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TTC 26 (P357871)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357871 |
| Museum no. | AO 10385 |
| 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 | a-na a-zu-e-el-ka3 | to Azu-Elka |
| 2 | u3 a-du-e a-na | and as far as |
| 3 | a-zu-e-el-ka3 qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Azu-elka: |
| 4 | um-ma ku-na-ni-a u2 sza-at-a-szur | Thus Kunaniya and Šat-Ašszur: |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 / a-na ka3-ni-isz | At that time, for the kāniš service |
| 6 | e-ru-ba-ni / i-na hu-ur-szi2-im | he entered, on the road |
| 7 | ba-pi3-ir-ki / i-szi2-ki-in | “Your limbs have been loosened, |
| 8 | u2 u2-nu-tam2 ap2-qi2-da-ki-im | and the plants I entrusted to you |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / ki-ma | Thus I: |
| 10 | ba-pi3-ir-ki / tu3-sze2-s,i2-ni | “You have brought me out of your hiding place, |
| 11 | u2 hu-ur-sza-am / ku-un-ki | and ḫuršām-plant, your seed. |
| 12 | la2 aq-bi4-a-ki-im um-ma | I did not tell you, thus: |
| 13 | a-na-ku-ma a-na lam-ni-szu | I myself to his mother |
| 14 | la2 tu3-ta-ri-ni | do not abandon me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-ma-am <a>-lam-ni-szu | the day of his lordship |
| 2 | a-tu3-wa-ar e-ma | Atuwar, wherever |
| 3 | ta-ma-la2-ku-a / u2 szu-nu | you will ride, and they |
| 4 | li-ih-li-qu2-ma | may they flee, and |
| 5 | a-na a-du-e qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Adu’e: |
| 6 | um-ma sza-at-a-szur-ma a-na-ku | Thus (says) Šat-Aš[ur]: I |
| 7 | a-na um-mi3-a asz2-ta-na-ka3-ki | to my mother I have sent you. |
| 8 | um-ma <<ma>> a-na-ku-ma | Thus I: |
| 9 | a-la2 / u2-nu-tu3 i-na | ala (means) utensils in |
| 10 | ka3-ni-isz i-ba-szi2 | there is a guarantee. |
| 11 | a-ti2 / pa2-ta-a-ti2-ma | (Sum) I am the one who opens my eyes to the heavens (Akk) The heavens are open to me |
| 12 | tu3-uh3-ta-li-qi2 | Tuhta-liqi |
| 13 | mi3-szu-um s,a-ah-ra-ku-ma | What is it that I want to say? |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 be-tam2 sza a-bi4-a | and the wife of my father |
| 2 | la2 u2-ga-ra-ma i-na | he shall not return, and in |
| 3 | i-ga-ri-im si2-ka3-tam2-ma | “Igārīm (is) sikaltama |
Sources & licences
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