Unread Atlas
TCL 21, 228 (P357794)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | TCL 21, 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357794 |
| Museum no. | AO 08299 |
| 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 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pa2-am | ṣarupam |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er szu-ku-bi-im | it is a šukūbi-container |
| 4 | a-ha-tum ti2-szu-u2 | aḫātum means “to live. |
| 5 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 6 | sza i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 | of Ilī-ištikal |
| 7 | u3 puzur4-sza-du-e | and Puzur-šadue |
| 8 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 9 | i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out, and |
| 10 | la2 isz-qul2 | he did not cut off. |
| reverse | ||
| 11 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 12 | i-_iti-kam_-im | In the month of Addaru |
| 13 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | for 1 mina |
| 14 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | he shall take as a loan. |
| 15 | _igi_ a-la-hi-im | before Alahim |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-la-hi-[im] | seal of Alahim |
| 2 | _dumu_ usz-di2-ki _kiszib3_ szu-ku-bi4-im | seal of Šukubum |
| 3 | _dumu_ nu-ni-esz18-dar | son of Nuni-Ištar |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 1/2 mina of refined silver |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er szu-ku-bi-im | it is a šukūbi-container |
| 6 | a-ha-tum ti2-szu | Ahatum, his life |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫamuštum |
| 2 | sza i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 | of Ilī-ištikal |
| 3 | u3 puzur4-sa-tu | and Puzur-satu |
| 4 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal | for 1 month he shall weigh out. |
| 5 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul | If he does not pay, |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _ma-na_-im | 1 1/2 shekels per mina |
| 7 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | he shall take as a loan. |
| 8 | _iti-kam_ a-la2-na-tim | the month of Addarum |
| 9 | li-mu-um | eponym: |
| left | ||
| 1 | bu-zu-zu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.