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TTC 23 (P357868)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357868 |
| Museum no. | AO 10382 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | u3 szu-a-szur3 qi2-bi4-ma | and Šū-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ga-ru-bu-a-ma | thus Garubua: |
| 4 | a-mur-sza-ra-sa3 a-na | Amur-šarasa to |
| 5 | <<a-na>> wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to her husband |
| 6 | asz2-pu-ur szu-ma a-mi3-sza-am | I wrote. That is her mother. |
| 7 | i-ta-al-kam u2 _ansze hi-a_ | he went, and the donkeys |
| 8 | e-zi-ib-ma _ansze hi-a_ | Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in this place. |
| 9 | im-tu3-tu3 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he died, 1/2 mina of silver |
| 10 | be-u2-la2-tu3-szu 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ | its interest: 30 minas of copper |
| 11 | a-ha-ma a-na s,i2-ib-tim | each other for a gift |
| 12 | i-la2-ka3-ni u2-mu-szu | he will bring, his son |
| 13 | 3(disz) _iti-kam_ e-ti2-qu2 | 3 months passed |
| 14 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 2 shekels of silver |
| 15 | a-ma#-su2 / u2-uk-ta-al | his sheepfold he shall hold. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 a-na s,i2-ib-tim | and for the harvest |
| 2 | i-la2-ak-szum | he shall kill him. |
| 3 | 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-ha-ma | 10 minas of copper each |
| 4 | ha-bu-lam a-hu-a-a | my brother-in-law, |
| 5 | a-tu3-nu ka3-ra-am | Atunu, the powerful one, |
| 6 | mu-uh3-ra-ma | received, and |
| 7 | sze2-s,i2-a-ni-szu | his ..., |
| 8 | [...] a-ma-la2 t,up-pi3-im | ... I will bring the tablet. |
| 9 | a-ni-im _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qa2-la2-am | this silver he shall weigh out. |
| 10 | li-isz-qu2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | may they pluck you up. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | the silver: 1/3 mina 2 shekels |
| 12 | zu-zu-a / na-szi2 | Zuzua resides. |
| 13 | szi2-im / li-bi4-szu | a fate of his own free will |
| 14 | sza-zu-ku-ma | they are šāzūku. |
| 15 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | shall not return. |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-ta-al-<kam> _ansze hi-a_ | may he go, the donkeys |
| 2 | sza hu-ra-ma zu-zu-a | of the ḫurāma of Zuzu |
| 3 | li-it,-ru-da-am | may he bring |
| 4 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | a tahsistam |
| 5 | li ba a [...] ba ti2 a | ... ... |
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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