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TCL 21, 273 (P357839)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 273 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357839 |
| Museum no. | AO 09343 |
| 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 | 2(disz) ne2-pi2-szi2 sza 4(u) _ma-na_ | 2 harvesters of 40 minas, |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ su2-e-a / a-na _e2_ | the silver of Su’a to the house |
| 3 | en-nam-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-ni-nim | Ennam-Assur, son of Aninim |
| 4 | u2-sze2-ri-ib um-ma su2-e-a-ma | he brought in, thus Su'ea: |
| 5 | am-ma 2(disz) ne2-pi2-szu sza _ku3-babbar_ | “As many as 2 of his offerings of silver |
| 6 | um-ma en-nam-a-szur3-ma | thus Ennam-Assur: |
| 7 | e-la-nu-ma la te2-zi-ib | Do not rise up above! |
| 8 | i-la-am li-di2-nu-ni-ku-ma | may they give to you, and |
| 9 | ku-nu-uk-ma lu-sze2-ri-bu | Seal it and let me enter! |
| 10 | i-la2-am e-ri-isz-ma | “It is enough! It is sufficient! |
| 11 | a-na i-li-im | to the gods |
| 12 | isz-ku-un-szu-nu-ma | he placed them, and |
| 13 | u2 su2-e-a ik-nu-uk-ma | he sealed it with the plant of the sū’ea plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-la-am usz-te2-ri-bu | (Sum) The lord, the goddess, has entered (Akk) The goddess has entered |
| 2 | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 3 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum, |
| 4 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tum | Burušḫatum |
| 5 | s,a-he-er _gal_ | great hero |
| 6 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | gave to me, and |
| 7 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 | before the sword of Assur |
| 8 | szi2-bu-ti2-ni / ni-di2-in | We gave him his life. |
| 9 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | before Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 10 | _dumu_ bu-ta-a _igi_ | son of Batâ, before |
| 11 | ha-nu _dumu_ bu-s,i2-a | Ḫanu, son of Buṣia |
| 12 | szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-a-a | Šū-Ishtar, son of Shuaya |
| 13 | tap-pa2-i-ni | our companion |
Sources & licences
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