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TCL 14, 28 (P357518)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357518 |
| Museum no. | AO 08699 |
| 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 da-na-a-a | “Anaya |
| 3 | [a]-szur3-{d}igi-ud ir-nu-it | Assur-Igiud died |
| 4 | u3 t,a-ab-s,i2-la2-a-szur3-ma | and Ṭābṣilli-Assur, |
| 5 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 6 | a-ta-ma 2(disz) me-at 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | Why 213 garments? |
| 7 | _sag10_ / sza tu3-da-a | the one who has given birth |
| 8 | sza qa2-ti2 / sza-ak-na-at-ni | that are placed in our hands, |
| 9 | _e2_ esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 | the house of Ištar-bašiti, |
| 10 | a-sza-at a-al!-du10 | the field of Aldu |
| 11 | [i]-ba#-szi2-u2 / na-pi3-sza-szu-nu | there are, their lips |
| 12 | [a-ma]-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | I will give you advice. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku u2] _dumu_ a-al-du10 | I and the son of Aldu |
| 2 | [en-nam a]-szur3# _dumu_ e-ra-di2 | Now, Assur, son of Eradi |
| 3 | [u2 u2]-s,u2#-ur-sza-a-szur3 | and Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 4 | _tug2 hi-a_ nu-na-pi3-isz-ma | the garments were not removed, and |
| 5 | 1(disz) me-at 6(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | 1 hundred and 60 garments |
| 6 | ni-id-ru-ug-szu-nu-ma | we gave to them, and |
| 7 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 8 | [asz2]-ra-kam#-ma / ne2-zi-ib-szu-nu | I ask you, and we will kill them. |
| 9 | x na-ru-qa2-tim a-ta-ta | [x] narūqatum-vessels, I have given. |
| 10 | _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im / is,-ba-at | son of Šukubum seized |
| 11 | [a]-szar esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 | where Ishtar-bašti |
| 12 | [...]-ku-szu / i-ba-szi2-u2 | ... there is |
Sources & licences
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