ti2 | good copper with |
| 9 | a-szur-na-da | Assur-nada |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 5 1/3 shekels of tin |
| 2 | a-szu-mi3 ka3-ri-im | my name is karim, |
| 3 | a-na nu-a-ri-im | to Nūrim |
| 4 | a-di2-in 2(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ | I gave. 2 talents 46 minas |
| 5 | _siki hi-a_ 1(u) _gin2 an-na_ | wool, 10 shekels of tin |
| 6 | a-na a-gi5-a e-zi-ib | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query. |
| 7 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 5 2/3 minas of red copper |
| 8 | i-li-bi4 | Ilibi, |
| 9 | i-ku-pi3-a-szur | Ikū-pî-Assur, |
Sources & licences
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