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TTC 11 (P357856)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357856 |
| Museum no. | AO 10370 |
| 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 | a-na i-na-a lu-zi-na | “To where should I stand? |
| 2 | u3 zu-ku-a qi2-bi-ma | and Zukû speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ma-nu-um-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma | Thus Manum-balum-Assur: |
| 4 | szu-be-lum2 a-na | Šubēlum to |
| 5 | im-t,im / a-na a-lim{ki} | to the city |
| 6 | i-la2-ak / a-ma-kam | He goes - that is my word. |
| 7 | u4-ma-kal2 / la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | (Sum) He does not wait for the morning meal (Akk) The morning meal is not delayed |
| 8 | t,ur4-da-szu | his ṭurdašu |
| 9 | a-na zu-ku-u2-a | to Zukuʾa |
| 10 | qi2-bi4-ma | speak! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-ra a-di2 | ... to |
| 2 | 5(disz) u4-me-e a-mi3-sza-am | 5 days |
| 3 | i-ta-la2-kam | he shall pay. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _ansze_ | silver, the price of a donkey |
| 5 | u2-ba-la2-ku-um | shall carry out. |
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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