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TCL 21, 252 (P357818)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 252 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357818 |
| Museum no. | AO 09385 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ a-pe3-zi-a-szu _dumu_ ha-al-ki-a-szu | Seal of Apiziašu, son of Halkiaszu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ ta-ar-hu-a-la2 _dumu_ tal-wa-na | Seal of Tarhu-ala, son of Talwana |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ szu-pi3-a-ni-ka3 _dumu-munus_ ku-ru-ku-ru | Seal of Šupiani, daughter of Kurukuru |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ ni-wa-ah-szu-szar | seal of Niwah-šušar |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ ha-pi3-a _kiszib3_ pe3-ru-wa | seal of Ḫappia, seal of Perwa, |
| 6 | ni-wa-ah-szu-szar ha-pi3-a | Niwaḫšušar, the hapia priestess, |
| 7 | u3 pe3-ru-wa ki-ma | and Perwa like |
| 8 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 9 | hu-zu-ra a-na | “Ḫuzura to |
| 10 | e-ni-isz-ru i-di2-nu-szi2-ma | he gave to her, and |
| 11 | a-ma-su2 szu-ma a-szu-mi3 | His word is ašumi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | hu-zu-ra! ma-ma-an | There is nobody in your midst |
| 2 | lu tu3-zi-nu-um | or Tuzinum, |
| 3 | lu be-el hu-bu-lim i-tu3-ar-szu-um | or the owner of the stolen property has returned it, |
| 4 | ni-wa-ah-szu-szar u3 pe3-ru-wa | Niwaḫšušar and Perwa |
| 5 | ha-pi3-a a-na e-ni-isz-ru | Ḫappia to Enišru |
| 6 | u2-ta-ru-szu-ma u2 u2-ra-su2 | they shall return him and they shall cut off the grass. |
| 7 | szu-ma hu-zu-ra ta-ba-at | “He is the one of the ḫuzû-demon, you are the one who seized |
| 8 | ha-pi3-a a-na _e2_-ti2-szu | hapī’a for his house |
| 9 | i-ta-ru-szu-ma u3 u2-ra!-su2 | they seized him, and his army |
| 10 | szu-ma i-na ga-ma-ar | “He is in the slaughtering place, |
| 11 | _iti-kam_ a-nim <1/2(disz) _ma-na_> 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | The month of Addaru, 1/2 mina 15 shekels of silver |
| 12 | szi2-mi3-sza i-tab-lu-nim | her fate they shall decide. |
| 13 | u2 i-ta-ru-u2-szi2 | and they shall return to her. |
| 14 | szu-ma la2 ub-lu-nim | If he does not bring it, |
| 15 | a-ma-su2 a-na tal-ha-ti2-e | his word to Talḫati |
| 16 | u2-ul a-szar | is not where |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-bi4-sza i-da-szi2 | her heart rejoices. |
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