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TCL 04, 014 (P357349)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357349 |
| Museum no. | AO 07063 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na la-qe2-pi2-im | to be taken. |
| 3 | i3-li2-a-lim u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | Ili-alim and Pušu-kēn |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma / u4-mu-u2 | Speak today! |
| 5 | _dam-gar3_-ri-a sza i-na | merchant who in |
| 6 | ka3-ni-isz / ta-qi2-pa2-ni | You strew (them) repeatedly. |
| 7 | ma-al-u2 / ih-da-ma | “If he is ill, he will die. (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 8 | _dam-gar3_-ri _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma | the merchant silver he shall weigh out and |
| 9 | ku-un-ka3-ma i-na | place, and in |
| 10 | pa2-nim-ma / sze2-bi-la2-nim | Send me a message! |
| 11 | dan-a-szur3 u3 a-hu-szu | Dan-Assur and his brothers |
| 12 | t,ur-da-nim / i-na | ṭurdānu-plant in |
| 13 | _dam-gar3_ sza u4-mu-szu | the merchant who daily |
| 14 | e-ti2-qu2-ni _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i-ba-su2 | the silver and its interest |
| 15 | sza-asz2-qi2-la | a kind of reed |
| 16 | la ta-sza-me-a szu-ma | do not listen! That is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la _illat_-at / la-qe2-pi2-im | not a flood, taken. |
| 2 | lu-qu2-ti / sza ta-qi2-pa2-ni | The luqūtu-vessel that you presented, |
| 3 | u4-mu-u2 / _dam-gar3_-ri | the day of the merchant |
| 4 | szu-nu-ti2 / a-hu-ru-ni | these I shall return. |
| 5 | sza mi3-ma / _dam-gar3_-ri-a | of whatever merchant |
| 6 | u4-mu-szu-nu / ma-al-u2 | Their days are long. |
| 7 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza me-er-e | 10 1/2 minas of silver of cedar |
| 8 | a-szur-utu-szi _dumu_ ib-ni-i3-li2 | Assur-utuši, son of Ibni-ilī |
| 9 | sza ki-ma szu-nu-ti2 | who like them |
| 10 | la-qe2-pa2-am e-pu-lu | they will take it and they will make it. |
| 11 | 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ sza hi-na-a | 21 minas of hinâ, |
| 12 | i-na tur4-hu-mi3-it | in the stall |
| 13 | i-qi2-pu-ni | he shall deliver. |
| 14 | u4-mu-szu-nu ma-al-u2 | their days are long. |
| 15 | te9-er-ta-ku-nu a-na! | return to you. |
| 16 | li-li-ik | may he go. |
Sources & licences
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