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TCL 19, 006 (P357573)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357573 |
| Museum no. | AO 09261 |
| 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-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi2-a-ma | Thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza il5-we-da-ku | my father who was a liar, |
| 4 | sza a-ma-kam / a-hi-u2-tum | of the river, the other side, |
| 5 | e-ta-wu-ni-ku-ni / um-ma | they have sworn to you, saying: |
| 6 | szu-nu-ma li-bu-szu / sza-ni-u2 | They are his brother-in-law. |
| 7 | mi3-ma a-wa-tum / sza-ni-tum | whatever word |
| 8 | i-li-bi4-szu / la2 i-ba-szi2 | his god has none. |
| 9 | a-wi-lum2 a-hu-ka3 / sza ke-na-tim-ma | The man, your brother, who is true |
| 10 | _ku3#-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na sag10_-am | 10 minas of silver is its value. |
| 11 | lu# ku-a-a-am lu szu-a-a-am | be it me, be it him! |
| 12 | x ti2-a i-ka3-na-ka3-ku-ma | ... they will keep you alive, and |
| 13 | _ku3#-babbar_ a-na a-lim{ki} i-la2-ak | silver to the city he shall weigh out. |
| 14 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza i-ku-pi3-a | and the silver that I weighed out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ut-ma sza-qa2-lam | he is a nobleman |
| 2 | e-ta-wu u3 a-wa-tam2 | he has spoken, and a word |
| 3 | sza e-ta-wu-ni / ma-di2-isz | that he has sworn, very much |
| 4 | dam-qa2 / li-bi4 a-wa-ti2-szu | The good one, the one whose words |
| 5 | mi3-nam i-t,up-pi3-im | What is the tablet? |
| 6 | lu-la2-pi3-ta-ku-um i-na | Let me not be negligent, in |
| 7 | a-la2-ki-a a-ta-wu-ku-szi2-na-ma | I will go to you, I will kill them, and |
| 8 | li-ba-ka3 / ma-di2-isz | in your heart very much |
| 9 | i-ha-du / wa-ar-ki | he shall enjoy. After |
| 10 | t,up-pi3-im a-nim / a-na | Tablet of Anum to |
| 11 | 2(disz) u4-me / u2-s,i2-a-am | 2 days ... |
Sources & licences
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