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TCL 14, 26 (P357516)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357516 |
| Museum no. | AO 08695 |
| 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-bi-ma um-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | puzur4-a-szur3-ma a-na-kam | What is it that Puzur-Ašur says? |
| 3 | i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im a-na ku-nu-tim | from the granary to the storehouse |
| 4 | sza-du-i-ti2 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 1(disz) _gin2_ | the debt note: 1 mina, 1 shekel |
| 5 | a-di2-szu-nu-ti2-ma az-ku / u2 um-ma szu-nu-ma | I stood with them, and they said thus: |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 3(disz) _gin2_ sza-du-a-tam2 | 1 mina 3 shekels of šaduatam-flour |
| 7 | sza ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz i-di2 um-ma | of Karim, Kaniš, spoke thus: |
| 8 | a-na-ku-ma a-na ka3-ni-isz ha-ra-[ni] | I, to the king, my lord, turn back. |
| 9 | asz2-ra-kam la2-az-ku um-ma [szu-nu-ma] | I am stationed there, saying: "They |
| 10 | a-na-kam ta-za-ku / wa-di2 [a-na] | Why did you stand there? How long to |
| 11 | a!-ni-tim i-na dur-hu#-[mi3-it 1(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_] | Anitum from Durḫumit 1 mina 3 shekels |
| 12 | sza#-du-i-ti2 sza ka3-[ri-im ka3-ni-isz] | the šadūtu-priests of the karim-officials, the kanish priests |
| 13 | [a]-di2-i ni-[...] | as far as ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ki-ma pa2-ni-tim# [sza-du-a-tam2] | like a pre-eminent one |
| 2' | e u2-sza-di2-u2-ni [t,up-pa2-am] | did he not give me a tablet? |
| 3' | sza ka3-ri-im li-qe2-[ma a-na] | take of the quay and to |
| 4' | sza-du-i-ti2-a la2-li-kam-ma [i-na] | I will come again and again in |
| 5' | ma-ah-ri-ka3 la2-az-ku | in your presence he shall be held accountable. |
| 6' | i-pa2 ni-im-ma t,up-pa2-am [...] | The one who searches for the name of the tablet |
| 7' | a-na-kam za-ku-a / ha-ra-na-am [a-na] | “Why are you exempt and waiting for me? |
| 8' | sza-la2-ti2-wa-ar u2-szu-ra-am | Šalāti-war will restore. |
| 9' | u2-qa2-a i-na ha-ra-ni-a | in my threshing floor |
| 10' | e ik-lu-u2-ni isz-ti2 pa2-ni-im-ma | (Sum) The one who sat on the throne (Akk) When he sits, he is standing at the front |
| 11' | t,up-pa2-am sze2-bi4-la2-szu i-na | Send him a tablet! |
| 12' | pa2-ni-tim t,up-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im | First tablet of the karû-offering. |
| 13' | sza tal-qe2-a-ni i-la2-mu-ti2-im | that you took, the goddesses |
| 14' | a-na-kam a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-ta-ad-nu-szu | to the kārīm house they gave him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am sza ta-la2-qe2#!?-u2#!? | A tablet that you will take |
| 2 | qi2-i-szu-ma i-na ku-nu-ki-ni | Give it to him, and in your sealed document |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur x [x x?] | to Puzur-Assur |
Sources & licences
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