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TCL 20, 191 (P357757)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 191 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357757 |
| Museum no. | AO 10390 |
| 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 | [la2-ka3-nu-um] x-x-ku-ni | deficit ... your |
| 2 | _dumu_ x-[x]-mi3-a / la2-ka3-nu-um | son of ...-mia, the lakanum |
| 3 | ha-asz2-ta-li _dumu_ szu-lu-pu-a la2-ka3-nu-um | Haštali, son of Šulupua, the lakānum |
| 4 | a-szi2-e-et _dumu_ la2#-ra-am-su2-en6# | Ašiet son of Laramsuen |
| 5 | la2-ka3-nu-um / ha-pi3-a-szu / i-ha-ra-[ni]-ka3 | his debts will accrue against you. |
| 6 | la2-ka3-nu-um / tu3-ni-ku-ni _dumu_ mi3-[x-x] | the deficit, Tunikuni son of ... |
| 7 | la2-ka3-nu-um / i-szi2?-ri-isz _dumu_ ku-ha-x-x | Lakanum, Iširiš, son of Kuha |
| 8 | la2-ka3-nu-um asz2-ka3-na-szu-x [_dumu_ ...] | Lakanum, Ashkanašum-..., son of ... |
| 9 | la2-ka3-nu-um sza-ar-ni-ka3-an [_dumu_ ...]-x | deficit of Ša-arni-kan, son of ... |
| 10 | la2-ka3-nu-um a-pe3-er-ba usz x x [...] | Lakānum, at its entrance ... |
| 11 | la2-ka3-nu-um wa-ar-ka3-ti2-[_la2? gudu4_] | gudu(-priest) |
| 12 | sza {d}iszkur la2-ka3-nu-um zi-la2-x [_dumu_ ...] | belonging to Adad-lakānum, Zila-... son of |
| 13 | la2-ka3-nu-um e-li-ra-ku-ni _dumu_ x-ba-x-x | the deficit he took from you, son of ... |
| 14 | la2-ka3-nu-um 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 | deficit: 2 1/2 minas of šipadu |
| 15 | i-na-ra-ah-szu _dumu_ me-me-be-er | shall remove him, son of Mēmer |
| 16 | la2-ka3-nu-um u2-pa2-ti2-a-ah-szu / _dumu_ | his debts he shall pay. |
| 17 | wa-li-szi2-e-et / la2-ka3-nu-um | “If he is ill, the lakānum-demon |
| 18 | me-me-be-er _dumu_ ha-al-pa2-[x] | Mēmer, son of Ḫalpa... |
| 19 | la2-ka3-nu-um / szu-pi3-[ma]-na-szu | his šupimana |
| 20 | _dumu_ szi2?-li-szu-ur-pa2?-sza? | son of Šili-šur-paša, |
| 21 | la2-ka3-nu-um tu3-szi2-x-x | You ... the deficit. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu!_ wa-la2-ap-ra-a la2-ka3-[nu-um] | son of Walaprâ, the lakanum |
| 2 | a-da-ma-ku-ni _dumu_ a-bar-ki-x | I will give to you, son of Abarki-, |
| 3 | la2-ka3-nu-um ha-ar-a-wi-ri-a | Lakanum of Ḫarawiria |
| 4 | _dumu_ wa-la2-ap!-ra / sza-li-nu#-[um] | son of Walapra, Šalinum |
| 5 | szu-ru-ka3 _dumu_ tu3-szu sza-li-nu-um | your šūrū-gift, the son who has given birth to Šalinum |
| 6 | wa-at-ni-isz-tu3-a-an _dumu_ a-pi3-la2-tu3-ku | Watništuān, son of Apilatuku |
| 7 | sza-li-nu-um / szu-ra-a-ku-ni | Šalinum, send me! |
| 8 | _dumu_ u2?-ra-ku-ni 5(disz) _ma-na_ szi-pa2-ti2 | son of Uraduni, 5 minas of šipati |
| 9 | ki?-li _dumu_ hu-ra-sza | Kili, son of Huraša |
| 10 | 5(disz)? _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 li-ki-ti2-a-ar | 5 minas of šipadu-flour may they cut off. |
| 11 | _dumu_ sza#-ta-ah-szu 5(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 | son of Šataḫšu, 5 minas of sinews |
| 12 | x-na-ra-ni-ki _dumu_ a-ni-isz-ki-pi3-il5 | x-naraniki, son of Aniški-pî-il |
| 13 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 ku-zi-la2-ti-x | 5 minas of šipātu-flour, |
| 14 | _dumu_ a-bi4-sza-wi-ri | son of Abī-šawiri, |
| 15 | [n] _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 ta-ar-ma-na | n minas of šippatu-flour, tarmanu; |
| 16 | [_dumu_] ma-ma 5(disz)? _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 | son of a man, 5 minas of šiputu |
| 17 | [me-me]-be#-er _dumu#_ da-la2-asz2 | Mer, son of Dalash |
| 18 | [n _ma-na_] szi2#-pa2#-ti2 / la2-ak-na-szu | n minas of šippatu-flour are his wages. |
| 19 | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 20 | [...] x a szi2? | ... water(?) |
| 21 | [...]-um | ...um |
| 22 | [...]-x-ra | ... ... |
| 23 | [...]-x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-bi4-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ku-ra-a | 1/2 mina, Abī-ili-šu, son of Kurâ |
| 2 | szu#?-hu-ur-wa-zi la2-ka3-nu-um a-ah-szu | Šuḫurwazi, his brother |
| 3 | [n] _ma-na_ sza-ar-ni-ka3-an# [x x] x x | n minas of your hair ... |
| 4 | [x] _ma#-na_ a-bar-[...] | x minas of bronze ... |
| 5 | [x] _ma#-na_ ni-x-x-x-x | x minas ... |
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