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TCL 14, 01 (P357491)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357491 |
| Museum no. | AO 08671 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u3 dan-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | and Dan-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | tin and textiles |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep dan-a-szur3 | of the work of Dan-Assur, |
| 6 | lu sza a-gu-a u3 ku-lu-ma-a | or of Agû and Kulluma |
| 7 | ma-la2 iz-ku-a-ni | as much as he imposed |
| 8 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam | May your return to me come! |
| 9 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza3 hu-ra-s,a-nim | from the silver of the ḫuraṣanum |
| 10 | u3 a-szur3-ma-lik | and Assur-mālik, |
| 11 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza _tug2 hi-a_ | 7 1/2 minas of mixed textiles |
| 12 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 13 | 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 30 minas of silver |
| 14 | u3 ni-is-ha-su2 | and his nishhasu |
| 15 | ku-nu-uk-ma i-pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma | sealed and checked, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-s,e2-e sze2-bi-lam | send me a message! |
| 2 | szu-ma dan-a-szur3 sa3-he-er | he is Dan-Assur, the saher |
| 3 | u3 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ lu i-sza | or a claim the silver shall have |
| 4 | _ansze hi-a_ lu _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | a donkey or 1 shekel of silver |
| 5 | a-szar i-ba-szi2-u2 | wherever there is |
| 6 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ma-li-ma | 20 minas of silver equals |
| 7 | isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | from the future |
| 8 | sze2-bi4-lam _ku3-babbar_ sza puzur4-{d}iszkur | Send me the silver of Puzur-Adad! |
| 9 | u3 en-um-a-szur3 szu-ma | and Enum-Assur he is. |
| 10 | u4-mu-szu-<<ma>>-nu ma-al-u2 | Every day is present. |
| 11 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-nu-ma sze2-bi-lam | send them to me! |
| 12 | lu lu-qu2-tam sza sze2-ep | or a luqūtu-demon of the šep, |
| 13 | dan-a-szur3 lu sza a-gu-a | May Dan-Assur be of Agû. |
| 14 | u3 ku-lu-ma-a za-ki <<a-na>> | and I am free (of obligation) to |
| 15 | dan-a-szur t,ur4-dam | Dan-Assur, the ṭurdam |
| 16 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza tu3-szi2-ba-<la-ni> | from the silver that you purchased |
| left | ||
| 1 | ha-nu u2-ul ka3?-la2?-pa2?-am x [x] x szu-ma | “It is not ..., it is ... |
| 2 | am-tam2 dan-a-szur3# [...] a-la2-qe2-[ma] | Amtam-dan-Assur ... I will take and |
| 3 | la2 ir-de8-a-am li-bi4 i-la2-mi3-na-kum i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 | He will not bring it to you, the messenger will come to you with your tablet. |
| 4 | um-ma a-te-<ma> _ku3-babbar_ sza a-pi3-la2 a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 | Thus says I: the silver of Apila, Assur-ištikal |
| 5 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
Sources & licences
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