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TCL 20, 169 (P357735)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 169 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357735 |
| Museum no. | AO 09356 |
| 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 | 1/3(disz)# [ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 2 | a-szu-mi3 ku-du-ur-i3-li2 | Ašumi Kudur-ilī, |
| 3 | a-na sza ma-s,a-ra-tim | for the guards |
| 4 | asz2-qul2 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 5 | a-na kur-ub-esz18-dar | to Kur-ub-ištar |
| 6 | asz2-qul2 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 7 | qa2-ti-szu | his hand |
| 8 | a-di2-in | I gave. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-um | 1 kutanum-garment |
| 2 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tum | 1 kusitu-garment |
| 3 | lu al-ku-a-i-tum | or an alkūtum-demon |
| 4 | u3 _tug2_ szi2-li-ip-ka3-um | and a šilipkām garment |
| 5 | i-li-bi | Ilibi, |
| 6 | ku-du-ur-i3-li2 | Kudur-ilī |
Sources & licences
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