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TCL 21, 248 (P357814)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 248 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357814 |
| Museum no. | AO 08270 |
| 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 | 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 [ku3]-babbar#_ | 4 minas 10 shekels of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | he will harvest the harvest. |
| 3 | en-na-nim | Ennanim, |
| 4 | pu-zu-li-a i-szu-u2 | he is a fugitive. |
| 5 | isz-tu2 _iti-kam_ ma-hu-ur-[_dingir_] | From the month Ahur-ilum |
| 6 | li-mu-um sza qa2-te2-e | eponymy of Qatê. |
| 7 | su2-ka3-li-a _dumu_ me-na-nim | Sukaliya, son of Me-nanim |
| 8 | i-na sza-tim | in the future |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 mina 2 1/2 shekels each |
| 10 | i-sza-qal szu-ma i-na | he will weigh out. If in |
| 11 | u4-me-szu ma-al-u2-tim | for many days |
| 12 | la isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | did not cut off, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 13 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-_iti 1(disz)-kam#_ | for 1 mina per month |
| 14 | s,i2-ib-tam2 [u2]-s,a-ab2 | he seized the pride |
| 15 | i-na u4-me-szu ma-al-u2-tim | At that time, many |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-le-e e-mu-ru-usz | “Allāya, I saw him |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal | silver he shall weigh out. |
| 3 | szu-ma i-na a-lim{ki} | he in the city |
| 4 | mi3-ma a-_ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2 | whatever silver he took |
| 5 | a-na en-na-nim u2-ta-ru-u2? | they will return to the en-priestess. |
| 6 | ki-ma pu-zu-li-a | like Puzulaya |
| 7 | e-na-hi-dingir a-szur3-na-da# | Enaḫi-ilum, with Assur |
| 8 | u3 a-bi-la-ma-si2 [...] | and Abī-lamassi |
| 9 | a-wa-tim ig#-[mu-ru] | they saw the word |
| 10 | a-na 5(disz) _ma-na#_ | for 5 minas |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ pu-zu-li#-[a] | the silver of Puzulaya |
| 12 | a-na en-na-nim# | to the en priestess |
| 13 | [u2]-la2 i-tu3-[a-ar] | he will pay back. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_igi_] as2#-qu2-dim | before Asqudim |
| 2 | [_igi_] a-szur3-i-mi3-[ti2] _dumu#_ a-ta-a | before Assur-imitti, son of Ataya |
Sources & licences
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