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TCL 14, 24 (P357514)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357514 |
| Museum no. | AO 08694 |
| 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 i-ku-nim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ikūnum: |
| 2 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 3 | 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni u3 | 4 kutani-garments and |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ra-am sza szu-esz18-dar | 1 šurām-garment of Shu-Ishtar, |
| 5 | ub-la2-ni 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | brought, 13 shekels each |
| 6 | _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | a kutanu-garment of 5/6 mina 2 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu | their silver |
| 8 | 8(disz) _gin2 tug2_ szu-ru-um | 8 shekels of šurrum textiles |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | total: 1 mina |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu | their silver |
| 11 | lu ni-is-ha-tum | or a nišḫatum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu szi2-mu-um lu hu-lu-qa2-u2 | be it a fate or a loss, |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 shekels of silver |
| 3 | e-mu-du-ka3 | of Emuduka |
| 4 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 5/6 mina 5 shekels of tin |
| 5 | t,a2-a-su2-nu 1(u) _gin2-ta_ | their wages 10 shekels each |
| 6 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-bi_ | 4 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka | the price of your silver |
| 8 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 5/6 mina 1/2 shekel |
| 9 | ku-nu-ki-a szu-esz18-dar | Seal of Shu-Ištar. |
| 10 | na-asz2-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ | the seller of silver |
| 11 | _igi_ dan-a-szur3 <<_igi_>> | before Dan-Assur, <witness> |
Sources & licences
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