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TCL 21, 213 (P357779)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 213 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357779 |
| Museum no. | AO 08286 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ a-zu-ta-a _dumu_ e-me-me | Seal of Azutâ, son of Ememe |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-i-di2 _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar | Seal of Assur-idi, son of Kur-ub-Ištar |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ da-da-a _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Seal of Dadâ, son of Assur-imitti |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 15 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er da-da-a {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | the father of Enlil-bani, |
| 6 | <i-szu> a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out in the fourth month. |
| 7 | la isz-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | did not take away. 1 1/2 shekels for 1 mina |
| 8 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam | in the 1st month of Ṣibtam |
| 9 | u3-s,a-ab2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim | the first month of Qarrātum |
| 10 | li-mu-um en-na-ma-nim | eponymy of Ennamānum. |
| 11 | _kiszib3_ ir-ma-a-szur _dumu_ ni-de8-ba-ni | Seal of Irma-Assur, son of Nidebani |
| 12 | _kiszib3_ su2-en6-sag10 _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Seal of Suen-sag, son of Assur-imitti |
| 13 | _kiszib3_ da-da-a szesz-szu 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Seal of Dadâ, his brother, 7 1/2 minas of silver |
| 14 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | he will harvest the harvest. |
| 15 | da-da-a {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu | Dada (and) Enlil-bani he carried. |
| 16 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ sza sa3-ra-tim li-mu-um | 1st month of Sarrātum, eponymy of |
| 17 | sza qa2-ti2 ma-s,i2-i3-li2 i-nu-mi3 | of the hand of Maṣi-ilī, at that time |
| 18 | lu-qu2-tum sza 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the deficit of 7 1/2 minas of silver |
| 19 | a-na ka3-ni-isz3 e-li-a-ni | to Kaniš went up. |
| 20 | u3-nu-tum isz-tu3 _e2-gal_-lim | the furnishings from the palace |
| 21 | u2-ra-dam-ma _iti 5(disz)-kam_ i-la2-ak-ma | shall return, and the 5th month he shall go, and |
| 22 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 7 1/2 minas of refined silver |
| 23 | da-da-a a-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | Dada to Enlil-bani |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 | he will weigh out; if he does not weigh out, |
| 2 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 1 1/2 shekels for 1 mina |
| 3 | s,i2-ib-tam i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | rations for 1 month |
| 4 | u3-s,a-ab2 _kiszib3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | sealed documents of Ahu-waqar, son of Shu-Ishtar |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ a-la2-ku _dumu_ szu-be-lim _kiszib3_ zu-ku-a | seal of Alaku, son of Šubelim, seal of Zukua |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-szur-i-di2 _kiszib3_ ma-nu-ki-a-szur | son of Assur-idi, seal of Mannu-ki-Assur, |
| 7 | _dumu_ puzur2-esz18-dar _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni | son of Puzur-Ištar, seal of Šulgi-išar son of Assur-bani |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ dingir-na-da _dumu_ a-szur-na-da | Seal of Ilī-nada, son of Assur-nada |
| 9 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-um! a-s,e2-er | 4 minas of silver, ṣarupām, the harvester, |
| 10 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im sza ka3-ri-im | 1 mina of kārīm, |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) _gin2_-um ta-ur-ma _ku3-babbar_ | you return 1/2 shekel and the silver |
| 12 | u2-du i-s,e2-er ka3-ri-im | sheep for the harvest of the quay |
| 13 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu isz-tu3 | Enlil-bani with him from |
| 14 | ha-musz-tim sza szu-mi3-a-bi-a | ... of Šumi-abiya |
| 15 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ma-hur-i3-li2 li-mu-um | 1st month, Maḫur-ilum, eponymy of |
| 16 | sza qa2-ti2 en-na-ma-nim | of the hand of Ennum, |
| 17 | 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_ i-_iti-kam_-im | 2/3 shekel 15 barley-corns monthly |
| 18 | s,i2-ib-tam2 a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | the interest for 1 mina |
| 19 | u3-s,u2-bu ki-ma ka3-ri-im | they will bring out like a grain heap. |
| 20 | ma-nu-ki-a-szur szu-esz18-dar u2 dingir-na-da | Mannu-kī-Aš[ur], the ... of the gods, |
| 21 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2 | silver he took |
| 22 | me-eh-ru-um sza t,up-pe3-e | a copy of the tablet |
| 23 | ha-ru-mu-tim _GAN2_-lam | the harvest of the field |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ti-qu2 | have passed, |
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