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TCL 19, 010 (P357577)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357577 |
| Museum no. | AO 09280 |
| 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 il5-we-da-ku-ma | Thus (says) Ilwedāku: |
| 3 | a-di2 _uruda_ / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | as far as the copper you wrote me |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma _2(u) gu2 uruda_ | Thus says “Why 20 talents of copper |
| 5 | i-si2-ki-im / ni-na-sza-i-um | “Isikûm, our lady, |
| 6 | a-di2 wa-asz2-ha-ni-a | as far as Wašhaniya |
| 7 | le-pu-sza-ma / ni-na-sza-i-um | let them do, and let us do! |
| 8 | sa3-ni-iq / la2 na-t,u3-ma | “Sa-ni-iq / not naṭûma |
| 9 | si2-kam / la2 i-pa2-asz2 | he will not make a claim. |
| 10 | _1(u) 8(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na uruda_ | 18 talents 45 minas of copper |
| 11 | ma-si2-am / sza-bu-ra-am | the šabūrām priest |
| 12 | i-s,e2-er / ah-sza-lim | Iṣer / Ahšalim |
| 13 | _dumu_ szu-a-nim _dam-gar3_ | son of Shu-Anum, the merchant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-szu i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | with him in her arms |
| 2 | sza-qa2-lam / qa2-bi / | The ša-qalam priest speaks |
| 3 | a-na sza ki-ma szu-wa-ti2 | to that which like a šuwatu |
| 4 | et-qam-ma / na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-asz2-nu | “It has been taken, and we have sent it to you. |
| 5 | al-qe2 / um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I took. Thus I: |
| 6 | gam2-ra-am / la2 i-ga-mar-ma | “If he does not see it, |
| 7 | a-ni-sza-am / _uruda_-am | a copper ... |
| 8 | la2 u2-ba-lam / i-na | he did not bring, in |
| 9 | wa-asz2-ha-ni-a / a-na | “To the one who is angry |
| 10 | puzur4-a-szur3 li-isz-qul2 | may Puzur-Assur tremble. |
| 11 | a-ma-kam / te2-er-ta-ka3 | It is the word of the extispicy. |
| 12 | a-s,e2-er ah-sza-lim | Aṣer is Ahšalim, |
| 13 | li-li-ik-ma | may he go and |
| 14 | _1(u) 8(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na_ | 18 talents 45 minas |
| left | ||
| 1 | _uruda_ li-isz-qu2-la2-kum si2-ku-um | the copper may they pluck up for you. |
| 2 | la2 na-t,u3-ma la2 i-ne2-pa2-asz2 | He is negligent and he does not act. |
| 3 | a-na-kam / sza ki-ma | “Why is it that like |
| 4 | _dam-gar3 / uruda_ lu-ta-er | the merchant copper may I return. |
Sources & licences
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