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TCL 14, 69 (P357559)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 69 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357559 |
| Museum no. | AO 08743 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ szu-isz-ha-ra _dumu#_ ku#?-ra#-ra | Seal of Shu-išhara, son of Kurara |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ a-ta-ta | Seal of Ikupiya, son of Atata |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-mur-a-szur3 _dumu_ zi-ti2-i3-li2 | Seal of Amur-Assur, son of Ziti-ilī |
| 4 | i-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 2/3 mina 4 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ni-ni i-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a | of ours in Timil, |
| 2 | a-na a-sa3-nim / a-ba-a-ma-tim | to Asānum, the sea |
| 3 | ta-di2-nu / da-tam2 | Giver of life! |
| 4 | ni-is-ha-tim / u2 mu-t,a2-e | nišḫātum-plant |
| 5 | is,-hi-ru-ma 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | they received, and 8 1/2 minas of lead |
| 6 | a-na ha-sza-isz-ku-wa-ma | to Haša-iškuwa |
| 7 | szu-isz-ha-ra il5-qe2 | he took as a loan. |
| 8 | szu-ma / ni-ni | He is ours. |
| 9 | a-na a-sa3-nim / ta2-tu3-ar | to Asānum you return. |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-isz-ha-ra u2-ba-ab2-szu | he shall carry out the šū-išāru. |
Sources & licences
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