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TCL 14, 46 (P357536)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357536 |
| Museum no. | AO 08715 |
| 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-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 2 | pu-za-zu u2 i-ku-pa2-sza | “Your mouth and tongue are swollen— |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-ha-ha-ma | Speak, thus Ahaḫa: |
| 4 | a-na-kam _e2_ szu-{d}en-lil2 | what is the house of Šū-Enlil? |
| 5 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ is-ni-qu2-ni-a-ti2-ma | for silver he took, and |
| 6 | a-na s,i-ib-tim ni-il5-qe2-ma | we took as a gift, and |
| 7 | nu-sza-bi-szu-nu / li-mu-um | We are sending them. Month |
| 8 | u3-sza-ah-da-ra-ni | he shall remove, |
| 9 | _dam-geme2-hi_-ti2-a | my slave woman |
| 10 | ik-ta-na-ta | he has sealed, |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | silver, 10 minas |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi-la2-nim-ma | send me, and |
| 2 | sza-zu-za-tu3-ku-nu | your ša-zu-za-tu |
| 3 | lu-ka3-i-la2-szu-ma | let me bring him, and |
| 4 | a-sza i-ta-si2-a-ni | the field he has divided |
| 5 | li-isz-qu2-lu / a-ma-kam | May they pluck up. This is the word |
| 6 | a-tu3-nu te2-ta-ki-ma | “Atūnu, you have sinned, and |
| 7 | a-na-kam pu-ru | “As for me, I have sent a message. |
| 8 | _e2_ a-bi-ni sza-ke-en6 | the house of her father is a šakēnu |
| 9 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | my brothers, Atunu, |
| 10 | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 11 | a-ni-a-tim ih-da | these he received. |
| 12 | a-na-ku sza-zu-za-ti2-ku-nu | I, your šāzu-zazati, |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 a-sa3-hu-ur | I shall not return. |
Sources & licences
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