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TCL 19, 030 (P357596)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357596 |
| Museum no. | AO 08631 |
| 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-na bu-zu-ta-a-ma | Thus (says) Buzuta: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur-{d}utu a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | to Amur-šamaš, Assur-taklāku |
| 3 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | and Pušu-kēn speak! |
| 4 | be-lu-a a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu | My lord, my brother, you are the one who gives birth. |
| 5 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pi3-a | On the day that my tablet |
| 6 | ta-sza-me-a-ni | you will hear. |
| 7 | a-na qa2-ra-be-tim | to the battle |
| 8 | er-ba-ma me-eh-ri-a | enter and enter! |
| 9 | szi2-ma-ma a-szar _ku3-babbar_ | the price of where the silver |
| 10 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ i-na ba-ab2-ti2-a | 1 mina in Bābtiya |
| 11 | u2-ka3-lu-ni | he shall hold. |
| 12 | sza-di-na-ma | he shall pay, and |
| 13 | la2 ta#-[ga-mi3-la2] | do not be negligent! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ [...]-du | son of ...du |
| 2 | a-na [...] | to ... |
| 3 | na-ad-[x x]-im | the ...; |
| 4 | i-nu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu | when the silver they shall weigh out |
| 5 | _tug2 hi-a_ wa-szi2-ra t,up-pa-szu | the garments that he wore, his tablet |
| 6 | sze2-na a-hu-a a-tu3-nu | “Aḫu’a, Atunu, |
| 7 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a ih-da | he received as a gift. |
| 8 | u2-ra-am a-tu3-nu | In the future, Atunu |
| 9 | eq-lam la2 ta-la2-ka3-a | Do not leave the field! |
| 10 | szu-ma _ku3-ki_ puzur4-su2-en6 | he is Kutha Puzur-Suen |
| 11 | la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-nu-<ti2> | I did not send you. |
| 12 | te3-er-ta-ak-nu | you will return. |
| 13 | li-li-kam u2 szu-ma | let him come, and he |
| 14 | _ku3-[ki_ u2-sze2]-bi4-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | I sent to you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na u4-mi3-im sza _an-na_ | on the day of Anu |
| 2 | i-sza-qu2-lu-szu-ni u3 _ku3-ki_ | and Kukku |
| 3 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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