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TCL 21, 274 (P357840)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 21, 274 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357840 |
| Museum no. | AO 09327 |
| 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 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | 10 minas of silver is his pledge |
| 2 | _diri_ ku-nu-ki sza-du-a-su2 | “Break your seal, his šadānu-disease. |
| 3 | sza-bu / ma-ah-ri-ni | the one who came before us |
| 4 | bu-za-zu / a-na ku-s,i2-im | Your būzu-vessel is for the kuṣum. |
| 5 | ip-qi2-ib! um-ma szu-ut-ma | he appointed, thus: |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-um i-na | this silver in |
| 7 | qa2-ti2-sza / sza a-ha-ha | her hand of ahaha-disease, |
| 8 | sza na-ru-uq dan-a-szur3 | of the stele of Dan-Assur, |
| 9 | sza a-na-ku u3 puzur2-a-szur | that I and Puzur-Assur |
| 10 | ni-il5-qe2-u2 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | we took, 1/2 mina of silver |
| 11 | a-ha-ma sze2-bu-ul-ta-sza | together her dowry |
| 12 | ku-nu-ki-a / a-na a-ha-ha | Seal it with your seal! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ a-na am-ti2-szu | 10 shekels of silver for his own use |
| 2 | 3(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 3 less 1/4 shekels of gold |
| 3 | sza hu-sa3-ri-im | belonging to Husarim, |
| 4 | a-na a-szi2-ti2-szu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | to his wife 1 1/2 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ sza la2-ma-sza | the silver of her debts |
| 6 | a-na a-ha-ha | to each other |
| 7 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-ni-qi2-szu | 1 shekel of silver as his gift |
| 8 | mi3-ma a-ni-im bu-za-zu | Whatever is yours, |
| 9 | a-na ku-s,i2-im ip-qi2-id | he has entrusted to the booty. |
| 10 | a-na# a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 11 | a-[ni-a]-tim ka3-ru-um | these are the karûm offerings. |
| 12 | [ka3-ni]-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | he gave to me, and |
| 13 | [_igi] gir2#_ sza a-szur3 | before the sword of Assur |
| 14 | szi2-bu-ti2-ni / ni-di2-in | We gave him his life. |
| 15 | _igi_ i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 | before Ikūpi-Assur, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | before Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 2 | _dumu_ pu-ta-a | son of Putâ |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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