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TCL 14, 37 (P357527)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357527 |
| Museum no. | AO 08716 |
| 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 im-di2-lim / qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 2 | um-ma ah-sza-lim-ma | Aḫšalim speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-na-kam / ki-ma si2-ka3-tu3-ni | “Why, like her hairdresser, |
| 4 | i-qe2-ra-ab2 a-<lim>{ki} | he took away. A-lim |
| 5 | ma-ma-an / la2-szu-ma | nobody has, and |
| 6 | a-szar / ha-bu-lu-ni | where he was killed, |
| 7 | la2 na-tu3-ma / _uruda la2_ u2-sza-asz2-qal | “If he is ill and he has a deficit of copper he shall weigh out.’ |
| 8 | i-tu3-wa-ar | he shall return. |
| 9 | si2-ka3-tim / _uruda_ a-na | the si-ka-tim of copper for |
| 10 | sza ki-ma / ku-nu-ti2 [...] | who like a seal |
| 11 | u2-sza-qal-ma | he shall raise, and |
| 12 | u2 te2-er-ti2 [za-ku]-tum | and the extispicy is cleared |
| 13 | i-la2-ka3-ku-um | he will weigh out. |
| 14 | tu3-wa-ar | Tuwar |
| 15 | si2-ka-tim / qu2-ru-ub | “The sikku-troops, the qurub-tree, |
| 16 | a-di2 1(u) u4-me-e / i-tu3-ra-nim | for 10 days he will return. |
| 17 | szi2-im / sza-ap2-ti2-ka3 | the fate of your lips |
| 18 | _uruda_ i-ba-szi2 / _ku3-babbar_ | there is copper, the silver |
| 19 | u2 _ku3-sig17_ / a-na-kam a-sze2-e-ma | “O gold, what is it that I want to say? |
| 20 | la2-szu 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | deficit: 6 homers of wheat |
| 21 | s,a-la2-me / u2 u2-nu-su2-nu | ṣalāmu means “plant,’ nusunu means |
| 22 | a-na wa-asz2-na-ni | to Wāšnani |
| 23 | ap2-qi2-id / _ansze_ | I entrusted. |
| 24 | a-na lu-qu2-ut hu-ra-s,a-nim | for the slaughtering of the ḫuraṣānum |
| 25 | sa3-ra-dim / ak-la2 | the saŋaradim priest |
| 26 | _tug2 hi-a_ / sza-du-tim / sza a-na-kam | the fine textiles of this garment |
| 27 | i-ba-szi2-u2-ni | there is |
| 28 | [mi3]-li#-ik-szu-nu mi3-li-ik | Their lordship is obedient. |
| 29 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 shekel of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | qa2-ti2 / wa-asz2-na-ni | Hand of a Man. |
| 2 | [...]-in / ha-as-sa3-wu-ni | ... he has seized him |
| 3 | wa#-asz2-na-ni na-asz2-a-kum | “The one who brought me is yours, |
Sources & licences
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