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TCL 21, 214 (P357780)
Divorce Documents, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357780 |
| Museum no. | AO 09351 & AO 09394 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Divorce Documents |
| 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-ki-li-it | Nikil-it |
| 2 | u2 sza-sza-li-ka3 | and Šašalīka |
| 3 | mu-tum u2 a-szu-tum | “Mutum and Ašūtum |
| 4 | i-tap-ru-szu | they have sent to him. |
| 5 | sza-sza-li-ka3 | of Šašali |
| 6 | a-na ar-ha-lam | to Arhalam |
| 7 | e-la2-at a-szar | above the place |
| 8 | li-bi4-szu i-la2-ak | his heart he shall do. |
| 9 | szu-ma a-ma-ti2-ma | he is the word |
| 10 | lu u2-ba-di2-num x x | may he have ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu ma-ma-an | or anyone |
| 2 | lu u2-ba-di2-nu | they shall pay. |
| 3 | lu _dam-gar3_-szu | or his merchant |
| 4 | sza a-na sza-sza-li-ka3 | that to you |
| 5 | i-tu3-wa-ar | he shall return. |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| 7 | i-da-an | he will give |
| 8 | u2 i-du-ku-szu | and they killed him. |
| 9 | i-qa2-te2 pi3-it-ha-na | “Iqātu, his mouth-washing, |
| 10 | ru-ba-im | the prince |
| 11 | a-ni-ta | Anita |
| 12 | _gal_ si2-mi3-il5-ti2 | chief similti |
| left | ||
| 1 | ar-nu sza ni-ki-li-it | the debt of the nikilītu-official |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ pe3-ru-wa _gudu4_ sza {d}iszkur# | Seal of Perwa, gudug priest of Adad |
| 2 | sza qa2-qi2-dim _kiszib3_ e-la2-ni | of the qaqīdim, seal of Elani. |
| 3 | _gal!_ na-gi-ri | chief of the heralds |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ szu-hu-ur-pi3-a | seal of Šuhurpiya |
| 5 | _gudu4_ sza {d}iszkur | gudu priest of Adad |
| 6 | _kiszib3#_ [...] ha#-du-wa-an sza _mun_ | Seal of ... haduwan of salt. |
| 7 | [_kiszib3_] szi2#-li-a-ra | seal of Šiliara |
| 8 | [ni-ki]-li-it | ni-ki-lit |
| 9 | [u2 sza-sza]-li-ka3 | and your šašalim |
| 10 | [mu]-tum# u2 a-szu-tum | “Movement and ašūtu |
| 11 | [i-tap-ru]-su2# sza#-sza#-li#-ka3# | they have sent to you. |
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