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TCL 14, 44 (P357534)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357534 |
| Museum no. | AO 08708 |
| 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-szur-re-s,i2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ašur-reṣi. |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku-ma a-di2-i | Thus (says) Ašur-taklāku: until |
| 3 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma a-ta-ma | As to what you wrote me: "Why |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ i-na sza _dam-gar3_ | 3 minas of lead, belonging to the merchant |
| 5 | i-na za-al-pa2 ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ma | you will rub with a cloth, and |
| 6 | t,up-pi3 / isz-ti2 ma-s,i2-i3-li2 | A tablet from Maṣi-ilī. |
| 7 | tu3-sze2-s,i2-a nim-ma u3 a-na | you will bring out, the east and to |
| 8 | s,e2-er a-bi4-ni tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-szu-ma | you sent him the sheep of his father, and |
| 9 | ba-lim mi3-ma-ma-me-en a-bu-ni | I am a lord, what am I to his father? |
| 10 | id-ni-a-ni a-na-ku u2 puzur2-a-szur | I, Puzur-Assur, |
| 11 | _dumu_ be-lum2-na-da ki-ma _an-na_ | son of Bēlandā like An |
| 12 | a-na ma-s,i2-i3-li i-szi2-iq-lu | they will weigh it out for the maṣi-ilī functionary. |
| 13 | la2 ni-de8 puzur2-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-dan | we did not bring. Puzur-Assur, son of Assur-dan |
| 14 | _an-na_ i-na sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im | the lead from the merchant |
| 15 | isz-qu2-ul-ma t,up-pa2-am | he weighed out and a tablet |
| 16 | a-bi4-ni u2-sze2-bi4-[lam ...] | His father sent ... |
| 17 | [la2] ta#-asz2-ta-na-me# [...] | Do not be negligent, ... |
| 18 | [...] di2 [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ta#-na [...] | ... what ...? |
| 2' | [puzur2-a]-szur _dumu_ dan-a-szur / | Puzur-Assur, son of Dannassur |
| 3' | i-lu-ku-ni-a-ti2-ni a-hi a-[ta] | who came to me, my brother, |
| 4' | be-li2 a-ta mi3-ma li-ba#-[ka3] | My lord, what should I say? |
| 5' | la2 tu3-la2-ma-na-am _ku3-babbar_ i-na | he shall not pay. The silver in |
| 6' | sza be-u2-la2-ti2-a sza t,up-pi3-ka3 | belonging to Bēlatiya, of your tablet |
| 7' | i-na ra-mi3 ni-a / a-na sza _dam-gar3_ | by ourselves to that of the merchant |
| 8' | a-na-di2-i2 u3 a-di2-i / a-wa-tim | I and until the words |
| 9' | sza ta-ta-wu-ni e-pa2-asz2 | He will do what you ordered. |
| 10' | a-ma-kam a-szur-ma-lik sza-i-il5 | (Sum) My word is a flood that wipes away the land (Akk) The word of Assur-malik, who wipes out the land |
| 11' | a-hi a-ta te2-er-ta-ka3 isz-ti2 | “My brother, when you return from the east, |
| 12' | a-li-ki-im / a-li-ki-ma | “Alas, alas, and |
| 13' | li-ta-la2-ka3-ma uz2-ni | may he go, and my flesh |
| 14' | pi3-te2 ma-la2 a-wa-tim | Release of the entirety of the words. |
| 15' | i-pi3 a-bi4-ni da-mi3-iq-tam2 | (Sum) The eye of his father is good. (Akk) His father is excellent. |
| 16' | u3 da-mi3-iq-tam2-ma | and good fortune |
| 17' | ta-sza-me-u2 | you will hear |
| left | ||
| 1 | am-tam2 isz-ti2 a-szur-ma-lik t,u3-ur#-[dam] | I have written to you from Assur-malik: |
| 2 | a-na-kam we-da-ku a-ma-kam a-na [...] | (Sum) What is it that I do? (Akk) What am I to do? What to ...? |
| 3 | a-bi4-ni qi2-bi4-ma szu-ma am-[tam2? ...] | Say to his father: “He is the wild cow’s |
| 4 | sza me-er-i-ka3 lu-sze2-li-[...] | That I may raise your feet |
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