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TCL 14, 76 (P357566)
Oaths, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 76 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357566 |
| Museum no. | AO 08734 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Oaths |
| 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 | tal-ha-ma / u3 a-ta-ta | You are frightened, and you are afraid. |
| 2 | ki-ma / i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | like Ilī-ašranni |
| 3 | ni-isz a-lim{ki} / it-mu-u2-ma | the people of the city heard, and |
| 4 | a-hu-um / a-na a-hi-im | brother to brother |
| 5 | a-na mi3-ma / szu-um-szu | for whatever reason |
| 6 | la2 i-tu3-wa-ar | he did not return. |
| 7 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 / tal-ha-ma | ṣuḫartam (means) ... |
| 8 | a-szar / li-bi-sza a-na mu-tim | where her heart desires for a husband |
| 9 | ta2-da2-an i-nu-mi3 / a-ta-ta | You will measure it. At that time, when you have measured it, |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu | 11 1/2 shekels of silver they shall weigh out. |
| 11 | u3 s,u2-ha-ra-am | and ṣuḫaram |
| 12 | i-ta-ru _igi_ en-na-nim | has returned, before Ennanum |
| 13 | _dumu dumu_ a-la2-bi-im | son of Alabīm |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ en-na-su2-en6 | before Ennasuen |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-mur-{d}utu-szi | son of Amur-Šamši |
| 3 | _igi_ ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur | before Anum-bālum-Assur, |
| 4 | _dumu_ ep-qi2-im | son of Ēpqim |
| 5 | _igi_ e-la2-li-isz-ka3 | before Elališka |
| 6 | sza qa2-nu-e | of the qanû |
| 7 | _igi_ pe2-ru-a sza ka-nu-a | before Pērūa, the keeper of the seal |
| 8 | i-nu-mi3 s,u2-uh3-ru-um | at that time, the ṣuḫrû-offering |
| 9 | i-pa2-ni / _gu4_ i-pa2-ri-du | the oxen herdsman will hunt. |
| 10 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ i-da2-an | and silver he shall give |
Sources & licences
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