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TCL 19, 028 (P357594)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357594 |
| Museum no. | AO 09255 |
| 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-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma a-hu-wa-qar-ma | Ahu-waqar speaks thus: |
| 3 | i-na sza-ni-im u4-mi3-im | in another day |
| 4 | sza szu-be-lum2 _dumu_ szal2-ma-a-szur3 | belonging to Šū-bēlu, son of Salma-Assur, |
| 5 | u2-s,a-ni _ansze_-ri-a | my donkeys |
| 6 | sa2-ar-du-tim en-na-a-szur | saŋardūtum (means) Enna-Assur. |
| 7 | isz-tu3 ma-s,a-ra-tim | from the guard |
| 8 | u2-ta-e-ra-am um-ma | he returned, thus: |
| 9 | szu-ut-ma _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im lu-qu2-tim | that silver, the price of the luqūtu-container |
| 10 | sza ap2-qi2-da-ku-ni di2-nam-ma | what I entrusted to you, decide! |
| 11 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 li-li-kam-ma | and Pušu-kēn may he come, and |
| 12 | isz-ti2-a le-ta-u2 | they shall depart from me. |
| 13 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus I: silver |
| 14 | a-na ka3-ni-isz i-tab-lu | they shall carry out in perpetuity. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-lik-ma a-ta | go, and why |
| 2 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | and Pušuken |
| 3 | a-ta-wa-ma szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | I asked, and that silver |
| 4 | a-na sza pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušuken |
| 5 | i-tu3-ar szu-ut / li-il5-qe2-ma | He shall return it. He shall take that |
| 6 | szu-ma a-na ku-a-im | he to Kūm |
| 7 | i-tu3-ar a-ta li-qe2-szu | He has returned, may he take it from him. |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma pu-szu-ke-en6 | Thus Pušu-kēn: |
| 9 | li-li-kam-ma isz-ti2-a | go and with me |
| 10 | le-ta-u2 a-wi-lum2 si2-ki | A man’s garment |
| 11 | u2-ka3-al u3 a-na | he will hold, and to |
| 12 | sza qa2-ta-tim i-ta-na-di2-na-ni | which he gave to me, |
| 13 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 14 | ki-ma t,up-pi3 ta-asz2-me-u2 | You hear (it) like a tablet. |
| 15 | t,up-pa2-am da-nam | a valid tablet |
| 16 | sza ka3-ri-im | of the quay |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-qe2-a-ma la2-at-be-a-ma | may he take, and let him be taken, and |
| 2 | la2-tal-kam i-na ha-ra-ni-a | I have not come back. In my journey |
| 3 | la2 ka3-s,u2-da-ku | I am not bound. |
Sources & licences
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