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TCL 14, 08 (P357498)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357498 |
| Museum no. | AO 08692 |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur3-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 3 | 7(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | 7 1/2 talents of ana |
| 4 | ku-nu-ku 1(disz) me-at 8(u) _tug2_ | kunūku-garments, 180 garments |
| 5 | ku-ta-nu 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sza ka3-s,a-ri-im | kutānu-garments of 2 1/3 (shekels) of kaṣarum-flour, |
| 6 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ qa2-tim | 1 talent of tin, qatum |
| 7 | 9(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | 9 homers of ṣalamu, |
| 8 | u3 u2-nu-su2-nu | and their dowry |
| 9 | mi3-ma a-nim {d}utu-ba-ni | whatever it is that Utu-bani |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ra-de8-a-kum | will bring to you. |
| 2 | 2(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 2 1/2 talents of tin |
| 3 | 1(u) ku-ta-ni szu-esz18-dar i-ra-de8 | 10 kutānu-vessels of eštar-flour he will bring to you. |
| 4 | a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ e-li-a-ni# | Whereas 1 shekel of silver above |
| 5 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza | tin and textiles of |
| 6 | ta-da-nim a-na szu-esz18-dar | it is given to Šū-Ishtar. |
| 7 | di2-in-ma a-s,e2-er sza ki ku-a-ti2 | “Did you see the wandering that is in Kūti? |
| 8 | szu-pur-ma i-sza-ha-ti2-szu | send, and they will kill him. |
| 9 | li-zi-zu# [...]-am li-qe2 | May he stand ..., may he take |
| 10 | la2 u2-szu-ru [_ku3-babbar_ le]-ru-ub-ma | If he does not return, may he enter the silver and |
| 11 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | tin and textiles |
| 12 | lu-us,-u2 i-wa-szu-ur | "Let me go!" he says. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ha-ra-nim lu-qu2-ti2 a-ku-lu-ma-a | (Sum) I am the one who eats the lulqû-flour (Akk) I eat the ḫarānu-frit (var.) I burn |
| 2 | a-pa2-qi2-da-ma a-ta-be2-a-ma | I have entrusted, and I have said, and |
| 3 | a-ta-la2-kam | it is Atalakam |
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