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TCL 14, 51 (P357541)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 51 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357541 |
| Museum no. | AO 08739 |
| 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 | eq-lam wa-asz2-ba-ni-ma | (Sum) I am the one who is entrusted to me (Akk) The one who has been assigned to me |
| 2 | na-ap2-su2-en6 _dumu_ {d}AB-ba-ni | Napsuen, son of Xerxes |
| 3 | u2-ra-a mar-tu-ba-ni | in the city Martubāni, |
| 4 | bu-zu-za-am / u3 a-al-du10 | “Bazazam, and Aldul |
| 5 | a-na / ba-ab2-dingir / u2-sze2-ri-ba-szu-nu-ma | he brought them to Bāb-ilum, and |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma szi2-bu-ti2 | Thus (says) Šibūti. |
| 7 | ti2-de8-a / _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Tidea: mina 10 shekels of silver |
| 8 | 4(disz) ku-ta-ni _sag10_-tim | 4 good quality kutānu-vessels |
| 9 | u3 2(disz) qa2-ar-pa2-at | and 2 female lambs, |
| 10 | _i3-gesz_ a-mur-esz18-dar | oil of Amur-Ištar |
| 11 | ha-bu-lam / szi2-bu-ti2 | “Ḫabulam, the šibūtu-demon, |
| 12 | di2-na-nim um-ma | The judge says thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mar-tu-ba-ni u3 | Martubāni and |
| 2 | a-al-du10-ma mi3-ma | Alduma, what |
| 3 | szi2-bu-ta-ka3 / u3-la ni-de8 | We did not go to the šibūta. |
| 4 | _gir2_ / sza a-szur3 | the sword of Assur |
| 5 | u2-ta-mi3-szu-nu-ma | he removed them, and |
| 6 | u2-ra-a u3 | In Ura and |
| 7 | pu-zu-zu-um | Puzuzum |
| 8 | sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu-nu ub-lu | who brought their lordship |
| 9 | u3 isz-ti2 / a-bi-a | and with my father |
| 10 | sza-zu-usz-tu3-szu | his ša-zu-uštu |
| 11 | i-zi-zu szi2-bu-tam2 | (Sum) The one who stands by you, the šibūtam priestess (Akk) You stand by me in prayer |
| 12 | i-ta-ad-nu um-ma szu-nu-ma | they have given, thus: |
| 13 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 10 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) ku-ta-ni u3 2(disz) qa2-ar-pa2-at | 4 kutani and 2 qarpat, |
| 2 | _i3-gesz_ sza na-ab2-su2-en6 | the oil of Nabassû |
| 3 | a-mur-esz18-dar il5-qe2 | Amur-Ištar took. |
Sources & licences
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