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TCL 19, 016 (P357583)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357583 |
| Museum no. | AO 09282 |
| 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 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na bu-za-zu qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Buzzu: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ sza tar2-ma-na | Ašumi, the silver that is to be paid |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ a | 1 mina, 15 shekels each |
| 5 | sza mi3-szal2 / sza-tim s,i2-ib-tam2 | who is full of awe, |
| 6 | i-di2-a-ma _ku3-babbar_ al-te2-qe2 | gave, and silver I took. |
| 7 | du10-ge6-a-szur a-_ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-ka3 | Duga-Assur, the silver of the ērib-official |
| 8 | a-la2-qa2-i-szu i-za-az-ma | I will take him, he will stand, and |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 10 | mi3-ma bu-za-zu | whatever buzazu |
| 11 | u2-la2 t,a2-hu | |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ i-a-um-ma | the silver there is |
| 13 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ lu sza tar2-ma-na | the silver, either of a substitute |
| 2 | lu sza _gal_ si2-se2-e | or of the great sisê |
| 3 | a-di2 a-la2-li-ka3 | as far as Alalika |
| 4 | usz-ta-s,a-ba-at | he has seized |
| 5 | szu-ma la2 tu3-ta-hi-ra-am | If you do not return, |
| 6 | a-na-ku-ma a-ka3-na-ak-ma | I will eat, and |
| 7 | a-s,e2-er | aṣer |
| 8 | a-ha-ti2-ka3 | of Aḫati |
| 9 | u2-sze2-ba-al-szu | he shall bring him. |
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