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TCL 14, 12 (P357502)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357502 |
| Museum no. | AO 08678 |
| 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-szur3-_gal_-ma a-na | Thus Ashur-rabi to |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušuken: |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta a-di2 ma-la2 | “My brother, as much as there is, |
| 4 | u3 sze2-ni-szu te2-er-ti2 | and his supplications |
| 5 | i-li-ka3-ku-um um-ma | Ili-kakum, thus |
| 6 | a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | I, for 1 shekel of silver |
| 7 | sza da-me sza s,u2-ha-ri-im | of dāmu-plant, of ṣuḫarum-plant. |
| 8 | ma-la en-um-a-szur _dumu_ qa2-ri-a | as much as Enum-Assur, son of Qarīya |
| 9 | il5-qe2-u2 li-qe2-ma | they took, may they take, and |
| 10 | sze2-bi4-lam a-ta ma-ti2-ma | Send me! From where are you coming? |
| 11 | mi3-ma-sza-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | whatever she wishes, |
| 12 | la2 i-li-kam a-hi a-ta | “He did not go, my brother, from the water |
| 13 | a-sza-me-ma szi2-ip-ri | I ask and the work |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza asz2-pu-ra-ni _ku3-babbar_ | of which I wrote, the silver |
| 2 | sza la2-qa2-im il5-qe2 lu _ku3-babbar_ | that he has taken, either silver |
| 3 | sza szi2-ip-ri il5-qe2-u2 | who took the work |
| 4 | lu ma-la2 i-na li-bi4 | or as much as there is in the heart |
| 5 | en-nam-a-szur _dumu_ qa2-ri-a | Ennam-Assur, son of Qariya |
| 6 | i-ba-szi2-u2 li-qe2-ma | he may take, and |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma | the silver is sealed, and |
| 8 | szi2-bi4-lam a-hi a-ta be-li | Send me a report, my lord! |
| 9 | a-ta et,-ra-ni | “From where did you come? |
| 10 | szu-ma la2 ku-a-ti2 | he is the one without a wife |
| 11 | a-na ma-nim a-na-t,a2-al | I will measure it out to the mina. |
Sources & licences
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