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TCL 14, 19 (P357509)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357509 |
| Museum no. | AO 08687 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ||
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u2-ra-a u3 pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | and Pilaḫ-Ištar |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku-ma | Thus Assur-taklāku: |
| 5 | a-na qa2-ra-be-tim | to the battle |
| 6 | er-ba-ma t,up-pi2-a | enter and my tablet |
| 7 | pi-te2-a-ma sze2-na t,up-pa2-an | Open it and send me a tablet! |
| 8 | sza hu-bu-ul | of the debt |
| 9 | puzur4-su2-en6 | Puzur-Suen |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-mu-ra-a | son of Amurâ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) <<1(u) 1(disz)>> _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 11 minas of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pu-um t,up-pa2-an | A ṣarupum tablet |
| 3 | ki-la2-la2-an a-na pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | to Pilaḫ-Ištar |
| 4 | i-la2-ka3 t,up-pi2-en | He will bring my tablet. |
| 5 | a-na pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | to Pilaḫ-ištar |
| 6 | pi2-iq-da-ma | take away, and |
| 7 | u2 te2-er-ta-ku-nu | and your return |
| 8 | isz-ti2 a-li-ki-im | from the city |
| 9 | pa2-ni-im-ma | before me |
| 10 | li-li-kam ki-ma | may he come, like |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pe3-en ta-ap2-qi2-da-ni | You will give me a tablet. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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