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TCL 14, 06 (P357496)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357496 |
| Museum no. | AO 08676 |
| 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 | Thus Šalim-ahum: |
| 2 | u3 szu-hu-bur-ma a-na | and Šuhuburma to |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 _dam-gar3_ | Pušu-kēn, merchant |
| 4 | u3 e-la qi2-bi-ma 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ | and above say, 11 minas |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ e-[la2] | the silver of his nishhasu-offering he shall weigh out. |
| 6 | ub-lam _sza3-ba_ 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-[na]_ | in total: 2 talents 10 minas |
| 7 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku-ni 9(disz) _ma-na_ | of tin, 9 minas |
| 8 | an-na-ak qa2-tim 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | I poured out. The volume was 14 shekels each. |
| 9 | _ku3-bi_ 9(disz) 5/6(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 9 5/6 less 1/6 shekels |
| 10 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 9(disz) _ma-na_ | 3 1/3 shekels silver for 2 talents 19 minas |
| 11 | _an-na_ te2-s,u2-pi2 nu-s,i2-ib | “Ana, we have gathered, |
| 12 | 1(u) ku-ta-nu 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 10 kutanu 1/2 mina 1 2/3 shekels |
| 13 | it-bu-lu 1(disz) _ansze_ za-la-mu | they brought. 1 homer of balsam |
| 14 | 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al | 16 shekels of silver he weighed out |
| 15 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-su2 | 2 shekels of silver, his utensils |
| 16 | 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-kul-tu3-szu | 3 shekels, its ukultu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ te2-s,u2-pi2 | 1 1/3 shekels of silver: Teṣūpu |
| 2 | e-la2 il5-qe2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na | he took. 1 1/3 shekels to |
| 3 | lu-bu-usz a-da-lal3 | lubuš (means) adalal. |
| 4 | e-la2-ma il5-qe2 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | he took, and 5 1/2 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ wa-s,i2-tum | the silver of the slave |
| 6 | _szunigin_ lu-qu2-tim 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ | total, surplus: 11 minas |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma a-nim | silver, whatever |
| 8 | e-la2 i-ra-di2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | they will give to you. |
| 9 | gam-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | your totality |
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