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TCL 14, 33 (P357523)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357523 |
| Museum no. | AO 08701 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi2-a-ma | Thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | 3(disz) hi-tim _ku3-sig17_ u3 | 3 pieces of gold and |
| 4 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 5/6 minas 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | dingir-na-am sza tu3-sze-bi-la2-ni | the god who you sent to me, |
| 6 | a-na sza-la2-szi2-szu / ni-im-ha-su2-ma | we smote him, and |
| 7 | isz-te2-et qa2-tam2 _ku3-babbar_ | the rest of the silver |
| 8 | a-na-ku al-qe2-ma 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na | I took and 1 shekel for |
| 9 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-ki-im u3 | 3 minas of šikum and |
| 10 | _ku3-sig17_ 1(asz) _gu2_ szi2-ki-im | gold, 1 talent of šikûm |
| 11 | [a-na] u4-me a-na ib-ni-li2 | in the days to come |
| 12 | [a-di2]-in# ki-ma sza-qa2-al | as long as he lives |
| 13 | [...] a-da-gu5-lu | ... adagulu |
| 14 | [...] x u4-me-e ir-ku-s,u2 | ... the days have become long |
| 15 | [...] i-s,a-ba-su2 ki-ma | ... seized him like |
| 16 | [szi2]-ki-im _uruda_ la2-mu-num | the price of copper for Lamunum |
| 17 | al#-te2-qe2 _sza3-ba_ 4(asz) _gu2_ | I took. Inside it, 4 talents |
| 18 | _uruda#_ szi2-kam u3 a-ha-ma | copper is the price and each other |
| 19 | 2(u) _ma-na_ szi2-kam szi2-im | 20 minas is the price of the prebend. |
| 20 | ar-sza-tim ta-as-ku-ul | you have cut off the reeds. |
| 21 | na-asz2-a-kum szi2-ti2 | who bears the life |
| 22 | _uruda_-i-ka3 5(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ szi2-ku-um | your copper: 53 minas 5 shekels |
| 23 | 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-me | 3 homers of chick-peas, |
| 24 | da-nu-tim sze2-ri-a-ma | the Anūtum in the morning |
| 25 | _uruda_ lu-sze2-bi-la2-kum | copper I shall send to you. |
| 26 | szu-ma li-bi-ka3 | name of your libīb priest |
| 27 | _uruda_-a-ka3 i-pa2-ni-a | of my copper he filled |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ka3-ni-isz3 la2-di2-szu a x [...] | (Sum) The akanīš priestess ... (Akk) The ladish priesteses ... |
| 2 | i-pa2-ni-a a-ka3-ni-[isz3] | Ipania, Akaniš |
| 3 | a-na-szi2 | to her |
Sources & licences
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