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TCL 19, 003 (P357570)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357570 |
| Museum no. | AO 07712 |
| 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 | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma e-na-a-szur-ma | Speak, thus Ena-Aš[ur]: |
| 3 | i-na sze2-nim-u4-mi3-im | in the morning |
| 4 | sza ta-ta-al-ka szu-esz18-dar | that you brought to me, Šu-Ishtar, |
| 5 | 2(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | 20 kutānu-garments for their sleeves |
| 6 | u2-bi-il5-ma a-di2-ni la2 i-tu3-ra-am | he raised, and until now he has not returned. |
| 7 | a-bi / a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why? |
| 8 | a-na szal2-t,im la2 ta-sza-ki-ni | You did not place (them) in a grave. |
| 9 | u3 a-na wa-wa-li | and to a man |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 11 | e-ri-qa2-tim isz-ti2 | “It is an eriqātu-gift from |
| 12 | _e2-gal_-lim e-ri-isz-ma | the palace he conquered |
| 13 | a-di2 s,u2-ha-ru i-ma-qu2-tu3-ni-ni | until they fall into disrepair, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu er-su2-wa | may it be an Ersuwa. |
| 2 | a-ma!-ma-<an> la2 i-da-nam | he does not know (what this means) |
| 3 | u4 a-na _e2-gal_-lim a-di2-i | when to the palace until |
| 4 | e-ri-qa2-tim la2 i-qa2-bi-ma | “Ereqātum he shall not say— |
| 5 | e-ri-qa2-tim la2 nu-sze2-sza-ar | (Sum) The ēriqātu priestess, the one who does not rejoice (Akk) The Eriqatum priestesses, who do not rejoice |
| 6 | a-na-kam we-da-ku | Why do you lie down? |
| 7 | i-hi-id-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | he shall weigh out, and your return |
| 8 | ar-hi-isz li-li-kam-ma | quickly come, and |
| 9 | la2-ma ma-tam2 e-s,a-dum | the deficit of the land, the harvester |
| 10 | is,-bu-tu3 _uruda_ | seized the copper |
| 11 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 12 | lu-sze2-ri-ib | let me enter. |
Sources & licences
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