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TCL 19, 029 (P357595)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357595 |
| Museum no. | AO 08231 |
| 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 {d}a-szur-ma-lik-ma | Thus (says) Ašur-mālik: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 / ku-za-zi-a | To Pušuken, Kuzaza |
| 3 | {d}a-szur-i-di2 qi2-bi-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim | Assur-idī speak, and you have sent me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza puzur4-esz18-dar | Thus you: the silver of Puzur-Ištar |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}a-szur-ma-lik a-hu-szu / a-na | son of Assur-mālik his brother to |
| 6 | 4(u) u4-mi3-im e-pu-la2-ni _ku3-babbar_ szal2-ma-am# | 40 days he performed, the silver is complete. |
| 7 | i-na a-lim{ki} i-sza-qa2-lam | in the city he shall weigh out |
| 8 | ni-is-ha-ti2-szu u2 sza-du-a-su2 | his nisḫāti and his šaddû-plant, |
| 9 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu en-na-ma-na-am | As long as he lives |
| 10 | asz2-al-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma _ku3-babbar_ | I asked, thus he: “Silver |
| 11 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim na-di2 a-na-ku | I was given to the ṣibtu-office. |
| 12 | s,i2-ba-su2 ha-asz2-<ha>-ku _e2#_{[be-ti2} asz2-am-ma] | I am frightened, I am afraid of the house. |
| 13 | qa2-ti2-u2-ta-ri 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#_ | Qati-utari 8 minas of silver |
| 14 | i-s,e2-er a-szur-i-di2 _dumu_ szu-hu-<bu>-ur | Assur-idi, son of Shuḫūr |
| 15 | i!?-szu?! u4-mu-szu sza-na-at | “Išu, his days are long |
| 16 | e-ta#-at#-qu2 s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | he has fallen, seized him, and |
| 17 | [...] a-na | ... to |
| 18 | [...]-ku-ni | ... your |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ sza | ... silver that |
| 2 | [...]-a-szur | ...-Assur |
| 3 | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 4 | sza a-szur#-[...]-szu-ni | of Assur-...šuni |
| 5 | a-na i-ku-[pi2-e]-pu-ul | to Ikupi-epul |
| 6 | zu-ku-a isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ li-li-ik | with the silver may he go. |
| 7 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 8 | _e2_-tam2 / ku-a-am sza a-na | a house, a gift, which to |
| 9 | a-szur-du10 _dumu_ ma-ta-ti2 a-na pu-uh3-im | Assur-ṭāb son of Mattatu, in exchange for |
| 10 | ni-di2-nu a-ni _e2_-tam2 i-na-di2-u2 | they gave, to the house they shall give. |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ka3 a-ni-tam2 la2 a-ni-tam2 | “Ask me, I will speak to you, not me! |
| 12 | li-li-kam a-szur-i-di2 t,up-pi3 | May Assur-idi come here! |
| 13 | u2 ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-ni ba-ab2 _ku3-babbar_-a | and he has received from me the silver |
| 14 | e-ri-isz-ma li-ta-ma-ad | “Let him look at me with pleasure! |
| 15 | a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar la2_ tu3-sze-bi4-la2-ni | Ašumi the deficit silver you sent to me. |
| 16 | li-bi-i la2-am-na-kum | “Let me praise you!’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 i-na s,e2-[er] a-szur-i-di2 | and in the steppe of Assur-idi |
| 2 | e-na-ka3 li-ta-la2-ka3 | may he keep coming back to him. |
Sources & licences
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