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TCL 19, 020 (P357587)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357587 |
| Museum no. | AO 08228 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | the name of Ninšubur-bani |
| 4 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni | As to what you wrote me: |
| 5 | i-u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pa2-am | The day of the tablet |
| 6 | u2-la-pi2-ta-ku-ni u4-mu-szu | they shall remove you. At that time, |
| 7 | ma-al-u2 _an-na_ za-ku-a-am | “It is cleared of tin |
| 8 | sza-a-ma _ki_ dan-a-szur3 puzur2-a-szur3 | that from Dān-Assur, Puzriš-assur |
| 9 | a-li-bi {d}mar-tu lu-s,i2-ma | the city of Martu let me go out, and |
| 10 | a-na e-ta-li-ti2-szu _an-na_ | for his extispicy tin |
| 11 | li-is,-ba-at dan-a-szur3 ma-<ra>-as,-ma | May he seize Današur, the mighty one, |
| 12 | la u2-s,i2 en-um-a-szur3 te2-er-ti2 | Enum-Assur, the extispicy, |
| 13 | a-s,e2-ri-ka3 i-ra-de8 u3 puzur4-a-szur3 | he will bring it to you, and Puzur-Assur |
| 14 | isz-ti2-szu u2-s,i2-ma i-sza _dumu_ | with him fled, and he was a son |
| 15 | szu-e-em a-<na> e-ta-lu-ti2-szu _an-na_ | a name for his divination of tin |
| 16 | en-um-a-szur3 is,-ba-at-ma | Enum-Assur seized, and |
| 17 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 i-di2-ma | he gave to Puzur-Assur, and |
| 18 | 2(u) _ma-na la2_ 6(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ al-qe2 | 20 minas less 6 1/6 shekels I took. |
| 19 | szi2-ti2 _ku3_-pi3-a 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | the price of refined silver: 5/6 mina 1 1/6 shekels |
| 20 | a-ma-kam li-qe2 u3 a-sza-ar | Take my word, and I will ask. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-asz2-bu szu-pu-ur-szu-um | who dwells in Šupur, |
| 2 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3_-ap-ka3 sza a-na | 20 minas of apka-silver, which to |
| 3 | a-lim{ki} a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | the city, the steppe that like me |
| 4 | u2-sze2-bi4-lu lu-qu2-tum u2-s,a-ma | he sent, the luqūtu-offering he brought, and |
| 5 | ki-ma u4-mu-ka3 ma-al-u2-ni | like a storm he will be present, |
| 6 | a-na e-ta-lu-ti2-szu sza-lim-a-hu-um | for his life, Šalim-ahum, |
| 7 | i-li-bi4 {d}mar-tu i-di2-ma | the god Martu knew, and |
| 8 | 2(u) _ma-na la2_ 6(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ il-te2-qe2 | 20 minas less 6 1/6 shekels he took |
| 9 | szi2-ti2 _ku3_-pi3-szu 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | the price of its silver: 5/6 mina 1 1/6 shekels |
| 10 | sze2-bi4-lam-ma t,up-pa2-ka la2-di2-na-ku-ma | Send me your tablet so that I may give it to you. |
| 11 | du-uk szi2-ti2 _ku3_ u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um | he sent you a šītu-gift. |
| 12 | la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um te2-er-ta-ka3 | I did not send you your letter. |
| 13 | li-li-kam 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | come! 12 minas 15 shekels |
| 14 | _ku3_ sza tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni _an-na_ sa-mi3 | the silver that you sent me, the samû-stone |
| 15 | u3 a-na-ku sza ra-du-im | and I, who love |
| 16 | u2-ra-da-ma _an-na_ a-sza-a-ma | he shall add, and the tin I shall fill, and |
| 17 | dan-a-szur3 u3 puzur4-a-szur | Dan-Assur and Puzur-A[ssur], |
| 18 | a-t,a2-ra-dam 1(u) 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | 18 kutānu garments |
| 19 | dam-qu2-tim sza su2-e-a na-asz2-u2-ni-kum | (Sum) The good one, who brought you (Akk) You bring you the good one of my body |
| 20 | e-ra-ab2 _tug2_-ti2-szu la2 tu3-qa2-a | he shall enter, his garment shall not be cut off |
| 21 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma | send me 5 minas of silver! |
| 22 | szi2-ma-am | a fate |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2-asz2-a-ma a-di2 a-ma-kam wa-asz2-ba-ti2-ni lu-sza-ak-<szi2>-da-ma | Until I hear the word of your arrival, I will make it known to you. |
| 2 | _ku3_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ le-li a-hi a-ta a-la2-nu-ka3 | 1 mina of silver I shall carry, the other side from the road to you |
| 3 | a-ma-nim ta-ak-la2-ku a-te2-er-ti2-a i-hi-id | (Sum) The word of the lord is a flood that covers the land (Akk) I am an enemy, my land has been covered by floods |
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