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TCL 14, 57 (P357547)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357547 |
| Museum no. | AO 08732 |
| 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 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ | 2 talents 16 minas |
| 2 | a-wi-it i-tur4-dingir | the man of Itur-ilum |
| 3 | 1(asz) _gu2_-tam2 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 4(disz)? _gin2-ta_ | 1 talent 2 minas 14? shekels each |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 15 shekels each |
| 5 | qa2-qa2-da-tum | the qaqadatum |
| 6 | a-di2 a-pi3-im | until Apium |
| 7 | 4(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 4 5/6 minas 8 1/2 shekels |
| 8 | asz2-qul2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | Ašqul, 1 2/3 mina each |
| 9 | a-di2 ab2-ri-im | as far as the sea |
| 10 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 3 1/3 minas 1 2/3 shekels |
| 11 | asz2-qul2 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | Asqul 2 1/3 minas 1 1/3 shekels |
| 12 | a-di2 ka3-ni-isz | as far as Kanish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 4 2/3 minas 4 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | asz2-qul2 | ašqul plant |
| 3 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 | 3 minas of copper |
| 4 | _ansze hi-a_ u3 s,u2-ha-ri-im | donkeys and pigs |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 7 1/2 shekels |
| 6 | _an-na ansze_ i-na | the lead of a donkey in |
| 7 | ab2-ri-um lu-ha-a-i-u2 | the luḫayu cows |
| 8 | isz-ri-qu2-ma | he smashed, and |
| 9 | asz-qul2 1(u) _gin2_ | ašqul-confection, 10 shekels |
| 10 | mu-t,a2 _an-na_-ak | the one who sinned |
| 11 | qa2-tim isz-tu3 | Hand of |
| 12 | gam2-ru 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | total: 5 2/3 minas 1 shekel |
| left | ||
| 1 | _an-na_ i-na-pa2-lam | he will weigh out the lead. |
| 2 | 5(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni-szu il5-qe2 | 53 kutanišu-garments he took |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ 6(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ i-la2-qe2 | 3 1/4 shekels 6 grains of silver he shall take. |
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