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TCL 20, 176 (P357742)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 176 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357742 |
| Museum no. | AO 09319 |
| 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_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 2 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | szi2-im / am-tim / | “The ším of the wild bull |
| 3 | u3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na lu-bu-usz-ti2-sza | and 1 1/2 shekels for her clothing |
| 4 | a-x-ki-in 1(u) _gin2_ a-lu-bu-usz-ti2-a | ... 10 shekels: Alubuštiya |
| 5 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-qa2-nu-e | 4 1/2 shekels of aqanû-frit |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ig-ri a-ta-ta | (and) 1 1/2 shekels of wool from Atata |
| 7 | 3(disz) _gin2_ a-na lu-bu-usz-ti2 | 3 shekels for the lubušti |
| 8 | x-i-a u2 me-er-i-szu | ... and his limbs |
| 9 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na e-s,i2-im | 4 1/2 shekels for harvesting |
| 10 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na i-ta-a-a | 2 shekels for Ittaya |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na | 1/2 shekel for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-lim-ha-li-im | Šalim-ḫalim |
| 2 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na szi2-ta | 2 shekels per shekel |
| 3 | e-li-te2-en6 sza ti2-ib-ni-im | above that of Tibnim, |
| 4 | 5(disz) _gin2 ki_ sze2-ni | 5 shekels with sesame |
| 5 | 6(disz) _gin2_ be-u2-la2-tim | 6 shekels: Bēlu-lātim |
| 6 | sza hu-li / sza 6(disz) _gin2_ | of the road, of 6 shekels |
| 7 | _i3-gesz_ i-di2-nu-nim | oil he gave to me |
| 8 | u2-t,a2-i-ib-ma i-ba-szi2 | shall compensate, and he shall have |
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