Unread Atlas
TCL 20, 184 (P357750)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | TCL 20, 184 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357750 |
| Museum no. | AO 08309 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 9(disz)? 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 9 1/2 minas 5 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ qa2-at pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar | silver, hand of Pilah-Ištar |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 4 | qa2-at as2-qu2-dim i-na | Hand of Asqudim in |
| 5 | t,up-pi2-im la-bi-ri-im | The old tablet |
| 6 | la-ap-tu3 | laptu-disease |
| 7 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 2/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 8 | i-na qa2-ti-szu im-t,i-ma | in his hand he sinned, and |
| 9 | [a-ma]-ha-ar-ma _sza3-ba_ | I received, and the heart |
| 10 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 3 minas 12 shekels of silver to |
| 11 | [qa2]-at# pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar | Hand of Pilah-ištar |
| 12 | [u2]-t,a2-ha# [n] _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | n minas 1 shekel |
| 13 | a-na qa2#-[at] as2-qu2-dim | into the hands of Asqudim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-t,a2-ha 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Uṭaha 1 mina of silver |
| 2 | i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-na | in the granary, in |
| 3 | qa2-at a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ki-ma | Hand of Assur-imitti like |
| 4 | a-szur2-i-mi3-[ti2 _dumu_] ka3-s,i2-a a-na | Assur-imitti, son of Kasiya, to |
| 5 | qa2-at [x] u2-t,a2-ha | Hand of ... he shaved |
| 6 | 3(disz) ku-ta-ni [a]-na# qa2-at | 3 kutānu-vessels for the hand |
| 7 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i-na-di3-ma | Assur-imitti will give, and |
| 8 | szu-mi3 as2-qu2-dim / i-la-pa2-at | (Sum) My name is asqudim, it is sung by the gods. (Akk) It is my name that I have chosen. |
| 9 | isz-ti2 [...] | From |
| 10 | a-x [...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.