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TCL 21, 221 (P357787)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357787 |
| Museum no. | AO 08780 + AO 08787 |
| 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_ x x] x x | Seal of ... |
| 2 | [_kiszib3_ x x] x _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir | Seal of ..., son of Itur-ili |
| 3 | [_kiszib3_ i?-a]-szar 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Seal of Iašar, 1 mina of silver |
| 4 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-sze2-er | (Sum) The ṣarupam priestess is a lamenting singer (Akk) The lamentation singer is rejoicing |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i?-a-szar dan-a-szur3 | where Dan-Assur |
| 2 | [i-szu] isz#-tu3 ha-mu-[usz]-tim# | from Ḫammuštum |
| 3 | [sza x x] x u3 a-[szur]-ma#-lik | of ... and Assur-malik |
| 4 | x _gin2-ta_ a-na | x shekels each for |
| 5 | _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2# | a mina of refined silver |
| 6 | i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2 | in the month of Addaru he shall take. |
| 7 | _iti-kam_ ku-sal-li | the month of Elulum |
| 8 | li-mu#-[um] e-la2-[li2] | eponymy of Elali |
| envelope | ||
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 10 | i-s,e2-er / zi-a | the righteous fisherman |
| 11 | i-di2-esz18-dar i-szu | Iddi-Ištar |
| 12 | 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ / s,i2-ib-tam2! | 2 shekels each, ṣibtam |
| 13 | is-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫamuštum |
| 14 | sza a-mu-a | of my father |
| 15 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | in the first month |
| 16 | ta-sza-qal | you will weigh out. |
| 17 | be2-tu3 e-ru-ba-tu3-a | After they had entered, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i-ri-szum | before Irišum |
| 2 | _igi_ ma-nu-um-ki-i3-li2-a | before Mannum-ki-ilīya |
| 3 | _igi_ a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 | before Assur-ištikal |
Sources & licences
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