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TCL 14, 52 (P357542)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 52 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357542 |
| Museum no. | AO 08729 |
| 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 | i-na 2(disz) me-at 3(u) 8(disz) | for 238, |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a sza3-ba_ 2(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | in total: 21 in all textiles |
| 3 | _sag10_ ha-ra-an su2-ki-nim | a sag harān sukinum |
| 4 | a-na tu3-ru-uh3-mi3-it | to Turuhmit |
| 5 | i-tal-ku szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ | he went, the šitātu-offerings of the garments |
| 6 | 2(disz) me-at 1(u) 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ qa2-dum | 207 embroidered garments, |
| 7 | sza ka3-ri-im sza a-na _e2_-tim | of the kalû-vessel which to the house |
| 8 | e-ru-bu-ni 1(disz) me-at 8(u) 5(disz) | they entered: 105, |
| 9 | iz-ku-u2-nim 2(disz) _tug2_ hu-lu-qa2-u2 | 2 huluqā-garments |
| 10 | _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na _dam_ | therefrom: 1 garment for the wife |
| 11 | i-na-ma!-nim / a-di2-in | I gave to him. |
| 12 | 1(u) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum | 10 nishtum-garments |
| 13 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na szi2-mi3-im | 20 less 1 garments for the destinies |
| 14 | il5-qe2-u2 / i-na 8(u) 5(disz) | they took. From 85 |
| 15 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza sze2-ep u2-zu-a | garments made of uzu-wool, |
| 16 | 4(disz) 1/6(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum | 4 1/6 nishtum-garments |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na szi2-mi3-im | 11 garments for divination |
| 2 | il5-qe2-u2 5(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | they took, 5 less 1/4 garments |
| 3 | hu-lu-qa2-e u2-la2-mi3-da-ni | (Sum) He is the one who destroys everything (Akk) The one who damages everything |
| 4 | 6(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ iz-ku-u2-nim | 67 1/2 garments they erected |
| 5 | u3 ni-ka3-si2 | and ni-kasi |
| 6 | isz-ti2-szu ni-si2-ma | with him weep, and |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak | 15 1/3 minas of tin |
| 8 | ni-ip-la2-tim a-na | the niplūtum offerings to |
| 9 | u2-zu-a _dumu_ li-pa2-a | Uzua, son of Lipâ |
| 10 | ni-pu-ul-szu-um um-ma | “We have sworn it by the name of Nipulšum |
| 11 | szu-ut-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | that is 2/3 mina of silver |
| 12 | sza a-bu-ka3 i-di2-na-ni | which your father gave me, |
| 13 | a-na ni-ip-la2-at | for the niplat |
| 14 | _ansze hi-a_ ga-me-er | donkeys full of grain, |
Sources & licences
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