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TCL 20, 192 (P357758)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 192 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357758 |
| Museum no. | AO 09341 |
| 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 | [x] _ansze#_ up-qu2-um | x homers is surplus. |
| 2 | [n] 2(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | n+2 homers, grain-heap |
| 3 | sza pu-szu-ke-en | of Pušuken |
| 4 | 6(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | 6 imaru of Kibshum, |
| 5 | sza a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-ta-a-a | of Assur-imitti, son of Ataya |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | 1 homer of Kibshum, |
| 7 | 4(disz) _ansze_ sza pi2-ri-ka3-ni | 4 homers of pirikanni, |
| 8 | i-lu-ki 1(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | Iluku, 1 homer of Kibshum, |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ansze_ up-qu2#-um# sza#? [x]-x-x-tum | 2 homers of upqûm of ..., |
| 10 | 7(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib#-[szum sza] | 7 homers of grain, belonging to |
| 11 | en-nam-a-szur _dumu_ su2#-ka3#-li2-a | Ennam-Assur, son of Sukaliya |
| 12 | 8(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum sza | 8 homers, the kibšum-measure of |
| 13 | _dumu_ i-di2-a-bi-im | son of Idi-abīm, |
| 14 | 1(u) 4(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | 14 homers of Kibshum |
| 15 | 3(disz) _ansze_ up-qum su2-sa3#-[a] | 3 homers of upqum, grass-fed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _ansze_ pi2-[ri-ka3-num] | therefrom: 1 donkey of Piri-kanum |
| 2 | ih-lu 9(disz) _ansze_ | he rented. 9 donkeys |
| 3 | ki-ib-szum e-zi-ib | Ezibšum |
| 4 | ha-al-qi2-im szal2-ma-a-szur3#? | stolen property of Šalma-Assur |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | 14 homers of Kibshum |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ansze_ up-qu2-um en-nam-a-szur | 1 donkey, purchased by Ennam-Assur, |
| 7 | _dumu_ s,e2-li-esz18-dar | son of Ṣelli-Ištar |
| 8 | 1(u) 4(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum 2(disz) _ansze_ | 14 imaru, Kibshum, 2 imāru |
| 9 | up-qum en-na-su2-en _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | Ennasuen, son of Šū-Ishtar, |
| 10 | 8(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | 8 homers of Kibšum |
| 11 | 3(disz) _ansze_ up-qum i-di2-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | 3 donkeys, purchased, Iddi-Ishtar son of Assur-malik |
| 12 | [x] _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | x hectares in Kibshum; |
| 13 | [i3]-li2?-isz-ta-ki-il5 | Ili-išta-kī-il |
| 14 | [x] _ansze#_ sza pi2-ri-ka3-ni | x homers of pirikani, |
| 15 | [x x] da? ni x | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x] _ansze#_ ki-ib-szum la-qe2-ep | x homers of chick-peas are taken. |
| 2 | [_dumu_ x]-li-a 5(disz) _ansze_ ki-ib-szum | son of ...lia, 5 hectares in Kibshum, |
| 3 | [en]-nam-a-szur | Ennam-Assur |
Sources & licences
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