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TTC 30 (P357875)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357875 |
| Museum no. | AO 10389 |
| 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 im-di2-dingir en-nam-a-szur3 | To Imdi-ilum, Ennam-Assur, |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li qi2-bi4-ma | and Assur-ṣululi, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur3-<ma> | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 4 | 1(disz) me-at 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | 12 kutānu-garments |
| 5 | _sza3-ba_ 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza ka3-s,a-ri-im | therefrom: 4 kutānu-garments of the kaṣarû-festival. |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ansze hi-a_ / s,a-la2-mu | 5 homers of wheat for Ṣalamu |
| 7 | u3 u2-nu-su2-nu 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and their equipment, 1 mina of silver |
| 8 | ki-ma _an-na_-ak qa2-tim | like a hand of tin |
| 9 | a-na a-mur-dingir a-di2-in 5(disz) _ma-na_ | to Amur-il I gave. 5 minas |
| 10 | _an-na_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ hu-sza-e | Anu, 5 minas of hushâ, |
| 11 | u3 4(disz) _ansze-hi_ sza 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta#_ | and 4 donkeys of 15 shekels each |
| 12 | a-na qa2-ti2 i-di2-{d}iszkur [... x ...] | in the hand of Idī-Adad |
| 13 | 3(disz) me-at 4(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu# | 345 kutanu-garments |
| 14 | 1(u) ku-ta-nu sza ka3-s,a-ri-im | 10 kutānu-garments for the kaṣarum-festival, |
| 15 | 1(u) 1(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu | 11 homers of ṣalamu-grain, |
| 16 | u3 u2-nu-su2-nu 3(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | and their equipment 35 minas |
| 17 | _an-na_-ak qa2-tim | an ointment of the hand |
| 18 | 3(u) _ma-na_ hu-sza-e | 30 minas of hushâ-flour |
| 19 | e-li-a-tim | upper |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n 4(disz)] _ma-na_ sa3-am-ru-a-tim | n+4 minas of red wool |
| 2 | 5(disz) _sila3_ / re-esz-tam2 5(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz / du10-ga_ | 5 qû first-class oil, 5 quicf good oil, |
| 3 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar ap2-qi2-id _sza3-ba_ | to Amur-Ištar I appointed. |
| 4 | 2(disz) ku-si2-ti2 / a-puzur4-[a-szur] | 2 pouches for Apuzur-Assur |
| 5 | a x ta [...] x i | ... ... |
| 6' | i-na li-bi4 _tug2 hi-a_ qa2-tim | from the garments of the hands |
| 7' | a-mur-esz18-dar bi-ti2 a ni x ik | Amur-Ištar ... |
| 8' | 1(u) 1(disz) _sila3_ [...] a-di2 a-la2-ka3-ni | 11 qû ... as far as his road |
| 9' | _tug2 hi-a_ sza ka3#-s,a-ri-a | garments for the kaṣarû-festival |
| 10' | la2 tu3-sza-ra | do not abandon! |
| 11' | [isz]-ti2-szu-nu la2 ta-za-ku-a | You shall not stand by them. |
| 12' | a-na im-di2-dingir qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum |
| 13' | a-bi4 a-ta / a-na szal2-t,im | Father, from the water to recovery |
| 14' | la2 ta-sza-ka3-na-ni | do not place it for me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza isz-ti2 a-mur-esz18-dar te2-er-ti2 la2 i-li-ka3-ni | who with Amur-Ištar the messenger did not come, |
| 2 | a-ka3-sza-di2-szu-nu su2-ku-ur-tum i-ta-ab2-<szi2>-ma | (Sum) The šukurtu-demon seized her (Akk) The sukūrtu demon took her |
| 3 | a-ta la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me | Do not give me water to drink! |
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