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TCL 14, 56 (P357546)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 56 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357546 |
| Museum no. | AO 08735 |
| 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] t,up-pi3-szu sza ha-ra#-[nim] | on his tablet of harranu |
| 2' | a-szi2-tam2 _igi_ i-di2-a-bi4-im [_dumu_] | Witness: Iddin-abīm, son |
| 3' | di2-ta-nim _igi_ pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | before Pilaḫ-ištar, |
| 4' | _dumu_ i-bi-su2-a _sza3_ 7(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | son of Ibisua, of 7 less 1/4 shekels |
| 5' | _ki_ _ARAD2_-di2-szu al-qe2 5(disz) _ma-na_ | with his servant I took. 5 minas |
| 6' | _an-na_ i-li-bi4 bu-s,i2-a | “Ana, my goddess, a būṣiya |
| 7' | _dumu_ szu-a-nim _igi_ la2-li-im | son of Šū-Anum, before Lālum |
| 8' | _igi_ ba-al-t,u3-szar 9(disz)! _gin2_ | before Balṭušar: 9 shekels |
| 9' | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _tug2_ ra-qi2-tim | the silver, the price of the raqītim garment |
| 10' | u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3-szu | and 1/2 mina of silver as his own |
| 11' | _e2_ ka3-ri-im u2-s,a-hi-ru-nim | the kārīm-house they brought in. |
| 12' | _igi_ im-di2-dingir _igi_ szu-be-lim | before Imdi-ilum, before Šubelim |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 25 shekels of silver |
| 2' | i-s,e2-er a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-mur-[_dingir_] | son of Amur-Ishtar, |
| 3' | i-_ku3-babbar_ sza e-li-ti2-a | the silver that I received |
| 4' | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-pi3 za-ku-a-am | 2 minas 15 shekels of refined silver |
| 5' | a-la2-qe2 1(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-am a-na | I took. 1 abarnum-garment for |
| 6' | qar-wi-[a] a-ta-ad-mi3-iq-tim | the warriors of Atad-miqtum |
| 7' | a-di2-in 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 10 shekels of silver to |
| 8' | szu-li a-be-a-lim a-di2-in | “Šuli, Abe-alim, I will give. |
| 9' | 2(disz) _tug2_ szu#-lu-up-ka3#-[en n 1(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 šulupkan-garments, n+1 shekel of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir 8(disz) _gin2_ | ... son of Itur-ili, 8 shekels |
| 2 | [...]-x-li sza ti2-is-mur-na | ... of Tišmura |
| 3 | [...] _tug2#_ szu-[ru]-um _ki_ s,i2-lu-lu | ... a high-quality garment with a shinlû-vessel |
Sources & licences
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