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TCL 14, 66 & (P357556)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 66 & |
|---|---|
| ID | P357556 |
| Museum no. | AO 08745 |
| 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(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 18 shekels of silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er ha-na | may he bring in. Hana |
| 3 | pi3-ti2-a-na-al-ka3 | of Piti-Anal |
| 4 | hu-ma-da-szu u3 i-la2-li-isz-x | and Iliš- |
| 5 | i-szu-u2 _ku3-babbar_ | he has the silver |
| 6 | i-na i-di2 | at the road |
| 7 | a-ra-szi2-im | to Arašim |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | ta-sza-qal | you will weigh out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2_ be-tam2 a-na sza-par2-tim | the house of the other in exchange |
| 2 | u2-ka3-lu _ku3-babbar_ | shall hold. The silver |
| 3 | ta-sza-qal-ma u3 i-na | you fumigate, and in |
| 4 | _e2_ be-tim u2-s,i2-u2 | the house of the father-in-law they brought in. |
| 5 | _igi_ ku-lu-na-ah-szu | before Kulunahšu |
| 6 | _igi_ za-pa2-ra-asz2-na | before Zaparašna |
| 7 | _igi_ szar-ni-ka3-an | before Šar-nikan |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ku-lu-na-[ah-szu] | seal of Kullunahšu |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ za-pa2-ra-[asz2-na] | seal of Zaparašna |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ szar-ni#-[ka3-an] | seal of Sharnikan |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ pi3-ti2-[a-na-al-ka3] | Seal of Piti-Anal |
| 5 | 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 18 shekels of silver |
| 6 | i-s,e2-er ha-na | may he bring in. Hana |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 pi3-ti2-a-na-al-ka | and your account |
| 2 | hu-ma-da-szu u3 i-la2-li-isz#-[ka3-an] | and he shall pay it back in full. |
| 3 | i-szu-u2 _ku3-babbar_ i-na i-di2 | he has, silver from the rent |
| 4 | [e]-ra#-szi2-im i-sza-qa2-la2 | he shall cultivate, he will weigh out. |
| 5 | _e2#_{[be-tam2} a-na sza-par2-tim] | the House of Succession for payment |
| 6 | u2-ka3-lu _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qa2-la5-ma | he shall hold, the silver shall weigh out, and |
| 7 | u2 i-na _e2#_[{be-tim}] | and in the house |
| 8 | u2-s,i2-u2 | he brought in. |
Sources & licences
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