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TCL 21, 254 (P357820)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 254 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357820 |
| Museum no. | AO 09386 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ ku-ra-a _gal_ na-pa2-hi | seal of Kurâ, chief of the napḫu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ tar2-hu-a-la2 a-hu _gal_ si2-mi3-il5-tim | Seal of Tarḫu-ala, brother of Similtim |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ hi-isz-ta-ah-szu | seal of Hishtahšu |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ lu-lu-u2 | seal of Lulû |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ isz-pu-nu-ma-an _kiszib3_ a-zu-wi-il5-ka3 | seal of Išpūnu-man, seal of Azuwilka |
| 6 | a-szi2-ti2-szu# 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | his wife, 2 minas of refined silver |
| 7 | szi2-im-nu-ma-an a-szi2-ti2-szu | the fate of his wife |
| 8 | [u3] 5(disz) me-er-e-szu | and his 5 sons |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-le-e a-na a-ha-tim | “Šulê-offerings for the regions’ |
| 2 | isz-qu2-ul 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he weighed out, 2 minas of silver |
| 3 | a-na sza a-na isz-pu-nu-ma-an | to that which he wrote |
| 4 | u3 a-sza-su2 a-na szu-le-e | and his wife for the šulû-festival |
| 5 | i-sza-qu2-lu-u2 szu-ma a-na | they will pay. If to |
| 6 | sza a-na la2 isz-qu2-lu-u2 | that he did not pluck up |
| 7 | szi2-im-nu-ma-an a-sza-su2-u2 | I ask for the ingredients. |
| 8 | u3 5(disz) me-er-e-szu szu-le-e | and 5 of his limbs are shaved. |
| 9 | i-ta-ru-szu-nu-u2 | they have returned to them. |
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