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TCL 21, 211 (P357777)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 211 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357777 |
| Museum no. | AO 08271 |
| 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 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki dumu_ i-di2-su2-en6 | 10 minas of silver from the son of Idissu-en |
| 2 | _igi_ am-ri-a puzur4-su2-en6 | before Amriya Puzur-Suen |
| 3 | {disz}szu-ma-bi-a u3 en-nu-be-lim | Šumabiya and Ennu-bēlim |
| 4 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar | 20 minas of silver from Iddin-Ishtar |
| 5 | _igi_ en-na-a-szur u3 a-szur-du10 | before Enna-Assur and Assur-ṭab |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ i-ku-pi3-{d}en-lil2 | 5 minas of silver from Ikūpi-Enlil |
| 7 | _igi_ kur-ub-su2-en6 _igi_ il5-ba-ni | before Kur-ubsuen, before Ilbani |
| 8 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-an _ku3-babbar ki_ sza-da-ah-szu | 1 1/3 minas of silver from Šadahšu |
| 9 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza ha-na-na-ri-im | from Ḫammuštum of Hananarim |
| 10 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ a-na _ma-na_-im | 1 1/2 shekels each in the month for minas |
| 11 | u2-s,a-ab2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall carry out. 1 1/2 minas 3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | u2 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ba-lu-um dingir-na-e | and 7 1/3 shekels of gold for Balum, the gods |
| 13 | _ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar sza mi3-ma a-nim | from Iddin-Ištar of whatever |
| 14 | t,up-pu-szu-nu / ha-ru-mu-tim | Their tablets are of the harūmû-type. |
| 15 | _e2_ puzur4-su2-en6 i-ba-szi2-u2 | there is the house of Puzur-Suen. |
| 16 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki sza _dam-gar3_ | 20 minas of silver, the kunuku of the merchant |
| 17 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | 10 minas of silver, 1/2 mina of gold |
| 18 | sza _dam-gar3_ u3 1(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of the merchant and 10 1/3 minas of silver |
| 19 | ku-nu-ki-a mi3-ma a-nim ku-nu-ki-a a-na | Whatever is in your sealed document, to |
| 20 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni ap2-qi2-id | Ninšubur-bani I appointed. |
| 21 | _igi_ il5-[ba-ni u2] en-na-a-szur | before Ilbani and Enna-Assur |
| 22 | 1(asz) _gu2#_ [n _ma-na] uruda# sag10_ | 1 talent n minas of red copper |
| 23 | u2 szi2-[im x _ansze?] ki_ en6-na-su2-en6 | and ... donkey(?) with Ennasuen |
| 24 | sza [du-ur]-hu#-mi3-it 1(u) 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) <_gin2_> _ku3-[babbar]_ | of Durumit 12 less 1/4 shekels silver |
| 25 | x [x x]-id-[na-a ...] | ...-idnâ ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n _ma2-na?] uruda ki_ puzur4-a-szur | n minas of copper from Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | _dumu#_ szu-la2-ba-an 3(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | son of Shulaban, 32 1/2 minas of copper |
| 3 | [u3] 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im a-bar-ni-e | and 1 mina of silver, the price of baked bricks |
| 4 | _ki_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | from Ninšubur-bani, in which 10 shekels of gold |
| 5 | 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-di2-nam 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | 7 shekels each he shall give. 1 mina 15 shekel |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ sza te2-s,u2-bi mi3-ma a-nim | the silver, 15 shekels, which is its interest, whatever |
| 7 | _ki_ en-nam-a-szur _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2 | from Ennam-Assur son of Šū-Enlil |
| 8 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na uruda ki_ u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar | 4 shekels of silver and 1 mina of copper from Ushur-sha-Ishtar |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-s,u2-ha-ri sza a-szur-du10 | 15 minas of copper for the aṣuharu-festival of Assur-ṭāb |
| 10 | a-di2-in 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 3(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | I gave. 1 talent 43 minas of red copper |
| 11 | sza ta-ri-ta-ar _ki_ a-szur-du10 | of Taritar with Assur-ṭāb |
| 12 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3_ gam2-ra-am sza bi3-la2-tim | 4 shekels silver, complete, of the bilātum-tax |
| 13 | sza en-nam-a-szur asz2-qul2 8(disz) _gin2 ku3_ | belonging to Ennam-Assur, the bodyguard, 8 shekels of silver |
| 14 | gam2-ra-am u2 ta-szi2-a-tim a-szu-mi3 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur | “It is enough, and it is enough! I am Ašumī. Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 15 | asz2-qul2 4(disz) _gin2 ku3_ gam2-ra-am | 4 shekels of refined silver |
| 16 | u2 ta-szi2-a-tim a-szu-mi3 im-di2-lim asz2-qul2 | and the tašītu-plant, the ašumi-plant (and) imdilim-plant I cut down. |
| 17 | 3(u) _ma-na uruda ki_ puzur4-a-szur | 30 minas of copper from Puzur-Assur, |
| 18 | 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ a-na | 26 minas less 3 shekels of tin to |
| 19 | _e2-gal_-lim asz2-qul2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | Palace of Ašqul: 1 1/3 minas of lead |
| 20 | a-na ra-di2-im sza ru-ba-tim asz2-qul2 | I have plundered for the princely rites. |
| 21 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ u2 sa3-he-er-tam2 | 1/2 mina 5 shekels of tin and red-purple plant |
| 22 | a-na ma-li-ki-im sza ru-ba-im | to the palace of the prince |
| 23 | a-di2-in mi3-ma a-nim i-na | I will give. What else, in |
| 24 | ti-me-el-ki-a 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | of Timel, 1 mina of tin |
| 25 | i-na ba-at-na a-na _e2_ szu-la2-ba-an | from the gate to the house of Šulaban |
| 26 | a-di2-in 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | I gave. 1 mina of lead |
| 27 | _ki_ a-szur-na-da 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | from Assur-nada 1/2 mina 2 shekels |
| left | ||
| 1 | _an-na ki_ isz-me-su2-en6 _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _ma-na_ me-eh-ra-tim <sza> im-di2-lim# | the heavens with Išme-Suen, in its midst, 10 minas, first fruits, which were plentiful |
| 2 | 1(u) _ma-na_ il5-ba-ni i-di2-nam 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 minas Ilbani gave, 1 2/3 mina less 1 shekel of silver |
| 3 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur e-zi-[ib] a-na me-at 5(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi_ | to Uṣur-ša-Assur, he has departed. For fifty-five garments |
| 4 | sza a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-ru-bu-ni# 1(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2 | which to the palace they entered 16 garments |
| 5 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im na-ad-a-ku me-[he]-er# t,up-pi2-im a-nim | The house of the kalû-official, I am the one who gives the instruction of the tablet. |
| 6 | _ki_ en-na-a-szur | from Enna-Assur |
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