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TCL 19, 019 (P357586)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357586 |
| Museum no. | AO 08238 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma ma-la2 _tug2 hi-a_ | speak! As much as a good garment |
| 4 | sza ku-ul-zi-a-ar | belonging to Kullizar, |
| 5 | sza ku-zi-zi-a | of Kuzizia, |
| 6 | i-na a-lim{ki} ip-qi2-da-ku-ni | in the city he appointed you |
| 7 | a-na-kam ku-zi-zi-a | “Why do you stand in the kuzizītu-vessels? |
| 8 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | for the silver of his dowry |
| 9 | e-pu-la-ni / a-ma-kam | He made me ... |
| 10 | s,u2-ba-ti2 a-na | ṣibatu-garments for |
| 11 | sza ki-ma | which like |
| 12 | ku-zi-zi-a | Kuzizia |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-sze2-er | wa’er |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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