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TTC 16 (P357861)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357861 |
| Museum no. | AO 10375 |
| 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)
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 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2#_ | 4 1/2 shekels silver, grass, 1 1/3 shekel |
| 2 | a-ha-ma a-na _tug2 hi-a_ | each for a different garment |
| 3 | isz-qu2-ul 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | he plundered. 2 1/4 shekels |
| 4 | szi2-im ar-ha-lim | the price of arḫālu |
| 5 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-szi2-mi3-szu | 4 1/2 shekels its value |
| 6 | a-hu-ur 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | a half of 1 1/2 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im szi2-ri-im | the silver of the šīm-festival |
| 8 | _i3-gesz_ u2 _sze_-im | oil and barley |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 mina 16 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | _uruda_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | copper, 2/3 mina 6 1/2 shekels |
| 3 | _uruda_ a-ha-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | the copper together: 15 shekels |
| 4 | _uruda_ a-ha-ma isz-ti2 | the copper together with |
| 5 | ha-al-ki-a-szu il5-qe2 | his district he took. |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 uruda#_ isz-ti2 | 1/3 mina 5 1/2 shekels of copper with |
| 7 | sza-ar-ni-ka3-szu il5-qe2 | his šāru-gift he took. |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 shekel 6 1/2 grains of silver |
| 9 | mu-su2-ka3-e il5-qe2 | he took as a substitute. |
| 10 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ si2-pa2-ri | 12 1/2 shekels of sipparu-flour |
| 11 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ mu?-szu-a | 3 shekels of silver for the year |
| 12 | a-pu-ul e-me-szu 1/3(asz)? _gu2_ | “Its tongue is 1/3(?) of a talent |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and 7 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | ha-pu-a-szu a-pu-ul | “I have slain him, I have cut off his hair, |
Sources & licences
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