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TCL 21, 196 (P357762)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357762 |
| Museum no. | AO 09344 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 | ni-ka3-si2 ni-si2-ma | “Let us go, let us go! |
| 2 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 3 | sza a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-szar-ki-id-<a>-szur3 | belonging to Amur-ištar, son of Išar-kid-Assur, |
| 4 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ um-ma szu-ut-ma | 10 minas of silver, thus he: |
| 5 | a-szu3-mi3 a-bi4-ka3 a-s,i2-ib-tim | the Ašumi of Abī-ka, the aṣibtum, |
| 6 | isz-ti2 szu-be-lim al-qe2-ma | I took from Šubelim, and |
| 7 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ s,i2-ib-tum | 3 minas 10 shekels ṣibtum |
| 8 | i-li-ik isz-te2-ni-isz | he went together |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 13 minas 10 shekels of silver |
| 10 | u2 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 2/3 mina of silver |
| 11 | mu-t,a2-e i-ni-ka3-si2 | he will compensate the deficit. |
| 12 | isz-ku-nam | he established. |
| 13 | _igi_ u2-sa2-nim _dumu_ | before Usānum, son |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mur-a-szur3 | Amur-Assur, |
| 2 | _igi_ a-szur3-i-di2 _dumu_ | before Assur-idi, son |
| 3 | ku-ku-la2-nim | of Kukulanum, |
| 4 | a-na-kam isz-tu3 _iti 3(disz)-kam_ | from the third month |
| 5 | i-li-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2 | went and took the silver |
| 6 | t,up-pa2-am sza szu-be-lim | Tablet of Šubelim. |
| 7 | a-mur-ma 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | I saw, and 1 2/3 minas of silver |
| 8 | s,i2-ib-tum / i-li-ik | Ṣibtum means "god." |
| 9 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar diri_ | 1 1/2 minas of extra silver |
| 10 | il5-qe2 | took. |
Sources & licences
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