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TCL 14, 03 (P357493)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357493 |
| Museum no. | AO 08673 |
| 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-ep u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | For lā-qērep and Pušu-ken. |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim | Speak, and you will send me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma i-na lu-qu2-tim | Thus (says) Atunu, in the quay |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep / i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | of the foot of Ilī-ašranni, |
| 6 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ u3 1/2(disz) _tug2_ | 6 1/3 minas of lead and 1/2 garment |
| 7 | isz-ti2 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni e-ta-lu-tam2 | with Ninšubur-bāni, he became rich. |
| 8 | e-pu-usz-ma / szu-uq-li | “I built, and I completed. |
| 9 | ip-t,u3-ur-ma _an-na_-ki il5-qe2 | he has released, and Anu has taken |
| 10 | a-pu-uh3 / a-wi-lim sa3-ri-im | Apuḫ (means) a man of the deserted land. |
| 11 | szu-ut _an-na_ / i-a-am il5-te2-qe2 | that of tin he took, |
| 12 | a-na _an-na_-ki-a 6(disz) _gin-ta_ | to Anu 6 shekels each |
| 13 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu / a-sza-me-ma | I will ask him, and |
| 14 | i-na lu-qu2-tim / szi2-a-ti2-ma | in that luqūtum |
| 15 | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 16 1/2 minas of lead |
| 16 | u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and 1/2 mina 7 shekels of silver |
| 17 | isz-ti2 i-di2-a-bi-im _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar | from Idi-abīm son of Iddin-Ištar |
| 18 | a-na _an-na_ 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | for tin 6 shekels each |
| 19 | u2-la2 i-ba-ta-aq | he shall forfeit. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni _igi_ puzur4-a-szur | before Enlil-bani, before Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | _dumu_ e-la-li2 / u2-nu-ti2 | son of Elali, furnishings |
| 3 | u3 u2-nu-su2-nu / isz-te2-ni-isz | and their ... together |
| 4 | a-na-nu-um ir-de8-ma / | Annum brought, and |
| 5 | a-wi-lum2 / sa3-ru-um / a-s,e2-er | (Sum) The man, the saŋ drum, the aṣer drum (Akk) The men, the sangû drum |
| 6 | _an-na_ qa2-tim / sza a-di2-nu-szu-nu-ti2 | the small lead that I gave to them |
| 7 | u3 _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_ u3 _gu2_ | and Anu 1 talent and a talent |
| 8 | up-ta-re-er / a-ki-ma / szu-nu | “I have turned back, like they |
| 9 | a-ma-kam wa-asz2-bu-ni / a-wi-lam | “It is the word that accompanies a man. |
| 10 | u2-di2-du-ma i-na i-a-im | he gave to me, and in the river |
| 11 | il5-qe2-ma / u2-nu-su2-nu sza-lim-tam2 | he took, and their cattle are well. |
| 12 | il5-ta-qe2-u2 / _illat_-at la2-qe2-ep | they have taken, the illatu-demon taken. |
| 13 | u2-ku-ul-tam2 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels each |
| 14 | isz-ku-nu / szu-nu / szu-a-ti2 | They are that one. |
| 15 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2-sza-asz2-ki-nu-szu | a third of a mina they made him pay. |
| 16 | mi3-szu a-num / sza i-na i-a-tim-ma | What is it that in the future? |
| 17 | lu-qu2-tim / e-ku-lu / lu i-na | they will eat luxuriant food, or in |
| 18 | _an-na_-hi-szu-nu il5-qe2 lu-i-na | their tin he took, may they be |
| 19 | _tug2_-ti2-szu-nu / il5-qe2-e | their garment he took |
| 20 | u2-di2-du-szu-ma i-na i-a-im | he gave him, and in a word |
| 21 | il-qe2-ma / s,u2-ba-ti2-szu-nu | he took and their garments |
| 22 | u3 an-na-ak-szu-nu | and their compensation |
| left | ||
| 1 | szal2-ma-am-ma u2-ta-er / a-pu-ti2-a-ma a-na-ku | (Sum) I am well, I have returned. (Akk) I was well, but I returned. |
| 2 | la2 a-ha-li-iq / isz-ti2-in u3 sze2-na | I shall not be negligent with one another. |
| 3 | lu-usz-bu-ma / a-szar / us-ma-at-ni le-pu-szu | Let them sit and perform (the ritual) where we wish. |
| 4 | szu-ma da-nu-tam2 / e-ta-wu-u2 a-na ka3-ri-im [...] | If Anūtam has sinned, to the quay |
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