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TCL 14, 65 & TCL 21, 233 (P357555)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 65 & TCL 21, 233 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357555 |
| Museum no. | AO 08633 & AO 08746 |
| 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 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 1/2 minas 1 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er szu-esz18-dar | he led away. Šu-išatar |
| 4 | pu-szu-ke-en6 i-szu | Pušu-kēn |
| 5 | isz-tu ha-musz-tim | from Ḫamuštim |
| 6 | sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u2 | of Assur-imittī and |
| 7 | puzur2-sa-tu-e a-na | Puzur-satû to |
| 8 | 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | 7 Ḫamšatim, |
| 9 | i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out, and |
| 10 | la2 isz-qul2 | he did not cut off. |
| 11 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 12 | s,i2-ib-tam2 i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na | a rent of one month for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 1 mina |
| 2 | u2-s,a-ab _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | he shall bring. 1 month |
| 3 | hu-bu-ur li-mu-um | “Ḫubur, the eponym |
| 4 | ku-bi-a | of Kubia, |
| 5 | _ARAD2_ i-szar-be-li2 | servant of Išar-belī. |
| 6 | e-ru-ba-tum | to enter, enter |
| 7 | _igi_ u2-ra-a | before Urâ |
| 8 | _igi_ a-szur3-du10 | before Assur-ṭab |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ u2-ra-a _dumu_ ma-na-na | seal of Urâ, son of Mananu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-du10 _dumu_ | Seal of Assur-ṭab, son |
| 3 | ma-nu-um-ku-e-ni-a | Mannum-kuenia |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ ma-lik-dingir-szu | Seal of Shu-Ištar, son of Malik-ilīszu. |
| 5 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 1/2 minas 1 1/2 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 7 | [i-s,e-er szu]-esz18-dar | he led away. Šu-Ishtar |
| 8 | [pu-szu-ke-en6 i]-szu | he smote |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim] | from Hamuštum |
| 2 | sza a-szur3-i-mi3-[ti2 u2] | of Assur-imittī |
| 3 | puzur2-sa-tu-e a-na | Puzur-satû to |
| 4 | 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | 7 hamšātu-containers he shall weigh out. |
| 5 | szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | If he does not weigh out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 6 | s,i2-ib-tam2 i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-1(disz) _ma-na_-im | a rent of one month one mina each |
| 7 | u2-s,a-ab _iti 1(disz)-kam_ hu-bu-ur | for 1 month he shall serve. |
| 8 | li-mu-um ku-bi-a | eponymy of Kubiya. |
| 9 | [_ARAD2_ i]-szar-be-li2 | servant of Išar-beli. |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ru-ba-tum | to enter, enter |
Sources & licences
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