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TTC 24 (P357869)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357869 |
| Museum no. | AO 10383 |
| 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 | um-ma i-tur4-dingir-ma | thus Itur-ilum: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u3 szal2-ma-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | and Šalma-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 5 | a-na-kam-ma u2-na-hi-id-ka3 | Herewith he will greet you. |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 sza puzur4-a-szur | My name is Puzur-Assur. |
| 7 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 8 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta | If a brother of yours |
| 9 | puzur4-a-szur-ma | Puzur-Assur |
| 10 | i-na e-ra-bi4-ka3-ma | when you enter |
| 11 | s,a-ba-at-ma lu _ku3-babbar_ | seized, and either silver |
| 12 | _an-na_-ki-a u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | of heaven and my garments |
| 13 | lu-sze2-bi4-lam u4-ma-am | Let me send it to you today! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-di2 u4-mi3-im / a-nim | until the day ... |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 / u2-ka3-al | silver he shall hold. |
| 3 | a-pu-tum / szu-ma a-hi a-ta | “It is him, the brother of Āta |
| 4 | t,up-pi3-a / te2-sza-me-ma | You will read my tablet. |
| 5 | i-na sza-ha-at / sza ki-ma | In the šaḫaṭ that like |
| 6 | i-a-ti2 / i-zi-iz-ma | I stood, and |
| 7 | a-ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-a | Amala, in extispicy |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ / puzur4-a-szur | silver of Puzur-Assur |
| 9 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma / isz-ti2 | I have strewn, and with |
| 10 | szal2-ma-a-szur sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me Šalma-Ašur! |
| 11 | a-pu-tum szal2-ma-a-szur | Apotropaic ritual for Šalma-Assur. |
| 12 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur isz-ti2 | he shall not return. |
| 13 | pa2-ni-im-ma t,u3-ur-da2-szu | before him, and his ṭurdāšu |
| 14 | a-ku-a-ti2 a-ta-kal2 | (Sum) I eat my food (Akk) I have eaten my food |
| 15 | a-ma-kam / u2-za-an | (Sum) The word of the lord is a flood that is to be dispersed (Akk) It is the word of a storm which is to disperse |
| 16 | szal2-ma-a-szur / pi3-ti2 | Šalmā-Assur, responsibility. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na sza ki#-ma / i-a-ti2 | to that which like |
| 2 | la2 a-ta-kal2 a-ku-a-ti2 a-ta-kal2 | I have not eaten, I have eaten. |
| 3 | a-te2-er-ti2-a / i-hi-id | he heeded my prayer. |
Sources & licences
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