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TCL 19, 018 (P357585)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357585 |
| Museum no. | AO 08237 |
| 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 a-szur-mu-ta-bi-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma puzur4-a-szur | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 3 | 2(u) 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag10_ | 28 fine garments, |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 8(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 1 talent 28 minas of lead |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki sza sza-zu-uz2-ti2-ka3 | Seal of your šazūzti. |
| 6 | 2(disz) e-ma-ri s,a-la2-me | 2 (mana wool for) Emāru, the ṣalam-officials, |
| 7 | u2 u2-nu-su2-nu / a-sa2-num | “Asānum, |
| 8 | ip-qi2-dam 4(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 47 minas of lead |
| 9 | ku-nu-ki u3 a-ha-ma | sealed documents and each other |
| 10 | 4(disz) _ma-na_ sza a-zi-a | 4 minas of Aziya |
| 11 | 1(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu _sag10 diri_ | 12 kutānu-vessels, extra; |
| 12 | mi3-ma a-nim ku-nu-ki | whatever of your seals |
| 13 | sza sza-zu-uz2-ti2-ka3 | of your supplication |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ip-qi2-dam 1(disz) e-ma-ru-um | he entrusted to me. 1 Emarum, |
| 2 | ma-ri-is,-ma a-na | “I have looked, and to |
| 3 | {d}utu-ba-ni / e-ti2-zi-ib-szu | Šamaš-bāni has freed him |
| 4 | s,u2-ha-ar-ka3 ma-ri-is,-ma | the ṣuḫar-vessel was broken, and |
| 5 | a-na-ku-ma as-ri-dam | I am a slave. |
| 6 | 6(disz) _ma-na_ | 6 minas |
| 7 | _an-na_ a-na e-nu-ti2-ka3 | the tin for your provisions |
| 8 | a-di2 za-al-pa2 ta-szi2-a-tim | as far as the border of Tašiatum |
| 9 | lu u2-ku-ul-ti2 e-ma-ri-ka3 | May you be the support of your army! |
| 10 | ga-me-er / a-ma-kam | “It is enough, it is enough!" |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu ku-nu-uk-ma | the silver, his price, he sealed and |
| 12 | a-na am-ti2-a di2-in-ma | Give to my mother! |
| 13 | i-ku-nu-ki-szu li-ib-szi2 | may he be angry with you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ma-ri u3 u2-nu-su2-nu | “The eye and their eyes |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ru-ka3 / i-ra-de8-u2-ni-kum | they will bring you your ṣuharu-vessel. |
Sources & licences
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