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TCL 19, 001 (P357568)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357568 |
| Museum no. | AO 12130 |
| 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 s,i2-la-la-bu-um | Thus Ṣillābum |
| 2 | u3 e-la2-li2-ma | and Elalima |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 4 | {disz}a-mu-a | Amūʾa |
| 5 | u3 a-szur3-utu-szi qi2-bi2-ma | and Assyria, speak! |
| 6 | isz-tu3 3(u) sza-na-tim | from the 30th year |
| 7 | i-na a-lim{ki} tu3-u2-s,i2 | in the city you went out, |
| 8 | ma-ti-ma u2-la2 ta-asz2-ku-na-ma | at any time you have not placed, and |
| 9 | _ku3_-ap-ka3 1(disz) _gin2_ | 1 shekel of apka silver |
| 10 | u2-la2 ni-is,-ba-at-ma | we shall not cut off, and |
| 11 | li-ba-ka3 u2-la nu-la-mi3-in | In the libānu-house she does not sleep. |
| 12 | i-na _illat_-at _illat_-at-ma | In a flood, flood, and |
| 13 | t,up-pu-ni i-li-ku-ni-kum | He will come to you with his tablet. |
| 14 | ma-ti-ma te9-er-ta-ka3 | at any time in the future |
| 15 | u2-la2 i-li-kam | It is the ula-demon of the gods |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bi-ka3 ni-it-be?-ma | to your father we shall speak, and |
| 2 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 1(disz) _gin2_ | for silver, 1 shekel |
| 3 | la ni-t,a2-hi-u2 | they did not cut off. |
| 4 | a-pu-tum8 ti-ib-a-ma | “Apotropaic ritual, a tibāma |
| 5 | a-ta-al-kam szu-ma a-ta | “I will go,’‘He is my father. |
| 6 | ba-ab-ti-ka3 sa3-ah-ra-ti | (Sum) You are the one who smite your enemies (Akk) Your enemies are the ones who destroy your foes |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-uk-nam | the silver of Šuknam |
| 8 | ma-ti-ma li-ba-ka3 | at any time in the future |
| 9 | u2-la nu-la-mi3-in | he did not make a claim |
| 10 | a-ta a-na la a-wi-li | Why to not a man? |
| 11 | i-na e-ni-ka3 | in your presence |
| 12 | sza-ak-na-ni a-pu-tum8 | I have sworn by the command of Aptum. |
| 13 | ti-ib-a-ma a-ta-al-kam | “Stand, I will go to you! |
| 14 | u2-la _ku3-babbar_ szu-ku-nam | not silver he shall weigh out. |
| 15 | szu-ma la ki-a-am | If not, |
| 16 | t,up-pa2-am sza ru-ba-im | Tablet of the chief treasurer |
| 17 | u3 _maszkim_ | and the responsible official |
| left | ||
| 1 | ni-sza-par2-ma i-ka3-ri-im nu-ba-asz2-ka3 | We will send, but the grain heaps will not be prepared. |
| 2 | u3 a-ta a-na la a-hi-ni ta-tu3-a-ar | And why did you turn away from us? |
Sources & licences
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