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TCL 14, 53 (P357543)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357543 |
| Museum no. | AO 08737 |
| 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 | [x na-ru]-uq ar-sza-ti2 1(u) na-ru-uq _sze_-im | x narûtu-vessels of the haršāti-festival, 10 naruqtu of barley, |
| 2 | [a-na n 1(disz)] _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-isz-am | for n 1 mina 6 shekels of silver is the price |
| 3 | [x na]-ru-uq _sze_-im u2 3(disz) na-ru-uq | x containers of barley, and 3 containers |
| 4 | [ar]-sza-ti2 a-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | the wages for 1 1/2 minas 2 1/2 shekels |
| 5 | [_ku3]-babbar_ ni-isz-am qa2-dum x-ba ab2-nim | silver, gift, ... of the cows |
| 6 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 3(disz) na-ru-uq ar-sza-ti2 u2 | total: 23 sacrificial sheep and |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(disz) na-ru-uq _sze_-im 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 18 bales of barley, 4 1/2 minas 8 1/2 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-isz-am _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) na-ru-uq u2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _dug_ | The silver is a gift. Inside it are 3 sacrificial sheep and 2 1/2 jars. |
| 9 | ar-sza-ti2 u2 1(disz) _dug sze_-im a-na a-na | the elders and 1 pot of barley for |
| 10 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ku3-babbar_ ni-di2-in | 2/3 mina 1/6 shekel of silver, the silver we gave. |
| 11 | 5(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti2 pi3-la2-ah-a-szur il5-qe2 | 5 jars of arsātu-beer; Pilah-Assur took. |
| 12 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti u2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _dug sze_-im ki-ma | 2 1/2 jars of arsātu-beer and 3 1/2 pots of barley like |
| 13 | 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ li-ih-szu-szar tal-qe2 | 9 shekels of silver may Lihšušar take. |
| 14 | 2(disz) na-ru-uq ar-sza-ti2 u2 1(disz) _dug_ bu-uq-lu | 2 narūqu-vessels of roasted meat and 1 jug of soup, |
| 15 | du10-s,i2-la-a-szur il5-qe2 1(u) 4(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti2 | Duṣilli-Assur took; 14 jars |
| 16 | a-na 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-ki-li-et | for 15 shekels of silver |
| 17 | [il5-qe2 x na]-ru-uq u2 [x] _dug_ ar3-sza-ti2 | He took x jars of wine and x pots of olives. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ x [...] | 1/2 mina ... ... |
| 2' | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ sa3-he-er-[tam2] | 12 1/3 shekels 7 1/2 grains of sahērtam |
| 3' | pi2-la2-ah-a-szur a-na ha-pu-a-la2 ib-[...] | Pilaḫ-Assur to ... |
| 4' | sza 6(disz) la2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ sa3-he-er-tum pa2-pa2-la2 | of 6 less 22 1/2 grains, sahērtum, the cella; |
| 5' | u2-bi4-il5-szu-um 2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ sa3-he-er-tum | Ubi-ilshum, 2 shekels 15 grains of sahērtum, |
| 6' | pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar u2 pa2-pa2-la2 ub-lu-szu-um | Pilaḫ-Ištar and Pappala brought him. |
| 7' | 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na li-e-ti2-im | 13 1/2 shekels of silver for the lītum |
| 8' | ni-isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na | we cut off 1 5/6 shekels for |
| 9' | szi2-ri-im a-na sza bi4-la2-ti2-im | a širû-offering for the bīlātum-festival, |
| 10' | sza u2-t,a2-tam2 iz-bi4-lu-ni-ni 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | which the debt he imposed, 1/2 shekel 15 grains |
| 11' | a-szu-ru-up-ti2 i-nu-mi3 ki-ra-ti2 | Ašuruptu, when the world quarters |
| 12' | ip-lu-lu-ni 5/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na ig?-ri? al-pi3-im | 5/6 shekel for the door-jamb(?) was broken |
| 13' | 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na u2-sza 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | 8 1/3 shekels of silver for a length of 1/4 shekel |
| 14' | sa3-he-er-tim na-hu-ma | saḫertum means “to take away. |
| 15 | u2 ha-ar-ha-ra-an u2-ub-lu-szu-um | he brought to him the harharû-plant. |
| 16 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-be-et mu-za | 5 shekels of silver, the wages of the dowry |
| 17 | u2-ga-me-er 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na | Ugamer 6 1/3 shekels to |
| 18 | szi2-im al-pi3-im sza ni-zu-zu | (Sum) The šiŋpî demon, the nizuzu demon (Akk) The alpim demon of the nezu demon |
| 19 | a-na ga-al-za asz2-qul2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | to the full extent I have plundered. 1/6 shekel |
| 20 | [a-na] ar#-za-na-ah-szu asz2-qul2 | I have poured out for his ears. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] sa3-he-er-tum a-be-li2-ni u2-bi4-[il5] | ... the sahērtum of his lord he raised |
| 2 | [...] ha-pu-a-la2 u2-bi4-il5 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ [...] | ... Ḫapula carried, 4 2/3 shekels ... |
| 3 | [...] x x u2-bi4-il5-szu-um 2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-ki-[...] | ... he brought him. 2 shekels 15 grains ... |
| 4 | [...] ha-pu-a-la2 _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-lu i-nu-mi3 a-wi-il5 x [...] | ... he weighed out the silver. At that time, the man ... |
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