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TTC 15 (P357860)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357860 |
| Museum no. | AO 10374 |
| 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 | i-nu-mi3 ni-is-ha-tim | At that time, nishtum |
| 2 | sza _illat_-at szu-nu-nu | of the flood they are. |
| 3 | i-ni-is-ha-ni | he smote |
| 4 | 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-qa2-ti2 | 14 kutānu-garments, aqatu, |
| 5 | a-bi-ni a-di2 ma-la2 | his father as far as the sea |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ ni-sza-kan2 | 1/3 mina we shall place. |
| 7 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na szal2-szi2-szu | 1 1/2 minas as its full price |
| 8 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni i-GA-na-im | 3 kutānu-garments he shall weigh out. |
| 9 | ti2-sza-ap2-ki-im | Tišapkim |
| 10 | isz-ta-ap2-ku <<a>> | he has sworn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ ni-sza-kan2 | we shall place 1/2 mina. |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 3 | a-na 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ | for 21 minas |
| 4 | 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni sza i-pu-lu-ni-ni | 10 kutānu-garments, which they made |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 1/2 mina each |
| 6 | qa2-bi4-u2-ma a-di2 [_tug2_] | speak, and as far as the garment |
| 7 | la2 za-am-ru 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na | not adorned, 1 garment for |
| 8 | a-szur-na-da e-zi-ib | Ašur-nāda ešib |
Sources & licences
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