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TCL 20, 178 (P357744)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 178 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357744 |
| Museum no. | AO 08289 |
| 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 | 2(disz) me-at 2(u) 3(disz) _tug-hi-a_ | 203 textiles |
| 2 | 6(u) _tug2 hi-a sag10 diri_ | 60 extra garments, |
| 3 | 4(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 4 talents 40 minas of lead |
| 4 | 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim | 30 minas of tin |
| 5 | ku-nu-ku-a 1(u) 5(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | 15 donkeys, ṣalamu, |
| 6 | u3 u2-nu-szu-nu 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_ | and their equipment, 1 mina of silver |
| 7 | [u3] 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar na4-za-gul_ | and 15 shekels of silver, lapis lazuli |
| 8 | u3 zi-kan2-lugal 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ | and Zikan-šarri 10 minas of copper |
| 9 | 4(disz) x-um 3(u) _ma-na_ ni-ga-lu | 4 ... 30 minas of nigālu-wood, |
| 10 | la-bi-ru-tum 5(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga_ | Labirutum 5 qû good oil |
| 11 | 3(disz) _sila3_ re-esz15-tum | 3 qû first-class, |
| 12 | sza 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ mu-lu-hu-um | of 1 mina of copper, Muluḫum |
| 13 | mi3-ma a-nim sza a-szur3-ma-lik | whatever Anum of Ašszur-malik, |
| 14 | a-na qa2-ti2 nu-ur2-ki-li | for the hand of Nūr-kīlīlu, |
| 15 | ip#?-qi2-da-ma i-ra-de8 | he has entrusted, and he will bring it to you |
| 16 | 9(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza qa2-tim | 9 garments of ..., |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag10 diri_ | 12 layers of red wool, surplus. |
| 2 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-ri-isz-ma-tim | total: 21 garments of red wool, |
| 3 | 5(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza _dam-gar3_ | 51 garments of the merchant |
| 4 | _szunigin_ 3(disz) me-at 5(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | total: 355 textiles, |
| 5 | lu sza a-szur3-ma-lik | or of Assur-malik, |
| 6 | lu sza _dam-gar3_ lu sza | either of the merchant or of |
| 7 | ta-ri-isz-ma-tim | Tarišmātum |
| 8 | a-ha-ma 2(disz) _tug2_ sza ta-ri-isz-ma-tim | each other 2 garments of red wool |
| 9 | a-na nu-ur2-ki-li | to Nūr-kīli |
| 10 | ta-di2-in a-na _uruda?_ x | it was given for copper. |
| 11 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza ka3-s,a-ri | garments for the kaṣaru service |
| 12 | la2 t,a2-hu-u2 | unfavorable |
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