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TCL 14, 09 (P357499)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357499 |
| Museum no. | AO 08693 |
| 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 | a-szu-mi3 a-mu-tim u3 hu-sa3-ri | Ašumi, Amūtum and Husari, |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni _e2_ li-mi3-im | that you wrote me, the house of the eponym |
| 5 | u3-la2 i-du-nu mi3-ma | they did not give, whatever |
| 6 | u2-s,a-ka3 la2 i-ba-szi2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | There is none. You wrote me. |
| 7 | um-ma a-ta-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | thus: "Why 10 minas of silver?" |
| 8 | sza sze2-ep dingir-ma-lik li-qe2 | Take the brickwork of Ilī-malik! |
| 9 | u3 i-na 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and for 25 minas of silver |
| 10 | sza sze2-ep szu-esz18-dar _uruda_ ku-a-am | of copper kumānu-silver, |
| 11 | u3 sza _dam-gar3_ li-qe2-ma | and that of the merchant take, and |
| 12 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza li-bi4-a li-qe2 | he shall take that silver for the wages. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma | send me 10 minas of silver! |
| 2 | a-na-kam isz-ti2 sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | “What is it with that which is like a kūtu-demon? |
| 3 | la2-si2-ma szu-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 | he is missing, and that silver |
| 4 | i-te2-te2-er a-li-bi4 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | has returned, the city of your silver |
| 5 | lu ni-di2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 6 | a-ta-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza | Why 2 minas of gold that |
| 7 | a-wi-il5-tim a-qa2-ti2-a t,e2-hi | Awīlītum, aqatû, ṭehi, |
| 8 | i-t,up-pi3-im la2-pa2-tim a-wi-il5-tum | Awīltum, |
| 9 | e ik-la2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | (Sum) The ... of the tērta temple (Akk) The temple of the Ikla of the Terta Temple |
| 10 | li-li-ka3-szi2-im a-bi | may it come to an end, my father |
| 11 | a-ta be-li2 a-ta _ku3-babbar_ | From my lord, from the silver |
| 12 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ lu sza i-a-szar | may tin and wool be that which he finds. |
| 13 | lu ba-ab-ti2 za-ki-ma sze2-bi4-lam-ma | Be it a robber, send me a sealed document! |
| 14 | szi2-ma-am qa2-ti2 li-isz-a-am | hear my prayer. |
| 15 | szu-ma ba-ab-ti2 ma-as,-ra-at | If he is seized, he will be captured. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma | send me 10 minas of silver! |
| 2 | i-wa-s,a ba-ab-ti2-a li-qe2-[ma] | may he tear out my booty, take and |
| 3 | ma-la2 u4-me-szu [x x]-ku-ka3 ta ah [x] | as many days as ... your ... |
| 4 | i-di2 [x x] szal2-tam2 | the ... of the whole |
Sources & licences
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