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TTC 29 (P357874)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357874 |
| Museum no. | AO 10388 |
| 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-i-mi3-ti | To Aššīr-imittīa |
| 2 | szu-esz18-dar en-na-nim | Šuʾiṭār, the en priest |
| 3 | u3 bu-bu-ra-nim qi2-bi-ma | and Buburanum, speak! |
| 4 | [um-ma im]-di2#-lum2-ma a-na | thus Imdilum: to |
| 5 | [...]-na szi2-mi3-im | ... a fate |
| 6 | [...] x-wa-ma | ... and |
| 7 | [...] x | |
| 8 | [...]-tim | ...-tim |
| 9 | [...]-bu-bu-ma | ... and |
| 10 | a-na x [...] _uruda_ ha-bu-[lam] | for ... copper ... |
| 11 | i-du-x x ma zi szu | ... the righteous man |
| 12 | u3 szu-ma ma-ma-an i-na | and if anyone in |
| 13 | ki-ti-ni / _e2_ i-da-an | his property the house he shall give. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ma#-nim um-ma a-na-ku-ma | The following (says) I: |
| 2 | ma-ti i-na 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the land for 1 mina of silver |
| 3 | _e2_ szu-isz-ha-ra tu3-ta-ba-nim | the house of Šū-ishhara you enlarged |
| 4 | 3(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-ta-ka3#-[...] | 35 minas of silver you will weigh out |
| 5 | ki-ma t,up-pa2-ak-nu | like a tablet |
| 6 | asz2-me-u2-ma 3(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | I heard, and 35 minas of silver |
| 7 | ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ni 5(disz) u4-me a-na | 5 days to |
| 8 | szi2-ik-ri-im la2 a-lik u3 | the šikrim-offering, “Leader and |
| 9 | ki x la2 u2-ta a-ba-u2-a | from ... my father |
| 10 | u3 be-lu-a a-tu3-nu ki-ma i-[na] | And you, my lord, like in |
| 11 | ki-ti!-ni# ma#-ma#-an# be2-tam2 | No one compares with his place |
| 12 | i-da-an la2 ta-sza-a-ma-nim | He will give it, but you will not give it to me. |
| 13 | szu-ma _e2_ sza x li-in | If the house of ... |
| 14 | x x za-am i-da-an! | he will give. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ / x [...]-ku-ma | with silver ... and |
| 2 | sza-ma-nim | the heavens |
Sources & licences
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