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TCL 04, 019 (P357354)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357354 |
| Museum no. | AO 07068 |
| 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 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni-ma | Thus Ninšubur-bani: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma mi3-szu | Speak to Amur-ilum, and he will recover. |
| 3 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma a-ta-ma | As to what you wrote me: "Why |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza iq-ri-bi4-a | Ašumī, the garment that he presented to me |
| 5 | mi3-szu-um uz2-ni la2 ta-pa2-te2 | Why did you not open my ears? |
| 6 | 3(disz) t,up-pe-a en-um-[a]-szur _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2 | 3 tablets of Enum-Assur, son of Šū-Enlil |
| 7 | ub-la2-kum 2(disz) t,up-pe2-e szu-esz18-dar | 2 tablets of Shu-Ištar, |
| 8 | _dumu_ lu-zi-na ub-la2-kum a-szu-mi3 | son of Lu-zina brought to you, my name |
| 9 | _tug2 hi-a_ la2-ap2#-tu3-ni-kum a-hi a-ta | “Your garments have been loosened, my brother, |
| 10 | eb!-ri a-ta# 2(disz)? szi-it-re-e | “From the top of the 2(?) šitrē(?) |
| 11 | sza lu-bu-szi2# 2(disz) szi2-it-re-e sza sa3-ap2-ti2-ni | of the lubušši, 2 ṣitrê-containers of saptinnu, |
| 12 | 2(disz) szi-it-re-e sza a-bar-ni-e | 2 šitrē’s of abarnû-plant, |
| 13 | sze2-bi4-lam-ma gi5-im-la2-ni | Send it to me, his messenger! |
| 14 | u3 szu-ma a-ta la2 ti2-szu _ki_ a-hi-im | and if he does not live with his brother |
| 15 | u3 eb!-ri-im li-qe2-ma sze2-bi4-lam | and Ebrim take, and send me! |
| 16 | 2(disz) szu#-re-en6 dam-qe2-en6 a-na | 2 šureŋ-vessels, good quality, for |
| 17 | li-tab-szi2-a 2(disz) sa3-ap-ti2-ni | 2 saptinnu-vessels |
| 18 | _sag10_-tim 1(u) du-ul-ba-tim | (total:) 10 small cattle. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,a-he-er-<tam2> / isz-ra-am | <The ṣāḫērtam> išram |
| 2 | u3 1(disz) pa2-at-ra-am na-at,-ba-ha-am | and 1 pātaram naṭbaḫam, |
| 3 | _sag10_ sze2-bi4-la2-ma | may it be favorable, and |
| 4 | gi5-im-la2-ni u3 a-ta mi3-ma | his slave and what from the sea |
| 5 | sza ha-asz2-ha-ti2-ni szu-up-ra-ma | Send me a copy of our letter! |
| 6 | u3 a-na-ku lu-sze2-bi4-la2-kum | and I shall send you. |
| 7 | lu 5(disz) lu 6(disz) ku-ta-ni a-qa2-ti2-a | Whether 5 or 6 kutānu-vessels, my offerings |
| 8 | na-da-im a-na puzur4-a-szur | given to Puzur-Assur. |
| 9 | _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir di2-in-ma a-qa2-ti2-a | son of Itur-ilī, judge, and my verdict |
| 10 | li-ta-di2 u3 szu-up-ra-ma | let him be repaid, and send me! |
| 11 | szi2-im-szu-nu lu-sze2-bi4-la2-kum | let me send you their ingredients. |
| 12 | i-nu-mi3 a-na a-lim ta-li-ku | At that time, to the city you went, |
| 13 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ me-eh-ra-tim a-di2-na-kum | 1 mina of second quality I gave to you. |
| 14 | um-ma a-ta-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | thus: "Why 1 1/2 minas of silver?" |
| 15 | i-li-bi4 i-di2-esz18-dar 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Ilibi, Iddi-Ishtar, 1 2/3 minas |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi a-szur-du10 | the silver of Ilibi, Assur-ṭāb |
| 17 | szu-pur-szu-nu-ti2-ma pa2-ni-u2-ma | send them, and before me |
| 18 | sza u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-ni lu-sze2-bi4-la2 | that he will send to you, let me send. |
| 19 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2 a-s,e2-er | and silver may he take. |
| 20 | i-di2-esz18-dar szu-pur-ma um-ma | Iddin-Ištar send, thus |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-di2-esz18-dar-ma 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ha-bu-la2-ak-szum | Iddin-Ishtar, and 7 1/2 shekels of gold Habulakšum |
| 2 | u3 szu-ut na mu? x am | and that of ... |
| 3 | sza 4(disz) _ma-na_ si2-pa2-ri-im u3 da? usz?! | of 4 minas of sipparum and beside? |
| 4 | ha-bu-lam mi3-[...] u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum [...]-ri | (Sum) ... he brought you ... (Akk) I brought you the ... of the robbery ... |
| 5 | a-mur-dingir [...]-a mi3-ma la2 i-di2-nam | Amur-ilī has not given me anything. |
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