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TCL 19, 005 (P357572)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357572 |
| Museum no. | AO 09254 |
| 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-bi4-ma um-ma i-ku-pi3-a-ma | Speak, thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-ta-ma szi2-im 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | “Why, the price of 5 kutānu-garments |
| 5 | sza ki-ma {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li | who like Adad-ṣululi |
| 6 | _uruda_ li-di2-nu-ni-kum | copper may they give to you |
| 7 | a-na-kam i-di2-esz18-dar e-ri-isz-ma | “Why did I send Idi-Ištar to you?’ |
| 8 | um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma | thus Iddin-Ištar: |
| 9 | mi3-ma _uruda_-szu sza | whatever of his copper that |
| 10 | {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li | Adad-ṣululi, |
| 11 | la2 u2-ka3-al / a-ma-kam | He does not hold back / it is me. |
| 12 | {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li | Adad-ṣululi, |
| 13 | _uruda_ e-ri-isz-ma / szi2-im | a copper kettledrum, and a šīm |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ / da-nim i-di2-esz18-dar | the silver of Anu Iddin-Ištar |
| 15 | e-ri-isz-ma um-ma | Eriš, thus |
| 16 | szu-ut-ma _uruda_ a-qa2-ti2-a | that copper, my offerings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ma-qi2-it / a-di2 1(u) u4-me | untranslatable, for 10 days |
| 2 | szi2-im-a-ni / hi-ri-isz-na-na-ka3 | His fate is in Harišna |
| 3 | u3 szi-li-ip-ka3-a-ka3 | and the šilipka’a |
| 4 | su2-e-a na-asz2-a-kum | “The shepherd is yours, |
| 5 | 4(u) la2 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ la2-mu-nam | 40 less 1/2 minas of copper I did not measure out. |
| 6 | 3(disz) e-ri-qa2-tim u2 qa2-dum | 3 eriqātum plants and qadum-plant, |
| 7 | ma-ar-si2-szi2-na | Arsišina |
| 8 | it-ba-la2 | he carried off. |
| 9 | a-szu-mi3 / sza sza-lim-esz18-dar / sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | My name is Šalim-Ištar, about which you wrote me. |
| 10 | ki-ma e-ri-u2-ma | like a bride, and |
| 11 | u3 a-ka3-ni-isz sza-su2-hu | and akinish, šasuhu |
| 12 | a-szi2-a-ti2 / la2 as,-ba-su2 | I did not seize my limbs, |
| 13 | i-tu3-ar s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | he returned your ṣuḫaru. |
| 14 | s,i2-li-a-ni ta-ma-la2-ki | You have strewn ṣilliānu. |
| 15 | u2 ma-si2-bi u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | and he will bring you its straw. |
| 16 | 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kam | 5 minas of copper is the price |
| left | ||
| 1 | su2-e-a na-asz2-a-kum di2-isz-pa2-am | (Sum) The one who carries a šuʾû-vessel, the one who holds a torch (Akk) The man who holds an oath is a judge |
| 2 | sza-ma-am? 1(disz) _gin2_ x x ka3 | ... 1 shekel ... |
| 3 | [x?] im a-na ku-ra sza usz-te2-ba-la2-ku-ni | ... for the kūru-vessel that I had brought |
| 4 | mi3-szu-um la2 ta-pa2-te2 | Why did you not open (them)? |
Sources & licences
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