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TCL 20, 177 (P357743)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357743 |
| Museum no. | AO 09377 |
| 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 | szi2-im 3(u) ni-qi2 sza _gu4-hi-a_ | a price of 30 nīqu of oxen |
| 2 | szi2-im ni-qi2 sza _udu-hi-a_ | the price of the sheep |
| 3 | szi2-im _siki hi-a_ / u2-t,u3-tum | the šīm of the wool, the uṭutum |
| 4 | u2 s,i2-ba-sa3 / sza e-zi-bu-szu-ni | and ṣibāsu-plant, which they left behind, |
| 5 | t,up-pu-um ha-ru-mu-tum | Tablet of Ḫarumutum. |
| 6 | sza isz-ti2-szu / i-ba-szi2-u2-ni | that are with him, |
| 7 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ / {d}iszkur-ba-ni | 10 minas of silver from Adad-bani |
| 8 | il5-qe2 2(u) 5(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ | 25 talents of red copper |
| 9 | u3 1(u) 3(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ | and 13 talents of red copper |
| 10 | s,i2-ib-tam2 / i-s,e2-er | (Sum) The ṣibtam priestess(?) is the one who brings in the harvest. (Akk) It is the harvest of the flock. |
| 11 | puzur4-su2-en6 il5-qe2 | Puzur-Suen took. |
| 12 | 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam | 7 minas of silver, ṣibtam |
| 13 | i-s,e2-er a-szur-tak2-la2-ku | Ašur-taklāku |
| 14 | _dumu_ am-ri-a il5-qe2 | son of Amria he took. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,i2-ba-at / _ku3-babbar_ | the interest on the silver |
| 2 | sza szi2-im _tug2 hi_-ti2 / i-na | of the price of a good garment in |
| 3 | u2-la2-ma a-hu-ur | he shall replace, and Ahur |
| 4 | 1(u) _tug2_ isz-ti2 ah-sza-lim _dumu_ szu-a-nim | 10 garments with Aḫšalim, that son |
| 5 | szi2-im _tug2 hi_-ti2 / sza a-na-ku | the price of a good garment that I |
| 6 | e-zi-bu-szu-ni | expelled him, |
| 7 | mi3-ma a-nim i-li-bi4 | whatever the Anum gods |
| 8 | il5-we-da-ku | Ilwedaku |
Sources & licences
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