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TCL 14, 34 (P357524)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 34 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357524 |
| Museum no. | AO 08704 |
| 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 | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur-ma | Ūṣurša-Assur, and |
| 4 | mi3-szu sza a-na | What is it that |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ sza dam-a-szur | the silver of Amat-Assur |
| 6 | ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ni | you keep sending to me, |
| 7 | a-na-kam | Why? |
| 8 | a-na-ku u3 | I and |
| 9 | im-li-ka3-a | of Imlika’a |
| 10 | ni-ka3-si2 | Nikasi, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti2 | that silver |
| 2 | a-na li-bi4 t,up-pi3-a | to the scribe |
| 3 | im-li-ka3-a | of Imlika’a |
| 4 | u2-t,a2-hi a-ma-kam | “It is a uṭāḫu-demon’s word. |
| 5 | sza-a-al-szu-ma a-na-kam | what is it that he is asking him? |
| 6 | sza ki-ma szu-a-ti2 | which like that |
| 7 | zi-ki i-s,a-na-bu-tu3 | they will seize your life. |
| 8 | u3 i-re-esz | and he will pay back. |
| 9 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 | of the extispicy |
| 10 | i-zi-za-am | Izizam |
| 11 | u2-la2 a-le-e | |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-bi4 a-ta te2-er-ta-ka3 | Father, from the water of the steppe |
| 2 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
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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