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TCL 14, 43 (P357533)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357533 |
| Museum no. | AO 08710 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 szu-esz18-dar-ma / a-na a-mur-esz18-dar | Thus (says) Šū-Ishtar, to Amur-Iishtar: |
| 2 | u2 i-di2-a-szur3 / qi2-bi4-ma | And Iddin-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | mi3-szu / a-wa-tum la-mu-tum | “What is the word of the old woman? |
| 4 | sza ta#-[asz2-pu]-ra#-ni | As to what you wrote me |
| 5 | u2 li# [...] x | ... food ... |
| 6 | il5# [...] | ... carrying ... |
| 7 | x [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | x [...] | |
| 12 | x x [...] | |
| 13 | a-na da? x [...] | to ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 a-na [...] | not to ... |
| 2 | sza-ka3-nim [...] | The šakanum priestess |
| 3 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta | If a brother of yours |
| 4 | u2 ta-ra-a-ma-ni | and you will love me. |
| 5 | a-wa-tim / a-ni-a-tim | the words of the heavens |
| 6 | la2 ta-sza-me / re-s,a-am | Do not be afraid! |
| 7 | u2 sze2-ne2-en / sza tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni# | You are the one who sends me food. |
| 8 | ub-lu-nim / szu-ma / a-hu-u2-a | “He is my brother, |
| 9 | a-tu3-nu / 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Atunu 5 minas of silver |
| 10 | a-na _e2_ a-lim{ki} / ha-bu-la2-ku | to the house of the city of Ḫabulakku |
| 11 | la2 ha-bu-la2-ku / a-tu3-nu-ma | “I am not a robber, I am a murderer! |
| 12 | ti2-de8-a / _ku3-babbar_ / lu sza _dam-<gar3>_{ri}-a | Tidea the silver or of the merchant |
| 13 | lu sza a-hi-ka3 / i-na | or that of your brother in |
| 14 | pa2-ni-u2-tim-ma sze2-bi4-lam | send me a report! |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-mu-um / u2-di2 x [(x)] zi | eponymy of ..., |
| 2 | ba-ni-a / la2 u2-sa3-lam be-lu-a | The one who built it, the one who did not restore it to its place. |
| 3 | a-tu3-nu | Atunu |
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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