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TCL 19, 015 (P357582)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357582 |
| Museum no. | AO 12129 |
| 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 bu-za-zu-ma | Speak! Thus (says) Buzazu: |
| 3 | a-di2 / sza a-ma-kam tu3-na-hi-di2-ni | until you have brought it to me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma / i-na sza-nim | Thus (says) “Why in the other |
| 5 | u4-mi3-im sza te2-ru-bu / e-ri-qa2-tim | (Sum) The day that you enter, the eriqātu-disease (Akk) On the day when you enter |
| 6 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim a-bu-uk | to Burušḫātum I prayed. |
| 7 | am-ta-ra-as,-ma / a-szi2-a-ti2 | (Sum) I am the one who smite(?) the people (Akk) I have smote the people |
| 8 | a-di2 u4-mi3-im / a-nim | until the day ... |
| 9 | e-ri-qa2-tim / u2-la2 a-bu-uk | (Sum) The ēriqātu priestess, the lord, is the one who carries (Akk) I carry the eriqatu priestesses, I carry (them) |
| 10 | i-na sza-am-szi2 / szu-be-lum2 | in the middle of Šubelum |
| 11 | us,2-a-ni / i-na sza-ni-im | “In another place |
| 12 | u4-mi3-im / e-ri-qa2-tim | The day of the extispicy |
| 13 | a-ba-ak u3 a-na-ku | I will do, and I |
| 14 | a-ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-ka3 | Amala of your extispicy, |
| 15 | wa-ar-ka3-tam2 / _uruda_ | later copper |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-za-ka3-ma / i-pa2-ni-a | he will clear (it) and will redeem (it). |
| 2 | a-ba-ak / a-bi a-ta | “My father, what has he done? |
| 3 | a-wa-tam2 i-s,e2-ri-a | a word of Iṣeria |
| 4 | e te2-zi-ib-ma / e ta-tal-kam | You left the house, you went away. |
| 5 | a-wa-tam2 / sza _dam / gal_ | the word of a great wife |
| 6 | si2-se2-e / la2-ma | “Lead me to the threshing floor! |
| 7 | ta-tal-ka3-ni / gu5-mu-ur | When he came, he was angry. |
| 8 | la2 te2-zi-ib / a-la2-hi-num | Do not abandon Alaḫīnum! |
| 9 | e is,-li-ku-nu-ma / _tug2 hi_-ti2 | have come to you, and a garment of shame |
| 10 | e ta-di2-na / u2-t,a2-tam2 | “Ha! You gave me a gift, it is good! |
| 11 | li-ig-mu-ra-ma | may he find, and |
| 12 | u2 _tug2 hi_-ti2 / ta-asz2-bi4-su2 | you have caused him to shave his head. |
| 13 | di2-szu-um / szu-ma / _e2_ | Išum |
| 14 | ka3-ri-im _ku3-babbar_ | the price of the silver |
| 15 | szi2-im sza-ap2-tim | the fate of the distant future |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-ta-pu-ku / _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul | they have weighed out the silver as a gift. |
Sources & licences
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