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TCL 19, 004 (P357571)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357571 |
| Museum no. | AO 09263 |
| 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-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | dingir-na-da-ma a-hi a-ta | Ilum-nādama, brother of A’ata |
| 4 | a-ma-kam i-hi-id-ma | a word he heard, and |
| 5 | i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | in the granary |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2-gal_-lim | the silver of the palace |
| 7 | lu-sze2-bi-lu-nim | let them send me! |
| 8 | szu-ma ta-ta-ga-al | “If you want to go |
| 9 | u2-sa3-as-hu-ru-ni-a-ti2 | they shall return to me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 ka3-ri-im | from the quay |
| 2 | en-na-na-tim | Enanātum, |
| 3 | e-ri-isz-ma um-ma | Eriš, thus |
| 4 | a-ta-ma u4-nu-tum sza a-wi-lim | Why are the days of a man |
| 5 | la2 i-ha-li-iq | shall not be destroyed. |
| 6 | a-na za-al-pa2 | to Zalpa |
| 7 | le-ti2-iq-ma u4-nu-su2 | may he pass, and his days |
| 8 | li-ip-qi2-id-ma | may he entrust, and |
| 9 | u3 szu-ut a-s,e2-er | and that of the aṣer |
| 10 | tap-pa2-i-szu li-tur3 | may his companion be small. |
| 11 | a-hi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the other side of the river he crossed, and |
| 12 | gi5-im-la2-ni | his slave woman |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ra-am | ṣuḫaram |
| 2 | sza ta-ka3-lim la2 i-szu | he has no claim. |
Sources & licences
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