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TCL 21, 227 (P357793)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 227 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357793 |
| Museum no. | AO 08307 |
| 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 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 minas of silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er ka3-ri-a | to the border of Karia |
| 3 | u3 ha-li-it-ka3 | and your destruction |
| 4 | a-szur3-i-di2 / i-szu | Assur-idi received. |
| 5 | isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫamuštum |
| 6 | sza a-ma-a u3 szu-ku-tim | of mother and slave |
| 7 | a-na tu3-uh2-tu3-ha-ni | to Tuhtuḫani |
| 8 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ i-sza-qu2-lu | they shall weigh out 1 1/2 minas. |
| 9 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na | 1 1/2 minas for |
| 10 | 1(u) 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | 16 hamšatum-containers, |
| 11 | i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma | he will weigh out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na u4-me-szu-nu | At that time |
| 2 | ma-al-u2-tim | of the lands |
| 3 | la2 isz3-qu2-lu a-na | he should not be negligent, to |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 mina 3 shekels each |
| 5 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u2-s,u2-bu | in the first month they will bring. |
| 6 | _igi_ da-ak-ni-isz | before Daknish |
| 7 | _igi_ a-ha-am-la2-ar-szi2 | before Aḫam-larši |
| 8 | _igi_ szu-a-szur _ku3-babbar_ | before Shu-Assur the silver |
| 9 | i-qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu | he will weigh out. Their totality |
| 10 | <ra-ki-is> | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ da-ak-ni-isz _kiszib3_ | seal of Daknish, seal |
| 2 | a-ha-la2-ar-szi2 _kiszib3_ [szu]-a-szur3 | Aḫalarši, seal of Shu-Assur |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ka3-ri-a _kiszib3_ ha-li#-[it-ka3] | seal of Kariya, seal of Halitka |
| 4 | sza hu-bu-ul | of the debt |
| 5 | ka3-ri-a u3 [ha-li-it-ka3] | of Karia and Ḫalitka |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... sza] tu3-uh2-tu3-ha-nim# | ... of the tuhtu-ḫanim |
| 2 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na 1(u) 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | 1 1/2 minas for 16 hamšatum-measures, |
| 3 | i-sza-qu2-lu | they will eat. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-al-[u2]-tim la2 isz-qu2-lu | the lands were not plundered. |
| 2 | 3(disz) _gin2-[ta_] i-_iti-kam_ | 3 shekels each month |
| 3 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im u2-s,a!-bu | for 1 mina they shall take |
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