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TCL 20, 170 (P357736)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 170 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357736 |
| Museum no. | AO 09311 |
| 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(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1 mina of silver for |
| 2 | su2-ba-ri-im a-s,i2-ib-tim | the šubāru of Aṣibtum, |
| 3 | ni-di2-in 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na | we gave 15 shekels to |
| 4 | ka3-nu-wa a-na s,i2-ib-tim | Kanuwa for the extispicy |
| 5 | ni-di2-in 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | the price of 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 6 | szi2-im ar-sza-tim | a kind of reed |
| 7 | sza a-na i-tur4-dingir | that to Itur-ilum |
| 8 | ni-di2-nu 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2#_ | the sellers 13 2/3 shekels |
| 9 | a-na 7(disz) na-[ru-uq] | for 7 naruq-measures |
| 10 | _sze_-im ni-isz#-[qu2-ul] | we will measure out the barley. |
| 11 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na# | 1/3 mina for |
| 12 | _sze_-im 2(disz) _gin2_ x [x] | barley, 2 shekels ... |
| 13 | ni-isz-qu2-ul 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2#_ | 16 shekels |
| 14 | a-na 1(u) na-ru-uq sze-[im] | for 10 bales of barley |
| 15 | 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 2 less 1/4 shekels each |
| 16 | ni-isz-qu2-ul | we shall cut off. |
Sources & licences
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