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TCL 21, 266 (P357832)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 266 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357832 |
| Museum no. | AO 09332 |
| 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 | a-szur3-na-da u3 zu-usz-ka3-na | Assur-nada and Zūškana |
| 2 | a-na zu-usz-ka3-na _dam_ u2-zu-a | to Zuškana, wife of Uzua |
| 3 | _dumu_ li-pa2-a / is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma | son of Lipâ, they seized, and |
| 4 | u2-zu-a wa#-sza-ab2 um-ma | “You are the one who dwells in the uzu-house, |
| 5 | [a]-szur3-na-da-ma u2-nu-ti2 | Assur-nadama the furnishings |
| 6 | sza a-na na-ab2-szi2-im a-szi2-ti2 | who to the people of Assyria |
| 7 | a-mu-ti2-ki sza-zu-uz2-ti2-a | Your exalted word |
| 8 | u3 ku-a-ti2 / ta-di2-nu / di2-nim | and the kūti-gifts, given to the judge. |
| 9 | um-ma zu-usz-ka3-na-ma ke-na | Thus Zûškana: |
| 10 | u2-nu-ut-ka3 / ma-la2 a-sza-at-ka3 | Your possessions, as much as your possessions |
| 11 | ta-di2-na-ni / i-ba-szi2 | he has given to me. |
| 12 | szu-ma / i-na u2-nu-tim | If in the future |
| 13 | sza ta-di2-na-ni / mi3-ma | What have you given me? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-szu 1(u) 2(disz)-_ta-a_ / la2-di2-na-kum | the deficit: 12 each I shall give to you. |
| 2 | a-sza-at-ka3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for Ašatka, 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | a-s,i2-ib-tim / isz-ti2-a | Aṣibtum, with me |
| 4 | tal-qe2-ma / u2-nu-ut-ka3 | you took, and your equipment |
| 5 | as,-ba-at a-ha-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | I seized each other, and 1 1/2 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-ni-a-am a-di2-szi2-ma! u2? | another silver together with |
| 7 | ka3-ta-pa2-am a-sza!-par2-tim | (a kind of reed) |
| 8 | ta-di2-a-am _ku3-babbar_ lu ta-di2-nam | may you give me silver. |
| 9 | u3 u2-nu-ut-ka3 li-qe2 / um-ma | and your utensils take, thus says |
| 10 | zu-usz-ka3-na-ma / ke-na | in Zūškanama, the true house, |
| 11 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-di2-nim-ma | 1 1/2 shekels of silver you gave me, and |
| 12 | ka3-ta-pa2-am a-sza-par2-tim | the constant sender, |
| 13 | a-di2-a-ki-im 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | to Adi-akum 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 14 | mi3-ma sza-ni-a-am la2 ha-<bu>-la2-ki-im | “Whatever else, do not take away from me! |
| 15 | u3 u2-nu-tam2 mi3-ma | and utensils whatever |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-sza-par2-tim la2 a-di2-a-ki-im | I send to you, I do not know. |
| 2 | _igi_ zu-zu-a _dumu_ i3-li2-dan | before Zuzua, son of Ilī-dan |
| 3 | _igi_ su2-en6-sipa _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar | before Suen-sipa, son of Amur-Ištar |
| 4 | u2-zu-a mu-sa3 wa-sza-ab2 | Your uzu prayer is uttered. |
Sources & licences
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