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TCL 21, 238 (P357804)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 238 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357804 |
| Museum no. | AO 08296 |
| 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 | li-ti2 / _sag10_ | a good life |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er / a-ta-pi3-la2 | I have smashed. |
| 4 | a-<la2>-wa-asz2-hi a-szi2-ti2-szu | his wife |
| 5 | me-er-e-szu / al-pi3-szu | (Sum) His limbs are swollen(?) (Akk) His legs are twisted(?) |
| 6 | eq-la2-tim / u3 mi3-ma | ... and whatever |
| 7 | i-szu-u2-u2 / | he has |
| 8 | puzur4-a-szur3 | Puzur-Assur, |
| 9 | i-szu / i-na ha-ar-pe3 | “With him, in the quay |
| 10 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
| 11 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-ar-<ma>-ak a-szur3# | the herald of Assur |
| 2 | sza ke-na-tim | of the truth |
| 3 | li-mu-um | eponym: |
| 4 | a-szur3-ma-lik | Assur-mālik, |
| 5 | szu-ma / i-na ha-ar-pe3 | “He is in the ḫarpāru |
| 6 | la2 isz-qu2-lu / 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | they have not weighed out, 3 shekels each |
| 7 | s,i2-ib-tam2 / i-_iti-kam_ | a ṣibtu-gift in the month |
| 8 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em / u2-s,a-ab2 | for 1 mina he shall take. |
| 9 | _igi_ u2-zu-a _dumu_ li-pa2-a | before Uzuya, son of Lipaya |
| 10 | _igi_ hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | before Hishtahšu |
| 11 | _igi_ ta-ar-ma-li-a | before Tarmalīya |
| envelope | ||
| 12 | _kiszib3_ u2-zu-a _dumu_ li-pa2-a | seal of Uzuya, son of Lipaya |
| 13 | _kiszib3_ ta-ar-ma-li-a _dumu_ na-ki-li-et | Seal of Tarmaliya, son of Nakilite |
| 14 | _kiszib3_ a-ta-pi3-la2 _dumu_ a-ta-ah-szu | Seal of Atapila, son of Atahšu |
| 15 | _kiszib3_ a-la2-wa-asz2-hi a-szi2-ti2-szu | Seal of Alawašhi, his wife |
| 16 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / li-ti2 / _sag10_ | 3 minas of silver, the lītu-tax, is to be paid |
| 17 | [i-s,e2-er] a-ta-pi3-la2 [a-szi2-ti2-szu] | he saw, his wife |
| 18 | u2 me-er-[e-szu puzur4-a-szur] | and his sons Puzur-Assur |
| 19 | i-szu _iti [1(disz)-kam_] | he will pay. The first month |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ra-a-tim / li-[mu-um] | The qarrātu-festival, the eponymy of |
| 2 | szu-su2-en6 / a-na ha-ar-pe3 | Šusuen to Ḫarpi |
| 3 | i-sza-qu2-lu / szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu | They will eat. If they do not eat, |
| 4 | 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ / s,i2-ib-tam2 | 3 shekels each, the ṣibtam |
| 5 | i-_iti-kam_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em | In the month of Addaru, for 1 mina |
| 6 | u2-s,u2-bu | they brought in. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ / i-s,e2-er _e2#_{[be-ti2}-szu] | the silver from the rent of his house |
| 8 | al-pe3-szu / eq-la2-tim | “It is a steppe, a mountain’ |
| 9 | u2 mi3-ma / i-szu-u2 | and whatever he has |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ ra-ki-is | the silver is owed. |
Sources & licences
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