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TCL 19, 013 (P357580)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357580 |
| Museum no. | AO 08248 |
| 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 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma bu-za-zu-ma i-na | “Buzazu in |
| 3 | {d}utu-szi t,up-pa2-am a-ni-am | Šamaš, this tablet |
| 4 | u2-la2-pi3-ta-ku-ni | they shall remove from you. |
| 5 | a-na sa-la2-tu3-ar | to Salatuar |
| 6 | a-ti2-s,i2 / te2-er-ta-ka3 | I have gone out to seek you, |
| 7 | u3 te2-er-ti2 sza a-ba-ki-im | and the extispicy of Abakim |
| 8 | i-na pa2-ni-a u2-sze2-ri-ib | he brought into my presence. |
| 9 | _uruda_ ba-ti2-iq wa-tu3-ur | the copper he took, he returned. |
| 10 | a-da-ma _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 | and the silver as much as |
| 11 | e-pu-szu / lu _ku3-sig17_ | or gold |
| 12 | sza a-na-kam il5-we-da-ku | that is what I am doing. |
| 13 | u2-ha-bi4-lu i-na | they shall carry out. In |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-la2-ki-a _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 | Alakia the silver, as much as |
| 2 | ma-asz2-ka3-ti2-ka3 u3 | your dowry and |
| 3 | ma-asz2-ka2-ti2-a / a-na-szi2-a-ma | I will bring my rations, and |
| 4 | li-ba-ka3 / i-na-me-er | In your heart he will rejoice. |
| 5 | a-di2 2(disz) _iti-kam_ / a-ma-kam | up to 2 months |
| 6 | wa-asz2-ba-ku a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | I, the father, why, my lord, why |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 sza ta-ar-ma-na | the silver and its interest of the carpenter’s prebend |
| 8 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma-a | Šašqi-ilmâ |
| 9 | lu i-na ba-ab2-ti2-a lu szi2-im | or in a robbery, or a murder |
| 10 | u2-t,i2-ti2-a _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | he has paid. The silver is 10 minas. |
| 11 | li-im-hu-ri-ma u3 a-ta | may they accept, and yo[u] |
| 12 | i-a-am li-bi4 ha-di2 szu-ma | “Yea, my heart is glad, |
| 13 | ha-ra-an su2-ki-nim lu pa2-zu-ur-tum | (Sum) May the šukin-festival be a resplendent festival (Akk) May it be an awe-inspiring festival |
| 14 | na-t,u3 a-li _an-na_-ki | “At the city of your An, |
| 15 | ta-sza-la2-ha-ni a-na | you will sing to |
| left | ||
| 1 | pa2-ni szu-pur-ma _an-na_-szu | send to me, and his annu |
| 2 | lu-sze2-ri-bu-nim | let them bring to me. |
Sources & licences
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