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TCL 20, 173 (P357739)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357739 |
| Museum no. | AO 08285 |
| 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(u) 1(asz) _gu2_] 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 11 talents 30 minas of copper |
| 2 | [ni]-is#!?-ni-iq-ma [1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_] | We took it and 11 talents |
| 3 | [sza] ku-nu-ki i-ba-szi2 | there is of your seal. |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na _uruda_ | 1 talent 31 1/2 minas of copper |
| 5 | isz-ti2 du10-s,i-la-a-szur3 | with Duṣillī-Assur |
| 6 | 2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ isz-ti2 me-er-e | 2 talents of copper with cedar |
| 7 | i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni ga-su2-ri-im | Ilī-ašranni, the hero, |
| 8 | _szunigin_ 1(u) 4(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | total: 14 talents 31 1/2 minas |
| 9 | _uruda sza3-ba_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ | in copper: 4 talents 51 minas |
| 10 | _uruda_ sza 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | copper of 3 minas of silver |
| 11 | a-na um-ma-ti2-a | to my mother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
| 2 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 2 talents 9 1/3 minas of copper |
| 3 | sza 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | of 1 1/3 minas of refined silver |
| 4 | qa2-qi2-ri i-sza-qal | he will raise a claim. |
| 5 | szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ | of copper, 4 talents 17 minas |
| 6 | _uruda_ i-szi2-tam2 | a copper vessel |
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