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TCL 19, 021 (P357588)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357588 |
| Museum no. | AO 08227 |
| 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 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u3 dan-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | and Dan-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 2 talents 10 minas of lead |
| 5 | ku-nu-ku 4(u) ku-ta-nu qa2-dum | 40 kutānu-garments, qadum; |
| 6 | sza li-wi-tim _sza3-ba_ | of the libations of the heart |
| 7 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza sza-at-a-szur3 | 1 garment of Šat-Assur, |
| 8 | dan-a-szur li-il5-qe | May Dan-Assur take. |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-an | 2 imaru of Ṣalamān, |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak | 15 minas of tin |
| 11 | qa2-tim mi3-ma a-nim | Hand of anything |
| 12 | a-gu-a i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2 | they will bring you water. |
| 13 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 14 | u3 ni-is-ha-su2 be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | and his nishhasu-offerings |
| 15 | a-gu5-a li-isz-qu2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | may the oxen kill you. |
| 16 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 2 talents 10 minas of lead |
| 17 | ku-nu-ku 4(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | ku-nu-ku 40 layers of textiles |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-dum sza li-wi-tim | Hand of a Child. |
| 2 | 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-an | 2 imaru of Ṣalamān, |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak | 15 minas of tin |
| 4 | qa2-tim mi3-ma a-nim | Hand of anything |
| 5 | ku-lu-ma-a i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2 | they will take you away. |
| 6 | sza sa3-ri-dim sza-bu | of Sa’idim, the šabu |
| 7 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | tin and textiles |
| 8 | e-mi3-da-ma / lu a-na | Emidama, whether to |
| 9 | u4-me qu2-ur-bu-tim | the days of battle |
| 10 | lu a-na pa2-ti2-u2-tim di2-na | Give (it) to a stranger! |
| 11 | a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | where the silver is 1 shekel |
| 12 | e-li-a-ni ki-ma | above me, like |
| 13 | ta-le-e-a-ni | “Tale’āni |
| 14 | di2-na-ma _ku3-babbar_ u3 u4-me | a lawsuit and the silver and days |
| 15 | i-na t,up-pi2-ku-nu | on your tablet |
| left | ||
| 1 | wa-di-a-ma szu-ma _dam-gar3_ | “Wadī-a-ma, he is the merchant |
| 2 | la2 sza ki-ma qa2-qi2-di2-ku-<nu> a-szar | (Sum) The one who is like a qaqidikû-demon, where |
| 3 | ba-la2-t,i2-a ep-sza | for my life I did |
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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