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TCL 14, 10 (P357500)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357500 |
| Museum no. | AO 08689 |
| 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 a-szur-ba-ni | Thus Assur-bani |
| 2 | u3 sza-lim-a-szur3 a-na | and Šalim-Assur to |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušuken: |
| 4 | a-na a-wa-tim sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Concerning the matter about which you wrote me, |
| 5 | um-mi3-a-ni-ka3 / nu-pa-he-er-ka | Her master, the one who does not scatter, |
| 6 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-ta-ka3 | of the writing-board, |
| 7 | isz-ta-me-u2-ma / um-ma | they heard, thus |
| 8 | szu-nu-ma / lu qa2-ra-tam2 iq-ra | “They, be it a qarrātu-demon, slain |
| 9 | lu ir-be / u3-sze2-ri-ib | I made enter. |
| 10 | lu be-tam2 / isz-am / ma-num | “May he be the queen, the queen of the land! |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | t,up-pe3 [...] | A tablet |
| 2' | {d}utu-ta-ak-la2-ku / na-x | Utu-taklāku |
| 3' | a-szur3-na-da _dumu_ puzur4-a-na | Assur-nada, son of Puzur-ana |
| 4' | u3 _dumu_ me-szar-_gal_ t,up-pa2-am | and the son of Meshar-rabi, the tablet |
| 5' | ka3#-na-kam la2 i-mu-u2 | It is a sealed document; they did not hear it. |
| 6' | [um]-ma szu-nu-ma u2 ne2-nu | thus they: “and the nenu-plant |
| 7' | [ki]-ma tap-pa2-e-ni-ma | like our companion |
| 8' | ma#-ag-ra-ni / a-ta a-ma-kam | His boat - where is he? |
| 9' | ma-la2-ka3 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay. 5 1/2 minas of silver |
| 10' | sza _dumu_ qa2-a-a-tim szu-hu-bur | of the son of Qātum, Šuḫubur |
| 11' | ta-da-nam la2 i-mu-a-ni-ni-a-ti2 | You give (them) to me, they will not listen to me. |
| left | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na a-hi-szu a-[...] | Thus he: to his brother ... |
| 2 | a-da-an-szu 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza [...] | its interest: 2/3 mina of silver of ... |
| 3 | a-hi-ka3 ni x x i-_ku3-babbar_ x [...] | your brother ... silver ... |
| 4 | x [... a-szur]-i-mi3-ti2 x [...] | ... Assur-imitti |
Sources & licences
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