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TCL 14, 41 (P357531)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357531 |
| Museum no. | AO 08713 |
| 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 um-mi3-a-nu-ma | Thus (says) Ummi-anu: |
| 2 | {disz}i-li-a u3 la2-qe2-pu-um-ma | Ilīya and I took, and |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar | to Iddin-Ištar |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma a-s,e2-er | speak, and I will go out. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ni ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma | the silver you wrote me, and |
| 6 | ma-mi3-tam2 / i-pi2-ni | “It is me, he made it perfect for me. |
| 7 | ta-asz2-ku-un u3 _ku3-babbar_ | you have placed, and the silver |
| 8 | u2-la2 ta-asz2-ta-ak-na-am | you have sworn. |
| 9 | u3 a-ta u2-la2 ta-ta-al-kam | “Why did you not go to the water? |
| 10 | a-lam#{[ki} ni]-im-hu-ur | of Alam we rejoiced |
| 11 | t,up#-[pa2-am ni]-il5-qe2-ma | We took the tablet and |
| 12 | en#-[um-a-szur] i-li-a | Enum-Assur, my god |
| 13 | u3 [la2-qe2-pu-um] | and take |
| 14 | usz-[ta-hi]-tu3#-ni-a-ti2 | they have imposed upon them |
| 15 | a-szi2-a-ti2 t,up-pa2-am | “Ašītu, the tablet |
| 16 | u2-la2 nu-usz-te2-bi-lam | he did not bring it. |
| 17 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar la2_ ta-asz2-ku-na-am | If the silver deficit you have imposed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3-la a-ta / la2 ta-li-kam | Why did you not come? |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | tablet of the city |
| 3 | u3 ru-ba-im / ni-la2-qe2-ma | and the prince we shall take, and |
| 4 | nu-sze2-ba-la-kum-ma | we shall send to you, and |
| 5 | i-na ka3-ri-im | in the quay |
| 6 | nu-qa2-la2-al-ka3 | of Nuqalkal, |
| 7 | um-ma en-um-a-szur3-ma | thus Enum-Assur: |
| 8 | {disz}i-li-a u3 la2-qe2-pu-um-<ma> | Ilīya and I have taken, and |
| 9 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma | you wrote me, and |
| 10 | i-pi2 a-wi-le-e | the debt of a man |
| 11 | ma-mi3-tam2 ni-isz3-ku-un | we have set up for you a gift. |
| 12 | a-mi3-nim _ku3-babbar_ | I paid. The silver |
| 13 | la2 ta-sza-ka3-na-am-ma | you shall not place, and |
| 14 | li-bi a-wi-le-e | the heart of a man |
| 15 | la2 i-nu-ah / ne2-nu | “If he does not sleep, he will die! |
| 16 | wa-asz2-ba-ni-ma | who resides, and |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-s,a-bu-tu3 | they will take your silver. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-hi-ka3 u3 eb-ri-ka3 sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | Your brother and your sister, who like a treasure, |
| 2 | la2 ta-da-gal / sza _ku3-babbar_ isz-ta-na-ku-ni-ni | Do not be negligent! For the silver that you have given me |
Sources & licences
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