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TCL 14, 47 (P357537)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 47 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357537 |
| Museum no. | AO 08717 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar | to Šišaḫšušar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | 5(u) 5(disz) _ma-na i3-gesz!?_ | 55 minas of oil |
| 5 | sza hu-zi-ri-im | of the ḫuzirim |
| 6 | nu-hu-um ku-nu-ki-a | the nuḫum of Kunukia, |
| 7 | u3 na-ru-tum | and the stele |
| 8 | sza e-ru-bu | who entered |
| 9 | {d}utu-ba-ni | for Utu-bani, |
| 10 | na-asz2-a-ki-im | the naškīm |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-pu-tum | |
| 2 | mu-s,a-am u3 e-wa-za-tim | (for) Huṣam and Ewazatim, |
| 3 | sza e-zi-bu | who left |
| 4 | sza-s,i2-ri-ma | he will be released, and |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-li-szi2-na | send to them! |
| 6 | _uruda_ li-di2-nu-ma | may copper give, and |
| 7 | ti2-ib-nam | Tibnam, |
| 8 | sza-ma / tu3-hi | that ... |
| 9 | ih-da-ma a-bi4-la2 | he had conquered, and Abila |
| 10 | _gu4 hi-a_ | oxen |
| left | ||
| 1 | _sag10_ a-la2-hu-um | of Alahum, |
| 2 | li-isz-a-ma | may he ask, and |
| 3 | ti2-ib-nam pa2-hi-ra | may he turn to you!” |
Sources & licences
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