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TCL 19, 024 (P357590)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357590 |
| Museum no. | AO 08629 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hi-im qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šalim-ahhēm: |
| 2 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 3 | 6(u) 1(disz) ku-ta-ni qa2-dum sza ka3-s,a-ri-im | 61 kutānu-bowls, qadum-vessels of kaṣarû-flour, |
| 4 | u3 qa2-dum sza a-na | and the slave who to |
| 5 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni tu3-sze-bi4-la2-ni | Ninšubur-bani sent me. |
| 6 | a-szur3-ma-lik ub-lam _sza3-ba_ | Assur-mālik brought into it. |
| 7 | 3(disz) ku-ta-nu ni-is-ha-tum | 3 kutānu-vessels, Nisḫatum, |
| 8 | u2 sza 1(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tim ta-na-pa2-al | and of one nishḫatu-garment you will wipe clean. |
| 9 | 6(disz) ku-ta-nu sza szi2-mi3-im | 6 kutānu-vessels of šimim, |
| 10 | u3 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum | and 3 shekels of silver they shall weigh out to you |
| 11 | 5(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu iz-ku-u2-nim | 52 kutānu-vessels they set up, |
| 12 | u3 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ ta-la2-qe2 | and 2 1/6 shekels you took. |
| 13 | _sza3_ 1(disz) ku-ta-nam a-szur3-ma-lik | from 1 kutānu of Assur-malik, |
| 14 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 a-na | (Sum) I am the one who carries your message (Akk) I carry your message to |
| 15 | qa2-ti2-ka3 i-di2-in | he gave in your hand. |
| 16 | 3(disz) ku-ta-ni-ka3 ka3-s,a-ar-ka3 | 3 (mana wool for) Kutani and Kaṣar, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | il5-qe2-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | took, and 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 2 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his nišāḫu-disease, his šadābu-illness, |
| 3 | ka3-s,a-ar-ka3 na-[x]-ku-lam szi2-ti2 | the ... of the life |
| 4 | _tug2#_-ba-ti2-ka3 4(u) 8(disz) _tug2_-ba-tu3 iz-ku-u2-[nim] | 48 of your garments they hung. |
| 5 | a-na 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | for 2 talents 18 minas of lead |
| 6 | a-wi-ti2-ka3 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | your man 13 5/6 minas of tin |
| 7 | da-tum ik-szu-ud-ka3 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | Atum he defeated. 3 minas 15 shekels |
| 8 | u2-ku-ul-ti2 2(disz) _ansze_ u3 1(disz) ka3-s,a-ri-im | 2 imaru and 1 kaṣārim, |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ansze_ i-mu-ut-ma 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_ | 1 donkey he acquired and 17 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-ku-nam 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 7 shekels of silver |
| 11 | ig-ri sa3-ri-dim isz-tu3 ha-hi-im | the wages of the sarīdim-workers from Ḫaḫum, |
| 12 | a-di2 ka3-ni-isz3 isz-ku-nam 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ | until Kāniš established 12 shekels |
| 13 | mu-t,a2 _an-na_ qa2-tim isz-tu3 | the excess of tin from |
| 14 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim is,-ri-hu | 12 minas of refined tin, |
| 15 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ a-na s,e2-er | 5 minas 15 shekels of tin for the harvest |
| 16 | _an-na_ qa2-tim ta-na-pa2-al | you fill with tin. |
| 17 | 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 8 1/2 minas 9 1/3 shekels |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im | his silver: 17 shekels is the price |
| 19 | <<szi2-im>> _ansze_ u2 7(disz) _gin2_ ig-ri | <the price> of a donkey, grass-fed, 7 shekels of straw |
| 20 | sa3-ri-dim <<u2>> | the saridim priestess |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-ra-di2-ma _szunigin_ 1(disz) ma-n 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and total: 1 mina 3 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 2 | ta-na-pa2-al 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | you will weigh out. 2 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 3 | sza i-na-pu-lu-ni-ku-ni is,-hi-ir-ma | [who] are sending to you, he gathered, and |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ a-na a-szur-ma-lik | 1 mina 1 shekel 15 grains of silver to Assur-malik |
| 5 | a-di2-in | I gave. |
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