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TCL 19, 025 (P357591)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357591 |
| Museum no. | AO 09289 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma dan-a-szur3-ma | Thus Dan-Assur: |
| 3 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | a-na sza-al-t,im | for šalṭim |
| 5 | la2 ta-sza-ki-ni a-di2 | You did not place me until |
| 6 | _uruda_ sza _e2-gal_-lim a-di2 | the copper of the palace as far as |
| 7 | u4-mi3-im a-ni-im | The day, the night |
| 8 | i-ta-na-bu-lu-ni-a-ti2 | they will continually slander me. |
| 9 | u3 i-a-ti2 mu-ur-s,u2-um | and me, the young man, |
| 10 | im-qu2-tam2-ma | fell, and |
| 11 | a-di2-ni a-su2-hu-ur | I shall return. |
| 12 | sza-al-ma-ku | I am well. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi3-ma li-ba-ka3 | whatever he wishes for |
| 2 | la2 i-pa3-ri-id | he shall not release. |
| 3 | a-di2 5(disz) u4-me u2-ta-qa2-ma | for 5 days he shall leave and |
| 4 | szu-ma _uruda_ sza | If the copper of |
| 5 | <<sza>> _e2-gal_-lim la2 i-ta-s,a-am | <that> the palace has not taken away |
| 6 | ka3-ki a-la2-qe2-ma | I will take the gate, and |
| 7 | a-bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Aburušḫatum |
| 8 | a-ta-la2-ak | I have gone |
Sources & licences
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