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TCL 19, 022 (P357589)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357589 |
| Museum no. | AO 09296 |
| 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 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 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | my father Ninšubur-bani |
| 4 | a-na 3(u) la2 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu | for 30 less 1 mina of his silver |
| 5 | 8(disz) _ma-na ku3_ a-szi2-ip-ka3-tim | 8 minas of silver, the ašipkātum-tax |
| 6 | sza _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im szu-qul | belonging to the son of Alaḫum, the slaughterer |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na um-mi3-szu | 12 1/2 minas for his mother |
| 8 | a-ha-ti2-szu u3 sza ki-ma szu-a-ti | his brothers and that like that |
| 9 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ a-na sza ki-ma | 17 minas for that which like |
| 10 | ku-a-ti2 sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | The silver that you wrote me, |
| 11 | szu-qu2-ul 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | ... 1 talent 10 minas |
| 12 | _an-na_ x x _ansze_ | ... tin, ... donkey |
| 13 | s,a-la2-mi3-im dan-a-szur3 | ṣalmim of Dan-Assur, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ra-de8-szu-um | he shall bring him. |
| 2 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 3 | ni-isz-qu2-ul | we shall cut off. |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-te2-s,u2-pe3 | 1/2 mina of ateṣū-pe |
| 5 | sza _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu a-sza | of his silver the field |
| 6 | be-u2-la2-tim <<_ku3_>> e-ri-szu-ka3 | Bēlatum, holy Erišuka, |
| 7 | sze-zi-ib-szu-ma szi2-ti2 | Šēzibšu and life |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a li-isz-qu2-la2-kum | may my silver be paid to you. |
| 9 | _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi_-a | of heaven and clothing |
| 10 | sza ta-qi2-pu-szu i-nu-mi3-szu-ma | that you commanded, at that time |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-ul a-ma | the silver he weighed out, thus |
| 12 | lu gi5-mi3-li a-szar | May it be my companion wherever |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu a-ta-di2-nu | I have given. |
| 14 | sza-di2-sza szu-ta-al-mu-na-ku | (Sum) I want to pacify her heart (Akk) My heart is pacified to me |
| 15 | ma-nu-um sza a-na-kam a-na | Who is it that to |
| 16 | s,i2-ib-tim | ṣibtum |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-ta-di2-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ ni-il5-qe2-u2 | they gave, and the silver we took |
| 2 | u3 ri-ih-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu t,up-pu-um | and interest on his silver, a tablet |
| 3 | isz-te2-en6 u2 sze2-na sza _dam-gar3_-ri | one-third of the barley of the merchant |
| 4 | i-ba-szi2 qa2-tum su2-ri es,-la2-at | (Sum) There is a hand, a finger is twisted (Akk) It is the hand of a sūru-demon, twisted |
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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