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TCL 19, 002 (P357569)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357569 |
| Museum no. | AO 08241 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma ku-ra-ra i-di2-a-szur | Thus (says) Kurara, Iddin-Assur: |
| 3 | u3 al-pi3-li2 i-na 6(disz) szu-uq-la2-tim | and Al-pilī in 6 months |
| 4 | ku-nu-ki sza a-lim{ki} sza al-pi3-a! | sealed documents of the city of Alupia |
| 5 | ub-la2-ni / ni-is-ni-iq-szu | he brought, his supplication |
| 6 | 7(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na sza3-ba_ | 7 talents 13 5/6 minas in its midst |
| 7 | 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | 3 minas of tin for the storehouse |
| 8 | ni-di2-in! 1(u) 5(disz) 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 15 13 minas of tin |
| 9 | mu-e-er-tum i-ba-szi2 szi2-ti2 | (Sum) There is a woman who is pregnant (Akk) The woman is pregnant, she is pregnant |
| 10 | _an-na_-ki-ka3 6(asz) _gu2!_ 5(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | of Anakka: 6 talents 55 1/2 minas |
| 11 | 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_-szu | 8 5/6 shekels each, its silver |
| 12 | 4(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 46 5/6 minas 4 kutanu-garments |
| 13 | _sag10_ a-na 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | the price of 1 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 14 | ta-ad-nu _szunigin ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 | given, total of your silver |
| 15 | 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | 48 1/2 minas 3 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3-ba_ 4(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | therein 42 minas of silver |
| 2 | ku-nu-ki-ni al-pi3-li2 | Seal of Al-pili. |
| 3 | na-asz2-a-ku-um szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 | I am responsible for the payment of your silver. |
| 4 | _ku3-ki_ i-ba-szi2 _ku3-ki_ ni-da-an-ma | there is silver, we shall give it, and |
| 5 | a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | for as much as your extispicy |
| 6 | ne2-pa2-asz2 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ a-na | 3 homers of wheat for |
| 7 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-ad-nu | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of silver are given. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-bi-szu-nu al-pi3-li2 | their silver, Al-pili |
| 9 | il5-qe2 / a-na-kam / ga-ma#-ar-szu | He took ... for me. |
| 10 | mi3-ma la2 i-di2-szu-um | whatever he does not have, |
| 11 | 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza qa2-tim | 10 kutānu-garments of the hand, |
| 12 | al-pi3-li2 e-zi-ib-ni-a-ti2 | Al-pilî, the Ezibnīti |
| 13 | _ku3-ki_ i-szu-an-na-ma za-ku-tam2 | of Kutha he imposed upon her, and she is free. |
| 14 | i-sza-pa2-ra-ku-um | shall send to you. |
Sources & licences
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