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TCL 14, 27 (P357517)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357517 |
| Museum no. | AO 08697 |
| 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 ti2-ta-a-ma ka3-zu-wa | Thus Tita, Kazuwa |
| 3 | a-na ku-bu-ur-na-at i-ta-la2-ak | he went to the kuburnat. |
| 4 | u2-la2 ak-szu-su2 mi3-ma | whatever he has done |
| 5 | lu-qu2-tim sza a-hu-szu e-zi-bu | The luqūtum-offerings that his brothers left, |
| 6 | lu _tug2 hi-a_ lu _an-na_ lu sza-ap2-tum | or a garment of either linen or tin |
| 7 | lu _ansze hi-a_ i-na pa2-ni-szu | or donkeys in his presence |
| 8 | e-ta-ba-ak a-wi-lu-um | Awilūm |
| 9 | lu-qu2-su2 ba-ti2-iq wa-tu3-ur | (Sum) The luqūsu-demon passed by (Akk) He passed by, he passed by |
| 10 | e i-di2-in / e i-tu3-ra-ma | The house that he gave, the house which he returned, |
| 11 | i-na hu-ra-ma | on the road |
| 12 | e u2-nu-ka3 a-wi-lu-um | “Ha! the man of Unuka! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _e2-gal_-lim t,a2-hi-i | to the palace of Ṭāḫu |
| 2 | nu-wa-u2-tam-ma e-ta-na-pa2-asz2 | “The nuwātam-priestess has been made to do (this) for him. |
| 3 | szu-ma li-ba-ka3 a-di2 | “Šuma Libaka, up to |
| 4 | a-na-ku isz-tu3 ti2-me-el-ki-a | I from Timelkia |
| 5 | a-tu3-ra-ni na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-ka3 | Aturani, the messenger, |
| 6 | da-nu-tum a-na ku-bu-ur-na-at | Anūtum to Kuburnat |
| 7 | a-na s,e2-er sza-zu-za-ti2-ka3 | to your šazātu |
| 8 | u2 i-a-ti2 la2-pi3-ta-ma | and I have been seized, and |
| 9 | i-na ha-tim _ku3_-ap2-ka3 | in the district of the silver |
| 10 | lu nu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5 | may we not raise up. |
| 11 | a-bi4 a-ta isz-ti2 sza na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-ka3 | (Sum) My father, you are the one of your supplication (Akk) Your father, with whom you are sent |
| 12 | i-na-szi2-a-ni sa3-he-er-tam2 sza _ku3-babbar_ | he shall take. A saḫertam of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2_ sze2-bi4-la2-ma a-wa-at-ka3 | send 10 shekels, and your word |
| 2 | i-ku-bu-ur-na-at la2-ak-szu-ud | (Sum) He smote the enemy (Akk) He killed the enemy, he defeated the enemy |
Sources & licences
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