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TCL 14, 31 (P357521)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357521 |
| Museum no. | AO 08702 |
| 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 | um-ma a-la2-hu-um-ma a-na | Thus Alahum: to |
| 2 | a-szur-na-da u3 puzur4-a-na | Assur-nada and Puzur-ana |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma ta-ma-la2-ku | speak, and you will go. |
| 4 | pi3-it-a-ma / t,up-pa2-am | It is the wording of the tablet. |
| 5 | sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 10 minas of silver |
| 6 | sza hu-bu-ul / na-silim | of the ḫubul nasilim |
| 7 | u3 a-ga-a / u3 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | and this and 2 shekels of gold |
| 8 | sza im-li-ka3-a | of Imlikāya |
| 9 | na-di2 / sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Send me a message! |
| 10 | u3 i-na t,up-pi3 | and on a tablet |
| 11 | a?-ku?-szu-tim / a-szur-a-ma-ru-um | Akušūtum |
| 12 | i-de8 / a-szar sza-ak-nu-ni | where it is placed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 20 minas of silver |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-ik-ma-tim | A tablet of sealed documents. |
| 3 | u2 tap-pa2-e-szu | and his companions |
| 4 | u3 sza 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | and of 3 1/2 minas |
| 5 | t,up-pu-um sza szu-esz18-dar | Tablet of Shu-Ištar. |
| 6 | u3 szu-nu-ti2 / sze2-bi4-la2-nim | and send them to me! |
| 7 | szu-ma 2(disz) _ma-na_-ma _ku3-babbar_ | that 2 minas of silver |
| 8 | a-na i3-li2-a-lim | to Ilī-alim |
| 9 | ta-ta-ad-na u2 wa-ar-ka3-tam2 | you will give, and afterwards |
| 10 | isz-ti2 _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim | with the son of Ummi-Anum |
| 11 | ke-ni-im 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | true, 3 minas of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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