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TCL 14, 54 (P357544)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357544 |
| Museum no. | AO 08738 |
| 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 [_ma-na_] _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | x minas of silver is his pledge. |
| 2 | _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | the lower side on his right, |
| 3 | 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | 30 minas of silver, his nisḫasu-offering, extra |
| 4 | sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu sza# [_e2_] ka3-ri-im | šadū-asû is the owner of the storehouse. |
| 5 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | 10 minas of silver is his pledge |
| 6 | u2-la2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | ... his šadūssu-disease was ... |
| 7 | sza szu-hu-bur 2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2_ | of Šuhubur: 2 minas 9 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-sig17_ ni-is-ha-su2 u2-la2 _diri_ | gold, his nisḫasu-silver, he carried away. |
| 9 | sza dingir-a-su2 u2-la2 sza-bu sza puzur4-a-szur | of Ilī-asu, the slave of Puzur-Assur, |
| 10 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _dam_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | 10 shekels of silver to the wife of Assur-imitti |
| 11 | u3 me-er-e a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | and the descendants of Assur-imitti |
| 12 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im ku-si2-tim 1(u) _gin2_ | 15 shekels, the weight of a kusitum-vessel: 10 shekel(s) |
| 13 | sza ni-qi2-szu a-na szu-hu-bur | of his offerings to Šuḫubur |
| 14 | 3(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-ka3-di2-a 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na | 3 shekels for the kadīya-offering, 2 shekel(s) for |
| 15 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na | Assur-taklāku 2 shekels for |
| 16 | a-szur3-na-da 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-szur-ma-lik# | Assur-nada, 2 shekels for Ashur-malik |
| 17 | 1(u) _gin2_ sza a-na sza-ri-im i-szi2-u2 | 10 shekels, which for the šarrum he has |
| 18 | 2(disz) _gin2_ sza ni-qi2-sza sza szu-ku-bi4-im | 2 shekels for her offerings of the šukub-offering |
| 19 | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | 2 shekels for Assur-imitti |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2] sza-bu | his nishhasu-disease, his šadû-illness |
| 2' | [i-nu-mi3 x u3] u2-ra-ni | when ... and his army |
| 3' | e-li-u2-ni-ni a-na la2-ma-si2 | to Lamassu |
| 4' | 2(disz) tu3-di2-ta-an 1/3(disz) _ma-na ki-la2_-bi | 2 tudi-tan 1/3 mina its weight |
| 5' | a-na la2-ma-si2 u3 a-ha-ha | for Lamassu and each other |
| 6' | 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na ta-ri-isz3-ma-tim _dumu-munus_ | 5 shekels for Tarishmātum daughter |
| 7' | su2-e-a 2(disz) pa2-szu 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ki-la_-ba | Sue’a, 2 branches, 3 1/2 minas its weight |
| 8' | 3(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ sza ni-ka3-ra-ak | 3 minas of red copper for the nikarak-allocation |
| 9' | 1(u) e!-pa2-ta-tum tal-hi-di2-a-tum | 10 (pieces of) epatatum, talḫidītum, |
| 10' | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza am-tim | 15 shekels of silver from Amtim |
| 11' | 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-szur-i-di2 2(disz) _gin2_ | 5 shekels for Assur-idi, 2 shekel |
| 12' | a-na i-szar-ki-id-a-szur | to Išar-kid-As&xvszūr |
| 13' | 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na szi2-pa2-tim | 2 shekels for the work-assignment |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) su2-um _ku3-ki_ szi2-im ku-ta-nim sza a-szur-ma-lik | 1 kutānu-garment of kukku-beer, belonging to Assur-malik, |
| 2 | szu-ut-ma na-szi2-i 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 2(disz) _gin2_ | he is responsible. 1 mina of silver and 2 shekels |
| 3 | s,i2-pa2-ra-tim a-na u2-[ra-ni u3] | the ṣiparātum for the ūru and |
| 4 | puzur4-a-szur ap2-qi2-[id] | Puzur-Assur I appointed. |
Sources & licences
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