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TCL 14, 17 (P357507)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357507 |
| Museum no. | AO 08684 |
| 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 a-mur-esz18-dar-ma | Thus says Amur-Ištar: |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pi2-ir-ti2-ka3 | Amala, your messenger, |
| 4 | a-na 4(u) 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | for 43 minas of lead |
| 5 | sza na-asz2-a-ku-ni u2 9(disz) _tug2_ | that I brought, and 9 garments |
| 6 | ku-ta-ni sza isz-tu3 ka3-ni-isz | kutānu-garments, which from the ka’iš-garment |
| 7 | tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni um-ma | you will give to me, thus says |
| 8 | a-na-ku-ma a-wi-lu-um | I, a man |
| 9 | isz-tap-ra-am qa2-ta-am | he sent to me. |
| 10 | la2 am-ha-as, _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | I shall not cut off. 1 mina of silver |
| 11 | ra-mi3-ni ak-ta-ba-as-ma | I have sworn by his love and |
| 12 | t,up-pi2 sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | A tablet of 10 minas of silver |
| 13 | s,a-ru-pi2-im _igi_ a-szi2-na | ṣarupīm means “before them. |
| 14 | _dumu_ um-me-a-nim | son of Ummanim, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | al-pu-ut-ma ku-nu-ki-szu | I built and its foundations |
| 2 | u2 ku-nu-ki-a szu-lu-ma | and my seals are sealed, and |
| 3 | na-asz2-a-kum a-bi a-ta | “My father, from the water |
| 4 | i-hi-id-ma _tug2_-ti2 a-na | he took, and the garment to |
| 5 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim sze2-bi-lam | send me a message! |
| 6 | a-na-hi-id-ma ra-mi3-ni | I will marry, and her love |
| 7 | u2-za-ka3-ma a-na ka3-ni-isz | he will clear it and to the kāniš. |
| 8 | a-na s,e2-ri-ka3 / a-la2-kam-ma | I will go to your country and |
| 9 | a-na a-wa-tim sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Concerning the matter about which you wrote me, |
| 10 | i-nu-mi3-szu / pi2-te2-a-szi2-na | At that time, their opening |
| 11 | ki-ma a-wa-tim a-na ki-tim | like a word to the earth |
| 12 | la2 wa-s,a-i-im mi3-ma | “There is none, what |
| 13 | a-wa-tim sza i-na-asz2-pe2-[er]-ti-ka2# x | the words which he will send to you |
| 14 | la2-ap2-ta-ni u2-la2 u2-di2-a | his lips he did not know, |
| left | ||
| 1 | na-asz2-pi2-ra-ti2-ka3 u2-ka3-al | he will hold your messages. |
| 2 | 2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na qa2-ti2 szu-lu-[ma] | 2 minas of copper to the hand ... |
| 3 | a-di2-in | I gave. |
Sources & licences
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