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TCL 14, 05 (P357495)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357495 |
| Museum no. | AO 08675 |
| 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# | Thus Šalim-ahum: |
| 2 | a-na la2-qe2-pi2-im u3 pu-szu-[ke-en6] | for lākēpu and pušu |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-na la2-qe2-ep | Speak to me and I will take it. |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | say: 10 minas of silver |
| 5 | sza a-ta / u3 a-szur-{d}utu-szi | of father and Assur-šamaš |
| 6 | _dam-gar3_ / ta-qi2-pa2-ni | the merchant you appointed |
| 7 | tu3-sze2-bi-la2-nim 5(u) 3(disz) ma-[na _an-na_] | you sent to me. 53 minas of lead |
| 8 | 2(disz) _ansze_ sza-lim-a-szur | 2 homers for Šalim-Assur, |
| 9 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 / i-na t,up-pi2-ku-nu | They will carry it on your tablet. |
| 10 | lu-qu2-tum / e-li-a-ma | the luqūtu-demon above |
| 11 | me-eh-ra-tim / i-da-ni-a-ti2-ma | (Sum) The older one gave me (Akk) The younger one gave to me |
| 12 | qa2-at-ni / u2-ka3-al | he will hold my hand. |
| 13 | a-sza-me-ma _dam-gar3_ | I ask, and the merchant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-su2 es,-la2-at | his hand is bound. |
| 2 | a-wi-lum2 / u4-mu-szu | A man’s day |
| 3 | ma-al#-[u2 ...] _ku3-babbar_ | ... of silver |
| 4 | i-[...] | ... . |
| 5 | la2 [...] | deficit |
| 6 | a [...] | ... water |
| 7 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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