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TCL 21, 218 (P357784)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 218 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357784 |
| Museum no. | AO 09384 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 mina less 1 shekel |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er | the silver he shall weigh out. |
| 3 | szu-ma-hi-im | Šumaḫum |
| 4 | u3 <ha>-pu-wa-ah!-szu-szar | and Chapu-wahšušar |
| 5 | a-szi2-ti2-szu sza-ta-ah!-szu | his wife, his sister, |
| 6 | i-szu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | with him 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 7 | i-na _iti-kam_ | in the month |
| 8 | u2-s,a-ab2 _ku3-babbar_ | he shall take. The silver |
| 9 | i-na qa2-qa2-ad | in the middle |
| 10 | szal2-mi3-szu-nu | their totality |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2#_{[be-ti2}-szu-nu] | their upper house |
| 2 | ra-ki-is | |
| 3 | _igi_ ba-ru-ke-en6 | before Barukēn |
| 4 | _igi_ i-na-su2-en6 | before Inasuen |
| envelope | ||
| 5 | _kiszib3_ ba-ru-ke-en6 | seal of Baruke’en |
| 6 | _kiszib3_ i-na-su2-en6 | seal of Inasuen |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ szu-ma-hi-i | seal of Šumaḫî |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ ha-pu-wa-ah!-szu-szar | Seal of Ḫappu-waḫu-šušar |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 mina less 1 shekel |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er | the silver he shall weigh out. |
| 11 | szu-ma-hi-i u3 ha-pu-wa-ah!-szu-szar | Šumāḫu and Ḫappu-waḫaḫušar, |
| 12 | a-szi2-ti2-szu | his wife |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ta-ah!-szu i-szu | his ša-taḫ-troops with him |
| 2 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | 1 1/2 shekels of silver, the ṣibtam-tax |
| 3 | i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2 | in the month of Addaru he shall take. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad | the silver in the middle |
| 5 | szal2-mi3-szu-nu | their totality |
| 6 | _e2#_{[be-ti2}-szu-nu] | their upper house |
| 7 | ra-ki-is | |
Sources & licences
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