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TCL 14, 39 (P357529)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357529 |
| Museum no. | AO 08711 |
| 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-szur3-du10-ma / a-na | Thus (says) Ašur-dumā: to |
| 2 | a-mur-dingir / qi2-bi-ma / a-szu-mi3 | Āmur-ilum, speak! |
| 3 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_-im _ku3-babbar_ sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | 1 1/2 minas of silver that you wrote me |
| 4 | u4-mu-u2 / im-ti2-du | The storm passed by. |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 / ni-na-mu-ru-ni | When we saw him, |
| 6 | ha-si2-sa3-ni-ma / szi2-bu-ta-ka3-a | “Because of his fearsomeness, |
| 7 | a-ka3-<sza>-dam / mi3-szu / sza a-na | What is it that is to be done? |
| 8 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | 6 minas of silver that you wrote me |
| 9 | mi3-ma 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ te2-zi-ba-am | whatever 6 minas of silver is the rent |
| 10 | la2 ba-a-ba-tim / _uruda_ la2-mu-nam | the deficit of copper I shall measure out. |
| 11 | te2-zi-ba-am / wa-ar-ki-ka3-ma | You are exalted, after you |
| 12 | pu-ru-i / i-ta-asz2-kan2-ma | he placed a message, and |
| 13 | ba-a-ba-ti2-a / u2-s,a-bi-tu3 | I have captured my captives. |
| 14 | u3 ta-ah-si2-sa-ti2-a | and my taḫsīsatû |
| 15 | ik-ta-an-ku / mi3-szu | he has sealed, what is his property? |
| 16 | sza t,up-pa2-am / sza ka3-ri-[im] | of the tablet of the kalû-festival |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na la-qa2-em / ta-zi-[zu] | to take, you will stand. |
| 2 | la2 sza-zu-uz-ta-ka3-a | without ceasing |
| 3 | a-na-ku-ma / ba-ab2-tam2 | I was seized. |
| 4 | te2-zi-ba-am 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Ezibam 3 1/3 minas of silver |
| 5 | _e2 dam-gar3_ / al-qe2-ma / i-na | the merchant's house I took, and in |
| 6 | wa-asz2-ha-ni-a / a-di2-na-kum | I will give to you. |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-ku-bu-um / a-hu-ka | 12 minas of silver, Šukubum, your brother |
| 8 | ub-la2-kum 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar dam-gar3_ | he brought. 2 minas of silver, the merchant |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} / u2-sza-ak-szi2-da-ku-um | to the city he shall make you submit. |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / sza-li-um | Thus (says) Šalium: |
| 11 | i2-s,e2-er / _e2_ a-bi-a la2 i-sza-la2 | he shall not take out the house of my father. |
| 12 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni u3 a-ta | Ninšubur-bani and Āta |
| 13 | qi2-sza-am / id-a / qi2-sza-am | “A gift, a gift, the river, |
| 14 | ta-di2-a / mi3-szu-um te2-er-ta-ku-nu | Give me a name! Return to me!” |
| 15 | la2 i-li-kam / a-[hi a]-ta# | he did not go, the brother from the side |
| 16 | eb-ri a-ta / te2-er-ta-ka3 | The ebru priestess, from the water of the steppe |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-li-kam-ma / uz-ni / pi2-te2-a | May he come, and my ears are open. |
Sources & licences
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