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TCL 21, 237 (P357803)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357803 |
| Museum no. | AO 12134 |
| 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 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 12 shekels of silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ a-lu | he led away. Amur-Assur, son of Alu |
| 3 | za-az-hu-na a-szi2-ti2-szu | (and) his wife, |
| 4 | sza-ri-szu u2 be-ti2-szu | his brother and his wife |
| 5 | e-ni-isz-ru u2 ta-mu-ur-a | “Enīšru, and you will see. |
| 6 | i-szu-u2 a-na 4(disz) sza-na-tim | he has, for 4 years |
| 7 | i-na sza-tim i-na ha-ar-pe3 | in the future, at harvest time, |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 3 shekels of silver |
| 9 | i-sza-qu2-lu u2 ka3-ar-pa2-at | they will eat, and the kalpātu-plant |
| 10 | szu-um-ki i-du-nu | they will give your name. |
| 11 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu | If he does not pay, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ | 3 shekels each of silver |
| 2 | s,i2-ib-tam i-na2 | a ṣibtu-gift in |
| 3 | _iti-kam_ u2-s,u2-bu-u2 | they shall bring in the month. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad | the silver in the middle |
| 5 | szal2-mi3-szu-nu ra-ki-is | their totality was cut off. |
| 6 | _igi_ sza-ra-nu-un-wa | before Šaranunwa |
| 7 | _dumu_ / szi2-pa2-na | son of Šipana |
| 8 | _igi_ a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | before Assur-mutabi-il |
| 9 | _dumu_ en-um-a-szur | son of Enum-Assur |
| 10 | _igi_ szu-pi3-a-ah-szu | before Šupi-aḫshu |
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