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TCL 14, 45 (P357535)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357535 |
| Museum no. | AO 08709 |
| 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 im#-[di2-lum2-ma a-na] | Thus Imdilum: to |
| 2 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2#-[ku u2 ...] | Ashur-taklāku and ... |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-na# | Speak to |
| 4 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku qi2-bi-[ma] | Say to Assur-taklāku: |
| 5 | ta-sza-pa2-ra-am i-na [t,up-pi2-ka3-ma] | You will write on your tablet. |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-na sza | Thus (says) “Why to |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 a-ma-ri-im | the silver with the flood |
| 8 | la u2-sze2-bi-la2-ku-ni li-ba-[ka3] | he did not send to you, let him come. |
| 9 | la2 i-la2-mi3-in _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | he shall not pay. The silver |
| 10 | u3 [_ku3]-ki_-ka3 / sza _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | and your silver of the apkku-tax |
| 11 | a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim / a-ka3-lu-u2-ni | until the day when the Anum floods |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ / a-ka3-na-ak-ma | silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 13 | isz-ti2 bar-ki-u2-tim u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | he will bring you from the outer world. |
| 14 | a-hi a-ta / ki-ma t,up-pi3-i | My brother, like a tablet, |
| 15 | ta#-sza#-me#-u2-ni _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | you heard, the silver |
| 16 | [u3 ni]-qi2#-a-am sza pi3-ka3 | and the offerings of your mouth |
| 17 | [...] x-ka3 | ... ... |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x x-im [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | a-wa-tam2 [...] | a word |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-er-qi2-im ir-gu5-mu-szu-ma / zi-ku-szu | (Sum) The šerqīm priestess was angry with him and his rage (Akk) He was angry and his anger |
| 2 | u2-ka3-lu / a-hi a-ta a-wi-il# [gi-mi3-lim] | they will hold. The brother, from the side of the man, may it be well. |
| 3 | a-na#-[ku ga-ma-al-ka a-le-e] | I am well; you can be glad. |
Sources & licences
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