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TCL 19, 009 (P357576)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357576 |
| Museum no. | AO 09271 |
| 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-bi2-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | il5-we-da-ku-ma | I am ilweda, and |
| 4 | asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 5 | a-na-ku-ma a-szur3-i-di2-in | I, Assur-iddin, |
| 6 | a-t,a2-ra-dam mi3-ma | I will measure out. What |
| 7 | a-szur3-i-di2-in la2 a-t,a2-ra-dam | Assur-iddin is not to be forgotten. |
| 8 | u2 _ku3-babbar la2_ u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | and the silver he shall pay to you. |
| 9 | a-di2 _iti-kam_-im isz-te2-en6 | until the month of Addaru |
| 10 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ | either silver or gold |
| 11 | lu ku-a-am lu i-a-am | either a man or a woma[n] |
| 12 | u3-za-ka3-a-ma | he shall clear, and |
| 13 | a-ta-la2-kam | it is Atalakam |
| 14 | a-bi a-ta szu-ma | the father is from the father |
| 15 | a-wa-ti2 ga-am-ra-at | the word is complete |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | me-eh-ra-am | a substitute |
| 2 | sza t,up-pi3-im sza a-wa-ti2 | of the tablet of the words |
| 3 | ga-am-ra-at-ni | he is complete. |
| 4 | szu-ba-al-ki-it-ma | Šubākit |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-lam u3 _ku3-babbar_ | send me, and the silver |
| 6 | lu-sze2-bi4-la2-kam | let me send. |
| 7 | a-mi3-sza-am ha-ra-ni | Amīšam, his spouse |
| 8 | la2-li-kam-ma | I will come, and |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} ha-ra-nam | to the city Ḫaranam |
| 10 | di2-nam szi2-ti2 | Judge my case. |
| 11 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza i-di2-a-szur3 | garments of Iddin-Assur |
| 12 | _dumu_ dan-a-szur3 | son of Dan-Assur, |
| 13 | sza-di2-szu-ma | his loins and |
| 14 | a-qa2-ti2-a li-ib-szi2-u2 | may my prayers be heard. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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