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TCL 14, 21 (P357511)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 21 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357511 |
| Museum no. | AO 08682 |
| 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 puzur2-esz18-dar | To Puzur-Ištar |
| 2 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni u2 i-di2-esz18-dar | Ninšubur-bāni and Iddi-Ishtar |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tu3-ma | Thus Tarišmatu: |
| 4 | u3 be-la2-tu3-ma / ra-bi4-s,a-am | and Bēlatuma, the great one, |
| 5 | ni-isz-pu-ra-am u2 t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | and a tablet of the city |
| 6 | dingir-na-am ra-bi4-s,u2-um u2-ka3-al | (Sum) My god, the great one, holds back (Akk) My great god holds back |
| 7 | sza ma-ma-an lu i-na a-lim{ki} lu i-na | of anyone in the city or in |
| 8 | _GAN2_-lim ma-ma-an la2 i-t,a2-hi-u2-ma | a field, nobody shall be negligent, and |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2 szu-nu-nu a-na a-lim{ki} | they gave the silver to the city |
| 10 | i-pa2-hu-ra-ni i-na a-lim{ki} | he returned, in the city |
| 11 | a-ma-la2 / szi2-ma-ti2-szu-nu i-zu-zu | (Sum) The one who knows their fate, the one who sees them (Akk) They know their fates |
| 12 | i-na _GAN2?_-lim sza i-<t,a2>-hi-u2-ma | in the field(?) that he will weigh out and |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza i-la2-qe2-u2 i-sza-ri-iq-szu-um | the 1 shekel of silver that he will take he shall redeem him |
| 14 | ni-sza-me-ma / ki-ma a-wi-li | We shall sing like a man. |
| 15 | a-szu-tim ta-am-ta-sza-ha-a | “It is enough, you will be able to hold it. |
| 16 | u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 sza i-ni-hu-ma | and pušu-kēn-plant, which he mixed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _e2_ a-bi4-ni ik-ri-be | to the house of our father he dedicated it. |
| 2 | sza a-bi4-ni u2-sza-zi-ZU?-ZU? | of our father he raised up(?) |
| 3 | a-wi-la2-am / me-eh-ra-tim | Awīlam (is) a descendant. |
| 4 | ta-ta-na-pa2-la2 / a-pu-tum i-na | You keep squeezing (them) |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma la2 ta-t,a2-hi-a / _ku3-babbar_ a-na | the silver, whatever you do not pay, the silver to |
| 6 | a-lim{ki} li-ip-hu-ra-ma sza ki-ma | the city may he release, and that as |
| 7 | ku-nu-ti2 li-il5-qe2-u2-ma a-szar _ku3-babbar_ | may he take, and where silver |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na a-lim szu-te2-bu-la2-tu3-nu-ni | 1 shekel in the city of Šutebulātunu |
| 9 | pu-ut-ku-nu lu za-ku-a-at | They are free from claims. |
| 10 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi4-ma ne2-nu | Speak to Pušu-kēn. |
| 11 | szu-ma la2 ku-a-ti2 a-ba#-am la2 ni-szu | If he is ill, who will be ill with him? |
| 12 | szu-ma a-bu-ni a-ta ma-ma-an | “He is our father, why is there no father? |
| 13 | sza a-na _ku3-babbar_-[ap szu-nu-nu] it,-hi-u2 | who for silver have weighed out |
| 14 | szi2-be szu-ku-szu#-[ma] li#-szi2-ri-iq-szu-um | May a future ruler restore its dilapidated section(s) |
| 15 | i-hi-id-[ma _ku3-babbar_] pa2-he-er-ma | he acquired and the silver shall be paid in full. |
| 16 | a-qa2-ti2 ra-bi4-s,i2-im pi3-qi2-id-ma | “It is the great aqāti-offering, entrusted to me, and |
| 17 | lu-ub-lam a-pu-tum la ta-ha-da-ar i-hi-id | (Sum) I want to bring (them) to you. (Akk) Do not be afraid, he will get angry. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 a-na s,u2-ba-ti2 esz15-ra-at ta-at-mi3-iq-ti2-ni | and for the ṣubātu-service of the ešrat-priestess you have blessed me, |
| 2 | sza a-na _dumu_ szu-nu-nu ni-di2-nu i-hi-id-ma | that to that son we gave he weighed out, and |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na dam-qi2-ma sze2-bi4-lam | send me 3 1/3 minas of silver in good condition. |
| 4 | i-hi-id | he weighed out. |
Sources & licences
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