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TCL 19, 032 (P357598)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357598 |
| Museum no. | AO 09357 |
| 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 | [um-ma] sza#-lim-a-szur3-ma | Thus Šalim-Assur: |
| 2 | [a-na] pu#-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušu-kēn |
| 3 | [i-nu]-mi3# tu3-us,-u2 | when he left |
| 4 | [um-ma a]-ta-ma a-na im-di2-dingir | Thus (says) he: to Imdi-ilum |
| 5 | [lu _ku3]-babbar#_ lu _uruda_ szu-ma sza ki-ma | he is either silver or copper and that which like |
| 6 | i-a-ti2 e-ri-szu-ka3 la ta-ka3-la2-szu-nu-ti2 | (Sum) Do not hold back your anger, do not hold them back (Akk) You do not keep hold of the anger of your enemy |
| 7 | di2-in a-na im-di2-dingir | Judge for Imdi-ilum. |
| 8 | 5(disz) _iti-kam_ ni-ta-la-ak | 5 months we stayed. |
| 9 | i-na 5(disz) _iti 1(disz)-kam ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | for 5 months 1 mina of silver |
| 10 | u3 i-nu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ i-di2-nu-u2 a-na-ku | and when the silver they gave I |
| 11 | _GAN2_-lam wa-asz2-ba-ku _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti2 | the field that I purchased, that silver |
| 12 | a-na i-ku-nim isz-qu2-lu-szu | they have plundered him. |
| 13 | a-na um-mi3-a-ni-ka3 5(disz) _iti-kam_ | to Ummi-anika, 5 months |
| 14 | ni-ta-la-ak-ma i-ba-u2-szi2-im | we went, and there was |
| 15 | i-na 5(disz) _iti 1(disz)-kam ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | for 5 months 1 month silver, 1 1/2 minas |
| 16 | 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ i-di2-ni-a-ti2 | 5 minas of tin Iddiniati |
| 17 | _szunigin_ 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | total: 2 5/6 minas of silver |
| 18 | ha-bu-la2-ti2 isz-tu3 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | the debts from the silver of apka |
| 19 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni 4(u) _ma-na_ gam2-ru-ni | Adad-bāni, 40 minas of refined silver |
| 20 | {d}a-szur3 li-t,u3-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | May Assur be satisfied. 1 1/2 minas |
| 21 | a-szu-mi3-ka3 asz2-qu2-ul-ma | I have abandoned your name, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) _iti 1(disz)-kam_ lu i-be-i-il5 | 5 months 1 he shall carry out. |
| 2 | a-di2 _GAN2_-lam a-tu3-ra-ni | as far as the field I returned |
| 3 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni t,a2-ra-dam | Iškur-bani is sweet. |
| 4 | la il5-e-u2-ni a-ta | did not bring, why |
| 5 | i-a-ti2 a-pu-ti2-a-ma i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 | I have written to you, and on your tablet |
| 6 | ta-sza-pa2-ra-<am> ki-ma a-wi-lim | you will send to me. Like a man |
| 7 | ha-al-pi3-im isz-tu3 1(disz) me-at be-ri | Ḫalpim from 100 bēru |
| 8 | _GAN2_-lim szu-ma-mi3-in | a field of 10,000 (hectares) |
| 9 | me-ta-ku na-ru-qi2-mi3-in | (Sum) I am a hero, I am the hero (Akk) I was a woman, I was my hero |
| 10 | ta-at-ba-al {d}a-szur3 u3 i3-li2 | You are the one who reveres Assur and Ilī |
| 11 | um-mi3-a-ni-a li-t,u3-la | May his mother live! |
| 12 | um-mi3-a-<nu>-ka3 sza _ku3-babbar_ i-di2-na-ku-ni | your master whom he gave you silver |
| 13 | ki-ma i-a-ti2 a-na-ru-qi2-ka3 | Like me, I will bless you. |
| 14 | u3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ka3 la mar-s,u2-u2 | and 1 shekel of silver is not lost. |
| 15 | [u3 lu]-mu-un | and the lord |
| 16 | [li-bi]-im i-a-ti2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-am | you will send a message to me. |
| 17 | [...] x ta-sza-ka3-ni | ... you will place. |
| 18 | [...] x-ni | ... his |
| 19 | [...]-szu | ... his |
| 20 | [...]-im | ...-im |
| 21 | [...] sza ra-mi3-ni-a | ... of her own free will |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x x] al-qe2-ma / i-t,up-pi3-im | ... I took and a tablet |
| 2 | [x x] a-ni-tam2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | ... this you wrote me |
Sources & licences
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