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TCL 01, 240 (P357843)
Business / Contracts, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 240 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357843 |
| Museum no. | AM 0268 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 | ha-ba-ta-li ki-ma! na-ah-szu-sza-ra# | Habatali like Nahšušara |
| 2 | szi2-li-a-ra me-ra-szu | for Šiliara his foot |
| 3 | szu-ma szi2-li-a-ra | for Šiliara |
| 4 | s,u2!-ha!-ra!-am mi3-ma a-kam-ma | a ṣuḫara-vessel, anything |
| 5 | i-ka3-sza-du-ni a-na _e2_{be-et!} | they shall bind, to the house |
| 6 | ha-ba-ta-li u2-ba-al | he will weigh out. |
| 7 | szu-ma isz-tu3 ha-ba-ta-li | he is from Habatali. |
| 8 | mi3-ma u2-pa2-za-ar 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | whatever he shall clear, 2 minas of silver |
| 9 | i-sza-qal szu-a-ti2 i-du-ku-szu | he will weigh out, that one will kill him. |
| 10 | e-s,u2-nu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-su2-nu sza 3(disz)-szu-nu-ti2 | the masunu of three of them |
| 2 | szu-ma sza ha-ba-ta-li | that of Habatalu |
| 3 | s,u2-ha-ar-szu u2-la2-ad | his hair he shall trim. |
| 4 | 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na e-le-e | 6 shekels of silver above |
| 5 | i-za-zu da-nam sza ha-ba-ta-li | (Sum) The one who stands (in prayer) (Akk) The strong one of Habatalu |
| 6 | szi2-li-a-ra il5-qe2 szu-ma ki-sza-su2 | He took the šilīra-offering. That is his neck. |
| 7 | a-na ba-tim i-ba-nu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay. 2 minas of silver |
| 8 | i-sza-qal u2 szu-a-ti2 i-du-ku-szu szu-ma | he will weigh out, and that plant they will kill him. |
| 9 | ha-ba-ta-li i-la2-bi4-in szi2-li-a-ra | For Ḫabātali, the šilia priest, |
| 10 | a-na szi2-mi3-im! i-di2-szu szu-ma | to determine his fate |
| 11 | ha-ba-ta-li ni-wa-ah-szu-sza-ar | Ḫabatali Niwaḫšušar |
| 12 | i-mu-tu3 szi2-li-a-ra | for the one who dies of hunger, |
| 13 | i-la2-qe2 szu-ma s,u2!-ha-ra-am u2-la2-ad | he will take. If he wears a crown |
| 14 | mi3-ma _e2_{be-tim} i-[la2-qe2] | whatever house he shall take |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ da-hu-szi2 _igi_ wa-za-wa | before Dahuši, before Wazawa |
| 2 | _igi_ sza-ap2-ta | before Šapta |
Sources & licences
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