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TCL 19, 036 (P357602)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357602 |
| Museum no. | AO 08229 |
| 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 ku-lu-ma-a-ma 5(disz) [_ma-na ku3-babbar_] | Thus Kuluma: 5 minas of silver |
| 3 | u3 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ ku-[nu-ki-ka3] | and 2/3 mina of gold of Kunuki |
| 4 | i-ku-pi2-a ub-lam 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2-[ta_] | Ikupia brought, 7 1/3 shekels each |
| 5 | _ku3-sig17_-ka3 / ta-di2-in | your gold is given. |
| 6 | _ku3-bi_ 4(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 4 5/6 minas 3 1/3 shekels |
| 7 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels silver |
| 9 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ ku-nu-ki-a | a nišāsu-disease, the dirt of Kunukiya |
| 10 | ku-zi-zi-a na-szi2 a-na szi2-im | “The kuzizīzia priestess is responsible for the rations. |
| 11 | _e2_-ti2 sza _dumu_ i-su2-ri-iq | the house of the son of Isuriq |
| 12 | szu-uq-la2-ma t,up-pi2 sze-s,i2-a-ma | Send me a tablet! |
| 13 | i-na qe2-ra-be-tim i-na li-bi4 | In the middle of the night, in the evening |
| 14 | t,up-pi3 szu-uk-na-szu sza ki-ma | a tablet of his seal, which like |
| 15 | ku-a-ti2 u3 sza-lim-a-hu-um | Kūti and Šalim-ahum, |
| 16 | _igi_ 5(disz) _dumu_ um-mi3-a-ni ne2-pi3-sza-am | before: 5 sons of Ummi-ani, nēpišam |
| 17 | ku-nu-ki-ka3 ip-t,u3-ru-ma | they opened your seals, and |
| 18 | ni-is-ha-tim il5-qe2-u2-ma szi2-ti2 | they took the nishtu-offerings, and that |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ne2-pi3-szi2-im is-ni-qu2-ma | a ritual was performed, and |
| 2 | 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_-ma | 14 1/2 minas 7 shekels |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na na-asz2-par2-ti2-ka3 | 1 mina of silver for your letter |
| 4 | ba-ti2-iq a-ma-kam i-na sza-qu2-lim | (Sum) It is a flood that destroys the land (Akk) It has destroyed the land, it has caused destruction in the land |
| 5 | e ta-szu-sza ki-ma {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | “Ha! You have seized her, like Ninšubur-bani! |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ bu-tu3-qa2-e | 1 mina of silver: Butuqâ |
| 7 | i-si2-u2-ma u3 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ | together, and 16 minas |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-lu-ni-a-ti2-ma | the silver he weighed out, and |
| 9 | sza 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-bi | of 17 minas of silver, its value |
| 10 | isz-ku-nu-ni-a-ti2-ma ki-ma 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ | they placed, and like 17 minas |
| 11 | a-na ma-la2 na-asz2-pe3-er-tim sza {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | for as much as the messenger of Ninšubur-bani |
| 12 | ni-il5-qe2-u2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | we took, you wrote me. |
| 13 | um-ma a-ta-ma 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | thus: "Why 8 minas of silver?" |
| 14 | wa-ar-ka3-tam2 u2-sze-ba-lam | later he will send. |
| 15 | ki-ma ha-ra-num ma-a-tum u2-[...]-ni | Like a harānum of the land ... |
| 16 | me-eh-ra-at 8(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) [_ma-na_] | equal to 8 minas 3 7 1/2 mina |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar e2_ tam2-ka3-ri-im ni-il5-[qe2] | the silver of the house of Tamkarum we took. |
| 18 | _szunigin ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) [n _gin2_] | total, of your silver: 33 1/3 minas 4 n shekels |
| 19 | _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) me-at 5(u) ku-ta-nu 2(u) 1/2(disz) [_ma-na_] | therefrom: 3 hundred 50 kutanu, 20 1/2 minas. |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 1(u) 4(disz) _ansze-hi-[a_] | they paid the silver. 14 donkeys |
| 21 | [n] _ma-na_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im-szu-nu | n minas 14 shekels, their price |
| 22 | u2-ku-ul-ta-asz2-nu 2/3(disz) _ma-[na]_ | 2/3 mina |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ | 1 talent 15 minas of tin, hand-hooks, 14 shekels each, 4 1/2 mina 7 shekel |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 5(disz) _gin2_ sza sa3-e-tim 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ be-u2-la2-at | its silver: 5 shekels of red-purple wool, 1 1/2 minas of wool, |
| 3 | 3(disz) ka3-s,a-ri 6(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu-nu 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | 3 kaṣaru, 6 shekels, their lubus, 16 1/2 (shekels): wastītum, |
| 4 | 2(disz) _gin2_ i-ma-sa3-im im-t,i2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-usz | 2 shekels of imasām-frit he weighed out, 1 1/2 (shekels) lubuš |
| 5 | sza lu-ma 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-ha-ma ku-lu-ma-a na-szi2 | whether 10 1/2 minas each, they shall take. |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) <_gin2_> _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | 2/3 mina 5 shekels of apsu-silver |
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