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TCL 19, 027 (P357593)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357593 |
| Museum no. | AO 09277 |
| 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 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | szu-pu-ul-tum-ma | šupultum, and |
| 4 | i3-li2-ba-ni / isz-tu3 | Ilī-bani from |
| 5 | isz-ti2 / u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | together with Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 6 | usz10-bu / ar-bi-i-szu | “It is a flood, its rear |
| 7 | ha-ra-nam / i-li-kam | “Ḫarānum is the one who came |
| 8 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na | 5 shekels of silver from |
| 9 | be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | his lordship |
| 10 | u2-la2 al-qe2 | I took as a substitute. |
| 11 | u2-la2 szu-ut / i-na la2 ma-s,i2 | “If he is not able to go out, |
| 12 | um-mi3-a-ni-szu | his mother |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ u2-la2 ir-szi2 | the silver shall increase by 1 shekel. |
| 14 | u2-la2 a-na-ku | I am not. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | silver, 5 shekels |
| 2 | u2-la2 ab2-la2!-at, szu-ma | “He is the one who smears(?) the šūma-plant |
| 3 | a-bi / a-ta / be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | “His father, from the sea, his lordship |
| 4 | ta-e-er-ma | return, and |
| 5 | a-na s,e2-ri-ka3 | to your country |
| 6 | t,a2-hi-szu s,u2-ha-ru-um | his ṭāḫīšu-garment, ṣuḫarum, |
| 7 | li-il5-qe2-szu!-ma | take him, and |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | of Ṣuharika, |
| 9 | si2-ni-iq-szu | his omens |
| 10 | be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | his lordship |
| 11 | a-na qa2-ti2-szu | into his hands |
| 12 | la2 tu3-sza-ar | you will not release. |
| 13 | i-ga-ma-ar | he shall pay. |
| 14 | a-di2 qa2-su2 | as far as his hand |
| 15 | ta-mu-ru-ni | you saw, |
| 16 | szu-ma / da-mi3-iq | That is good. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 da-mi3-iq-ma / a-na hu-bu-li-a | and good food for the road |
| 2 | u2 be2-u2-la2-tu3-su / li-tu3-ra | and his bēlu-lātu-plant may he return. |
Sources & licences
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