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TTC 06 (P357851)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357851 |
| Museum no. | AO 10365 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 2 | u3 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | and Šalim-ahumma |
| 3 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3 be2-ti2 sza en-na-nim | my father-in-law, whom the en priestess |
| 5 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma be2-ti2 sza-ma-nim | Thus (says) Atāma, the king: |
| 7 | a-na be2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam | for a share of the silver that is due |
| 8 | e-ri-szu-ni-a-ti2-ma | Erišuniati, and |
| 9 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma a-ha-isz | Thus (says) Nēnuma: Together |
| 10 | lu ni-di2-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | may we know, and 1 mina of silver |
| 11 | lu nu-sza-pi2-la2-am | may it not be shattered! |
| 12 | sza-lim-a-szur3 u2 szu-hu-bur# | Šalim-Assur and Shuḫubur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-lum2 sza-a-li-ni | without a claim |
| 2 | a-na 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be2-ti2 | for 16 minas of silver, my share |
| 3 | isz-u2-mu-ni-kum | he gave to you |
| 4 | u3 isz-ta-ap2-ru-ni-kum | and has written to you, |
| 5 | um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim | thus they: the silver for the interest |
| 6 | ni-il5-qe2-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ | we took. The silver |
| 7 | mi3-ma a-na s,i2-ib-tim | whatever for ṣibtu |
| 8 | u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2-a-kum | we shall take it. |
| 9 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-mi3-im | 10 minas of silver for the price |
| 10 | be2-ti2 sza-lim-a-hu-um i-na | the wife of Šalim-ahum in |
| 11 | ra-mi3-ni-szu isz-qul2 | his own he has plundered. |
| 12 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 13 | sza sza-lim-a-hi-im | of Šalim-aḫum |
| 14 | sze2-bi-lam | send me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-bi-tam2 | and 6 minas of silver is the price |
| 2 | sze2-bi-lam um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-<ma> _ku3-babbar_-ka3 | send me, thus Assur-imittī: your silver |
| 3 | a-na hu-ra-s,a-nim a-di2-in-ma | to Huraṣānum I gave, and |
| 4 | la2-szu-ma u2-la2 asz2-qul2 li-ba-am [la2] | He is ill, he is sick with ašqul-disease; he has a fever. |
| 5 | i-[ma-ra-as,] | he shall measure out. |
Sources & licences
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