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TCL 14, 25 (P357515)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357515 |
| Museum no. | AO 08696 |
| 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-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-na-kam ha-ra-ni | “How long will he be in prison? |
| 4 | a-na a-lim{ki} a-ta-la2-ak | to the city I went |
| 5 | na-asz2-pe3-[er]-ta-ka3 | of the našperta |
| 6 | lugal-{d}iszkur _dumu_ nu-ur2-su2 | Lugal-Adad, son of Nursu |
| 7 | a-na ha-hi-im | to Ḫaḫum |
| 8 | u2-sza-ak-szi2-da-ni-ma | he caused to be established, and |
| 9 | asz2-ta-me-szi2 lu _ku3-babbar_ | I have heard her, be it silver |
| 10 | lu _ku3-ki_ sza _dam-gar3_ | or Kutha of the merchant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ma-kam a-na _dumu_ | I say to the son |
| 2 | um-mi3-a-nim ke-nim | his true mother, |
| 3 | pi3-qi2-id-ma a-na a-lim{ki} | entrusted to the city |
| 4 | li-ik-szu-da-ma | may he achieve, and |
| 5 | szi2-ma-am qa2-ti2-i | the fate of my hand |
| 6 | li-isz-a-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | may he ask, and 1 shekel of silver |
| 7 | a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im | to the merchant |
| 8 | le-li-i 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | he shall pay. 2 1/3 minas |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ lugal-su2-en6 | the silver of Lugal-suen |
| 10 | _dumu_ ma-ni-a u2 bu-ta-a | son of Maniya and butâ, |
| 11 | lu-bu-lu-nim a-bi4 | Lubulunum, the father |
| 12 | a-ta me-eh-ra-ma | From above |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2#-bi4-lam2-ma _ku3-babbar_ [1(disz)] _gin2#_ | send me! The silver is 1 shekel |
| 2 | li#-li-kam# | may he come. |
Sources & licences
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