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TCL 14, 18 (P357508)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357508 |
| Museum no. | AO 08688 |
| 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-szur-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 3 | i-a-szar u3 {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li-ma | and Iškur-ṣululi |
| 4 | _uruda_ sza puzur4-a-szur | copper of Puzur-Assur |
| 5 | i-li-bi i-a-szar i-szu-u2 | Its god is wherever he is. |
| 6 | _uruda_ ta-asz2-bi-ta-am | copper you have poured out |
| 7 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2 / ki-ma _uruda_{i-u2} | they gave to me, like copper |
| 8 | i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | in Burušḫatum |
| 9 | ma-ah-s,u2-ni i-ri-qam | he defeated me, he fell. |
| 10 | la2 ni-gu5-ur-ma | we shall not eat, and |
| 11 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 nu-sze2-ri-ib | we shall not enter. |
| 2 | e-ma-ri-i / sze2-ri-a-ma | (Sum) I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) In the morning, in the morning |
| 3 | _uruda_-u2-szu a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | his copper to Burušḫatum |
| 4 | lu nu-sze2-ri-ib | may he not enter. |
| 5 | szu-ma t,up-pu-szu | he and his tablet |
| 6 | sza puzur4-a-szur3 a-s,e2-ri-ni | of Puzriš-Assur, our herdsman. |
| 7 | i-li-kam / szi2-ta-me-a-szu-ma | he came, his words |
| 8 | a-ni-sza-am sze2-bi4-lam | send me! |
| 9 | i-sza-am-szi2 / t,up-pi3-ni | he will write her a tablet. |
| 10 | ta-sza-me-u2 | you will hear |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ma-ri sze2-ri-am | the morning watch, |
Sources & licences
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