TCL 20, 174 (P357740)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 174 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357740 |
| Museum no. | AO 08279 |
| 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(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 11 5/6 minas of silver |
| 2 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 3 | ma-su2-hu-um i-a-um | “Asuḫum, yāum, |
| 4 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 2 minas 18 1/6 shekels |
| 5 | sza ba-ri-ni | of Barinu |
| 6 | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 16 1/2 minas 8 1/6 shekels |
| 7 | sza a-la-hi-im | of Alahum |
| 8 | 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 26 minas of silver |
| 9 | sza bu-zu-ta-a | of Buzutâ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) ne2-pi3-szu 5(u) la2 1(disz) _ma-na_ | 5 harvesters, 50 less 1 mina |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-la-hi-im | the silver of the millers |
| 3 | 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza | 11 minas of silver for |
| 4 | i3-li2-a | of Ilīʾa, |
Sources & licences
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