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TCL 14, 23 (P357513)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357513 |
| Museum no. | AO 08685 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | um-ma hi-na-a-ma a-na qar-wi-a | Thus (says) Hināya: to my hero |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / a-szur3-dan | Pušu-kēn |
| 3 | u3 a-na-ah-i3-li2 qi2-bi-ma | and Anaḫ-ilī speak! |
| 4 | a-na qar-wi-a u3 a-szur-dan | to Qarwīya and Ašur-dan |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma i-nu-mi3 / _an-na_-ki | Speak! At that time, your An |
| 6 | ta-du-nu / szu-ma / me-eh-ra-tim | “If he is a second man’s |
| 7 | i-du-nu-ni-kum / _an-na_-ki | I gave to you, your An, |
| 8 | di2-in / szu-ma / la2 ki-a-am | Judge ... |
| 9 | [a-s,e2]-er / ku-ni-lim a-na | “Aṣī-Kunilim to |
| 10 | [tur4]-hu-mi3-it / bi4-il5 | he raised a pigeon |
| 11 | szi2-im _an-na_-ki-a / a-di2 | the destiny of heaven until |
| 12 | a-a-e-em / u4-mi3-im / u2-ka3-lu | “Woe, day and night, I will keep you alive! |
| 13 | [...]-ki sze2-di2-isz-tum / sza-tum | ... your ... is a šedištum |
| 14 | [{d}a]-szur# / lu i-de8 / a-szar | May Assur know where |
| 15 | [_an]-na#_-ki / ta-di2-nu | Your Anuna are given. |
| 16 | [sza-asz2-qi2]-il5-ma / u2 ti2-ib-a-ma | he shall pay, and then he will die. |
| 17 | [a-tal-kam a]-na# pu-szu-ke-en6 | I went to Puszu. |
| 18 | [qi2-bi-ma a]-szar / _an-na_-ki | Say, "Where is your heaven?" |
| 19 | i-di2-nu / i-hi-id-ma | he gave, and |
| 20 | i-sza-ha-ti2-szu / i-zi-iz-ma | stood by him, and |
| 21 | _ku3-babbar_ / lu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma | silver I shall levy, and |
| 22 | u2 t,ur4-da2-szu / asz2-pu-ra-kum | And I have sent you his letter. |
| 23 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-ni-ka3-si2 | Thus (says) I: “I will set out. |
| 24 | szu-hu-ut / la2 <ta>-sza-ha-at | <(If) he is ill>, he will not be able to recover. |
| 25 | u2 qa2-ti2 / lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2_-ba-ti2 | or a gift, either silver or textiles |
| 26 | i-di2 / u2 szu-ma a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | “He is a farmer, he is to be a thief, |
| 27 | te2-ra-ab2 / qa2-di2-ma te2-er-ti2-ka3 | you will enter, and your greeting-gift |
| 28 | sza-hi-iz-ma / sza ki-ma | “The one who like |
| 29 | ku-a-ti2 qa2-ti2 / li-di2-u2 | May my possessions, my hand, be known. |
| 30 | a-hi a-ta a-na-ku / ma-num | (Sum) My brother, I am the son of Anum (Akk) The brother of Ayyāni is the brother of Anu |
| 31 | a-la2-nu-ka3 / i-szu a-szu-mi3 | “Alānu, my name, |
| 32 | a-szi2-im sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | the price that you wrote me, |
| 33 | li-ma-am / ni-ka3-si2-ma | "Let us eat, and |
| 34 | szu-ma / i-ta-ab2-szi2 / a-ma-la2 | If he has seized her, I will pay. |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 ni-la2-qe2 en-na-num | We will take your extispicy. |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-hu-bur / _gudu4_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [i-na] | son of Shuhubur, gudu priest, 2 minas of silver from |
| 3 | e-ra-bi3-szu-ma / sze2-bu-lam / qa2-bi4-am u2 / [...] | He entered it, he spoke a word ... |
| 4 | a-ha-ma isz-tu3 / _mu 2(disz)-sze3_ _ma-na_-um 1(u) _gin2_ i-[na] | together for 2 years 10 shekels per mina |
| 5 | _iti#-kam#?_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu | the month of? his šašqilu |
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