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TCL 21, 212 (P357778)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 212 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357778 |
| Museum no. | AO 09374 |
| 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 | [n _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am] | n minas of refined silver |
| 2 | [i-s,e2]-er a-mur-{d}[x] | the harvest of Amur- |
| 3 | _dumu#_ x x [x x] puzur4#-[a-szur] | son of ... Puzur-Ashur |
| 4 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha#-mu-usz#-[tim] | from Ḫammuštum |
| 5 | sza# a-la-hi-im u3 na-ab2#-[su2-en6] | of Alaḫum and Nabasuen |
| 6 | [a]-na 2(u) [ha]-am-sza-tim [i-sza-qal] | for 20 harvesters he shall weigh out. |
| 7 | [szu-ma la2 isz]-qul2# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2#-[ta_] | If he does not weigh out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 8 | [i-_iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2]-s,a#-ab [...] | In the month of Addaru, he will make a profit .... |
| 9 | [... _iti] 1(disz)-kam_ sza ke-na-[tim] | ... 1st month of kēnû-offerings |
| 10 | li-mu-um szu-hu-bur _ku3-babbar_ [i-qa2-qa2-ad] | the eponymy of Šuhubur the silver he shall weigh out. |
| 11 | [szal2]-mi3-szu-nu u3 ke-ni-szu-nu [ra-ki-is] | their totality and their trust were bound. |
| 12 | _igi#_ [a]-szur#-ta#-ak-la2-ku _dumu_ x [...] | before Ashur-taklāku, son of ... |
| 13 | _igi_ e-nu-be-lim _dumu_ szu-la-ba-an | before Enu-bēlim, son of Šulaban |
| 14 | _igi_ puzur4-a-szur3 _dumu_ i-szar-ki#-[id-a-szur3] | before Puzur-Assur, son of Išar-kīd-assur |
| 15 | [8(disz)?] _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am# | 8? minas 15 shekels of refined silver |
| 16 | i-s,e2-er hu-ra-s,a-nim _dumu_ szu-a-[nim] | he led away. Huraṣanim, son of Shuanim |
| 17 | puzur4-a-szur3 i-szu / isz-tu3 / | Puzriš-Assur has ... from |
| 18 | ha-musz-tim sza i-di2-a-<szur> u3 i-ku-nim | the ḫamuštu-vessel of Idī-Assur and Ikunum, |
| 19 | a-na 2(u) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | for 20 hamšātu he shall weigh out. |
| 20 | szu-ma i-na u4-me-szu la isz-qul2 | If at any time he does not pay, |
| 21 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-_iti#-1(disz)-kam_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 1 1/2 shekels per month for 1 mina |
| 22 | [s,i2]-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ <<sza>> | the regular offerings he shall bring. The first month |
| 23 | [ab2] sza-ra-ni li-[mu-um] | šarānu-fish, eponymy |
| 24 | [...] _dumu_ e-la-[x _igi_ e-nu-be-lim] | ... son of Ela... before Enu-belim |
| 25 | [_dumu_ szu]-la-ba-an 5(disz) ma#-[na _ku3-babbar_] | son of Shulaban, 5 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [s,a-ru]-pa2-am i-s,e2-er [x x]-x-x | he will gather the harvest ... |
| 2 | puzur4-a-szur3 i-szu | Puzur-Assur received. |
| 3 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 4 | sza i-di2-a-szur u3 i-ku-nim | of Iddin-Assur and Ikūnum, |
| 5 | [a]-na 2(u) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | for 20 hamšātu he shall weigh out. |
| 6 | [szu-ma] i-na ma-la u4-me-szu | if in as many days as |
| 7 | [la] isz#-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-[_iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na] | 1 1/2 shekels each month for |
| 8 | [1(disz) ma]-na-im s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-[ab2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_] | 1 mina of ṣibtum he shall carry out. The first month |
| 9 | [ab2] sza-ra-ni li-mu-um# [szu-hu-bur] | ... eponymy of Šuhubur. |
| 10 | _igi_ a-la-bi-im _dumu_ ah?-sza#-[lim] | before Alabīm, son of Ah-šalim |
| 11 | _igi_ en?-na-[nim] _dumu_ x [...] | before Ennanim, son of ... |
| 12 | _igi#_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ a-la-[...-im] | before Assur-malik, son of Ala-... |
| 13 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2#-[am i-s,e2-er] | 5 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 14 | zu-pa2 u2 esz18-dar-_igi-du_ | zupa-plant and eshtar-igidu-plant |
| 15 | puzur4-a-szur3 i-szu [isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim] | Puzur-Assur received from Ḫamushtum. |
| 16 | sza i-di2-a-szur u3 [i-ku-nim] | of Iddin-Assur and Ikūnum |
| 17 | a-na 2(u) ha-am-sza-tim# [i-sza-qal] | for 20 hamšātu he shall weigh out. |
| 18 | [szu]-ma# i-na ma-la [u4-me-szu-nu] | If in their days |
| 19 | la# isz-qu2-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2#-[ta_] | they have not weighed out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 20 | [i]-_iti#-1(disz)-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2# [u2-s,u2-bu] | In the first month they will bring in the ṣibtu-tax. |
| 21 | [_iti] 1(disz)-kam_ ab sza-ra-[ni li-mu-um] | 1st month, eponymy of Šaranu. |
| 22 | [szu]-hu-bur _ku3-babbar_ i-[qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu] | he will weigh out the silver. Their totality |
| 23 | u3 ke-ni-szu-nu ra-ki#-[is] | and their trust is bound. |
| 24 | _igi#?_ [...]-x x _igi_ x [...] | Before? ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1' | 5(u) 6(disz) [...] puzur4#-a-szur3# [i-szu ...] | 56 ... Puzur-Assur has ... |
| 2' | [...] _iti 1(disz)-kam_ [...] | ... 1st month ... |
| 3' | [...]-im _dumu_ zu-ku-hi-im [...] | ... son of Zukuḫim ... |
| 4' | [...]-ab _igi? du10#_-[...] | ... looks good |
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