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TCL 19, 017 (P357584)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357584 |
| Museum no. | AO 09256 |
| 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-szur3-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na wa-qa2-ar-tim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to a stranger, and |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | 1 mina of silver, his nisḫasu-tax |
| 4 | _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | the lower side on his right, |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-a a-szur-i-di2 na-asz2-a-ki-im | Seal of Assur-idī, the carrier. |
| 6 | s,u2-ba-tam2 qa2-at-na-am | a ṣubātum-garment, a hand, |
| 7 | sza tu3-sze2-bi-li-ni | that you sent me, |
| 8 | sza ki-ma szu-wa-ti2 ib-szi2-ma | that like a šuwatu he created, and |
| 9 | isz-ti2 a-szur-i-di2 sze2-bi4-li-ma | send me with Aššīr-idi! |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ lu-sze2-bi4-la2-ki-im | 1/2 mina of silver I shall send to you. |
| 11 | sza s,u2-ba-tim pa2-na-am | of the front ṣubatum |
| 12 | isz-te2-na-ma li-im-szu-t,u3 | May they be shattered with each other. |
| 13 | la i-qa2-tu-pu-szu | they shall not approach him. |
| 14 | szu-tu3-szu lu ma-da-at | whose name is many, |
| 15 | i-s,e2-er pa2-ni-im | the front door |
| 16 | s,u2-ba-tim sza tu3-sze2-bi4-li-ni | the ṣibatum that you sent me, |
| 17 | sza-ap2-tam2 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | a šaptam of 1 mina each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ra-di2-i-ma lu qa2-at-nu | “May it be a hand, |
| 2 | pa2-na-am sza-ni-a-am | a second face |
| 3 | i-li-la li-im-szu-t,u3 | May the gods be reconciled. |
| 4 | szu-ma sza-ar-tam2 i-ta-asz2-u2 | If he has a claim |
| 5 | ki-ma ku-ta-nim li-iq-tu-pu-szu | they shall kill him like a kutanu. |
| 6 | a-ba-ar-ni-a-am | my father |
| 7 | sza tu3-sze2-bi-li-ni | that you sent me, |
| 8 | la ta-tu3-ri-ma sza ki-ma | Do not turn back! That which like |
| 9 | a-mi3-im la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-li-im | Do not send me a word! |
| 10 | szu-ma te2-pi2-szi2 sza ki-ma | he is the worker who like |
| 11 | a-ma-kam al-ta-ap2-tu3!? ep-szi2 | I have opened my mouth to speak(?) |
| 12 | szu-ma s,u-ba-ti2 qa2-at-nu-tim | “He is the ṣubātu-official of the handiwork, |
| 13 | la ta-ka3-szi2-di2 a-sza-me-ma | Do not be negligent, I will ask and |
| 14 | a-ma-kam a-szi2-mi3-im | the word of the ašimu-official |
| 15 | ma-du sza-mi3-ma | as much as the heavens |
| 16 | sze2-bi4-li-im ga-am-ra-am | I want to utter a šebilim prayer. |
| 17 | s,u2-ba-ta-am | ṣibatām |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza te2-pi2-szi2 ti2-sze2 i-na-mi3-tim | whose work is life-giving, |
| 2 | lu u2-ru-uk-szu sza-ma-ne2 | or a šamānu-gift |
| 3 | i-na a-mi3-tim lu ru-pu-szu | In the flood, may it be released. |
Sources & licences
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