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TCL 14, 13 (P357503)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357503 |
| Museum no. | AO 08679 |
| 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 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma hu-sa3-ru-um-ma | Thus (says) Husarum. |
| 3 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ | 2 talents 11 minas |
| 4 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 4(u) ku-ta-nu | the tin, 40 kunû, |
| 5 | qa2-dum li-wi-tim | Hand of a Ghost |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu | 2 homers of wheat for Ṣalamu, |
| 7 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim | 17 minas of tin |
| 8 | mi3-ma a-nim szu-ku-bu-um | whatever šukubû-plant |
| 9 | _dumu_ a-li-li | son of Ali-ili |
| 10 | i-ra-di2-a-kum ki-ma | he will give to you, like |
| 11 | u2-nu-tum i-na _e2-gal_-lim | the furnishings in the palace |
| 12 | ur-da-ni u4-ma-gal | Urdāni, the great storm, |
| 13 | szu-ku-bu-um la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | The šukubû-priest shall not return. |
| 14 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 15 | a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma | the aṣer that like |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-a-ti2 u3 a-szur3-du10 | Kūti and Assur-ṭab, |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im lu-qu2-ti2 | son of Alaḫum, luqūtu |
| 3 | szu-ku-bu-um lu-sze2-ri-ib-ma | let me enter the šukubû-vessel, and |
| 4 | lu-qu2-ti2 ba-ti2-iq | (Sum) The luqūtu priestess was killed (Akk) The slaughtered one was killed |
| 5 | u3 wa-tu3-ur a-na | and return it to |
| 6 | i-ta-at,-lim li-di2-nu | let them give, |
| 7 | na-hi-id-ma a-na | “To |
| 8 | _dam-gar3 la2_ u2-szu-ru | the merchant he shall replace. |
| 9 | szu-ku-bu-um isz-ti2-szu-nu | Šukubum with them |
| 10 | li-zi-iz-ma a-na | stand and to |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-qu2-ti lu-ta-i-ru | they shall return the silver in full. |
| 12 | a-bi a-ta! | “My father, why did you(?) |
| 13 | be-li2 a-ta a-la2-nu-ka3 | My lord, from the water of the river |
| 14 | a-ba-am u2-la2 i-szu | who will take it? |
| 15 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a | for extispicy |
| 16 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 17 | a-na _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim | to the son of Ummi-Anum |
| left | ||
| 1 | pi2-qi2-id-ma szu-ku-bu-am _ki ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay, and Šukubum with silver |
| 2 | t,ur4-dam i-s,e2-er szu-ku-bi-im en6-ka3 | (Sum) The šukub priestess, the one of the enka prayer (Akk) It is the ṭurdam prayer of the Iṣer prayer of Enka |
| 3 | li-li-ik | may he go. |
Sources & licences
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