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TCL 14, 42 (P357532)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357532 |
| Museum no. | AO 08714 |
| 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 a-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | la2-qe2-ep-ma | I took, and |
| 4 | a-bi4 a-ta _an-na_ | the father, from heaven |
| 5 | sza ki zu-ti2-a | of the place of my death |
| 6 | _an-na_-ka3 / ma-su2-uh3 | in heaven was swollen, |
| 7 | szu-ma a-bi a-ta | If the father from the father |
| 8 | _an-na_ da-mi3-qa2-ma | the good tin |
| 9 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
| 10 | _an-na_-ka3 / szi2-ma-at-ka3 | your heaven, your destiny |
| 11 | i-ba-szi2 ma-ma-an | there is nobody |
| 12 | la2-qa2-i-szu | he has taken. |
| 13 | u2-la2 i-mu-wa | without Imuwa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) a-wi-li | 4 Awili, |
| 2 | u2-sze2-ri-ib-ma | he brought in, and |
| 3 | _an-na_ ip-t,u3-ru-ma | the tin they opened, and |
| 4 | _igi_ szi2-ik-ma-tim | before Šikmātum |
| 5 | _igi_ su2-sa3-a _igi_ na-na | before Susa, before Nana |
| 6 | _igi_ ba-du-du | before Baddudu |
| 7 | ap2-t,u3-ur-ma | I closed, and |
| 8 | _an-na_-ka3 ma-su2-uh3 | in the heavens was swollen, |
| 9 | _an-na_ szi2-ma-at-ka3 | Anu, your destiny |
| 10 | i-ba-szi2 | there is |
| 11 | _an-na sag10_ sze2-bi4-lam | a good tin, send me! |
| 12 | szu-ma la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | do not send me his name! |
| 13 | _an-na_ [...] i-ba-szi2 | ... ... there is. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-ku-uh3-lu i-la2-kam | he will weigh out and pay. |
| 2 | _an-na sag10_ sze2-bi4-la2-szu | a good tin, send it to him! |
Sources & licences
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