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TCL 14, 02 (P357492)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357492 |
| Museum no. | AO 08672 |
| 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 | qi2-bi4-ma a-szu-mi3 _e2_-ti2 | speak, and my name of the temple |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 5 | szu-ma ni-isz-ta-a-ma-kum | “He is you, let us pray to you. |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ i-ra-mi3-ni-a | the silver he shall pay |
| 7 | ma-la sza-qa2-li-im | as much as there is |
| 8 | a-sza-qal-ma te2-er-ti2 | I will ask and a reply |
| 9 | i-la2-ka3-kum a-wi-lu | he will come to you, the man |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam e-ri-szu | the silver, the wife of his bride |
| 11 | a-szi2-a-ti2 nu-ta-qa2 | (Sum) The one who does not take care of the people (Akk) The ones who do not care for the people |
| 12 | szu-ma la ku-a-ti2 sza-im-szu#-[nu] | If he is not a slave, their name |
| 13 | u2 mu-ri qa2-ab2-li-tim | plant of the qablītu-festival |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-li-ba-szi2 / szu-ma | he shall carry her, that is |
| 2 | ta-da-nu-um i-ta-ab2-szi2 | he will give back. |
| 3 | a-na-hi-id-ma a-sza-a-ma-ku-szu-nu | I will gather them and ask them. |
| 4 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ i-ra-mi3-ni-a | and silver he shall pay |
| 5 | a-sza-qal _ku3-sig17_ sza _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik | a gold asaqal offering of the son of Assur-mālik, |
| 6 | ha-bu-la2-ni a-mi3-nim | “Ḫabulani is my mother, |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 [ku3]-babbar_ ta!-tur4!-szu-um | 1 mina 11 shekels of silver: Taturshum |
| 8 | a-ki-ma isz-mu-hu-ma | as he heard, and |
| 9 | a-ni-sza-am isz-pu-ra-ni | Herewith he wrote me: |
| 10 | 1(u) 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-si2-a-am | 14 minas of tin |
| 11 | sza dan-a-szur3 a-na a-gu5-a | of Dan-Assur to the agu’a-priest |
| 12 | ub-lu a-na i-ta-at,-li-im | he brought, to Itaṭlum |
| 13 | di2-in-ma a-s,e2-er _ku3-sig17_ | judge, and the gold rushes |
| 14 | sza i3-li2-[asz2]-ra-ni | of Ilī-ašranni |
| 15 | sza 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | of 5 shekels each |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 4(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | and 4 shekels each, 1/3 mina of gold |
| 2 | u2 1(disz) _ma-na_ pa2-sza-lam i-pa2-nim-ma | and 1 mina he will weigh out, and |
| 3 | sze2-bi-lam u2-tu3-ku u2-sza-ah-du-ru-ni | Send me! They have given me birth, they have made me grow. |
Sources & licences
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