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TCL 14, 04 (P357494)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357494 |
| Museum no. | AO 08674 |
| 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 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 3 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ pa2-sza-lam | 2/3 mina of gold for the šalālu-festival |
| 4 | sza ha-ra-an / a-lim{ki} | of Ḫarān, the city |
| 5 | puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | Puzur-Ištar, son of Assur-malik |
| 6 | ha-bu-lam / i-na ka3-ni-isz | “Ḫabulam, in the kāniš-vessel, |
| 7 | i-na / e-ra-bi4-szu-ma / sza-qa2-lam | When he enters, he will be satisfied. |
| 8 | qa2-bi / u3 me-he-er / t,up-pi2-szu | “Speak, and read aloud his tablet! |
| 9 | ha-ar-mi3-im / a-na-[ku] | I am a fugitive |
| 10 | a-di2-na-kum / a-wi-[lum2] | I have given to you, the man |
| 11 | a-ma-kam / i-na e-[ra-bi-szu-ma] | a word in his entering |
| 12 | a-na isz-te2-en6 [...] | to ... |
| 13 | ma-asz2-qa2-al-tam2 / i-[...] | (Sum) The scepter ... (Akk) The ašqaltam ... |
| 14 | [...]-iq-ma / s,a-ba-su2-[ma] | ... and seize him, and |
| 15 | _ku3-sig17_ / sza-asz2-qi2-il5-[szu] | gold, its šašqilu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-ta-ma isz-ti [x] | Thus (says) PN. |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar / u2-sze2-ba-[la2-szum] | son of Shu-Ištar he shall deliver to him. |
| 3 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ [i-na _ku3-babbar_-ka3] | 1/3 mina of gold from your silver |
| 4 | ra-di2-ma / isz-te2-ni-isz 1(disz) _ma-na_ | he rented, and together with 1 mina |
| 5 | _ku3-sig17_ a-na ik-ri-bi-a | gold for my rites |
| 6 | ku-un-kam-ma / i3-li2-a-lim _dumu_ x-[...] | sealed document of Ilī-alim, son of ... |
| 7 | lu-ub-lam / a-hi a-ta | Let me bring, my brother, from the water |
| 8 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a / i-hi-id-ma | he added to my tribute, and |
| 9 | t,up-pe2-e-a / za-ki-ma | My tablets are cleared and |
| 10 | en-nam-a-szur3 u4-ma-kal2 | Ennam-Assur, the watcher, |
| 11 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur / t,ur4-da-szu | he will not return (to court) with him. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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