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TTC 27 (P357872)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357872 |
| Museum no. | AO 10386 |
| 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 im-di3-dingir-ma# | Thus Imdi-iluma |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-[bi-ma] | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 3 | i-na t,up-pi3 szi2-ta-pu-[ri-im] | on the tablet of the letter |
| 4 | a-ta-ah-da-ar a-[na ...] | I have been waiting for ... |
| 5 | a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku a-[...] | Assur-taklāku |
| 6 | a-na pu-ru-usz-ha-tim | for a gift |
| 7 | a-s,e2-er ru-ba-im _gal_ | the great mountain range |
| 8 | i-sza-par2-szu-ma isz-ti | he shall send him, and from |
| 9 | ka3-ri-im e-na-na-tim | the kalû-priests of Enana |
| 10 | e-ri-isz-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma | Eriš says thus: |
| 11 | a-na a-lim{ki} ha-ra-ni e-na-num | to the city Ḫarāni Enannum |
| 12 | u3 ku-a-ti2 a-na ka3-ri-im | and the silver for the grain heap |
| 13 | u2-ma-sza-ah-ka3 um-ma | he will remove you, thus says |
| 14 | szu-ut-ma a-szur3-na-da _ku3-babbar_ | that Assur-nada the silver |
| 15 | ma-dam u2-ka3-al-ma | he will hold the property, and |
| 16 | a-szu-mi3 na-pa2-asz2-ti-a | my name is a napštu |
| 17 | e-t,a2-ri la2 a-li-a | “Sealed, without a city,’ |
| 18 | u3 a-na ka3-ri-im | and to the quay |
| 19 | um-ma szu-ut-ma t,up-pa2-am sza ma-la2 | Thus (says) the tablet of all the kings. |
| 20 | lu-qu2-tam2 u2-ka3-lu | they will hold the luqūtam-offering. |
| 21 | lu-sze2-s,i2-a-ma am-ra ka3-ru-um | Let me go out, and let me go to the quay! |
| 22 | u2-la2 e-ta-na-an-szu-um | he did not give him. |
| 23 | a-na pu-ru-<usz>-ha-tim i-la2-ak | he will go to Purušḫatum |
| 24 | i-na sza-am-szi2 t,up-pi2 ta-sza!-me-u2 | You will read it on the tablet. |
| 25 | isz-ti2 i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni ti2-ib-a | with Ilī-ašranni, |
| 26 | a-tal-kam-ma a-pi2-isz a-hu-ka3 | I came, and your brother in-law |
| 27 | a-na-kam la-szu u2 a-szar _ku3-babbar_ | where there is none and where silver |
| 28 | 1(disz) _gin2_ i-s,e2-ri-ka3 la2-qa2-im | 1 shekel of iṣerīku is taken. |
| 29 | lu ni-im-lik-ma t,e2-em-ni | Let us go and give orders! |
| 30 | lu ni-is,-ba-at a-hu-ka3 e-na-szu | May your brother be the guardian of him. |
| 31 | ik-la2 a-su2-ri isz-tu3 isz-ti | he weighed out the asūru from |
| 32 | ru#-ba-im a-wa-su2 i-la2-qe2-u2 | The prince will take his word |
| 33 | a-ma-nu-ma a-na s,e2-ri-a | “Why to my country |
| 34 | e-ti-qam2-ma a-ma-kam e u2-ni | I passed by, and the word ... |
| 35 | [bu]-la2-ti2-ka3 e it-ba#-al | Your life has been carried off. |
| left | ||
| 1 | e u2-ha-li-qa2 szu-ma la2 ta-hi-id-ma | “Has he fallen, but you did not take care of it? |
| 2 | la2 ta-ta-al-kam ha-al-<qa2>-a-ti ki-ma <<en>> | Do not be negligent, (but) take care of the rebels like a lord. |
| 3 | a-hu-ka3 s,a-ah-ru-um u2-ni-u2-ka3 | Your brother, your sister, your friend, |
Sources & licences
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