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TCL 19, 037 (P357603)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357603 |
| Museum no. | AO 09252 |
| 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 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma wa-al!-di2-dingir-ma | Thus Wāldi-ilum: |
| 3 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | 2(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 25 garments, |
| 5 | sza i-di2-a-bu-um | of Idī-abum |
| 6 | u2-ub-la-ku-ni | brought to you, |
| 7 | ba-ti2-iq wa-tu3-ur | he passed, he returned. |
| 8 | di2-szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | their case and silver |
| 9 | ku-nu-ki-ka3 | of Kunuki |
| 10 | i-di2-a-bu-um lu-ub-[lam] | Idi-abum, let me bring |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na nu-wa-im | silver to Nuwam |
| 2 | ha-bu-la-ku-ma | I am afraid, and |
| 3 | u2-sza-am-t,i2-u2-ni | he caused to die, |
| 4 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 5 | sze2-bi-lim3 mi3-nam e-bu-ka3-ma | May it be well with you! What is in your house? |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ru-ka3 a-be-[ti2]-a | of Ṣuharu, my mother |
| 7 | la2 e-ru-bu-u2 mi3-szu <sza> | they did not enter, what is it that |
| 8 | a-wa-tam2 a-na | a word to |
| 9 | i-di2-a-bi4-im | he gave to me. |
| 10 | ta-aq-bi-u2 | you said |
| 11 | dan-na x | the strong |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ha-ra-ni-ma | not to be forgotten, and |
| 2 | szi2-ip-ru u2-ka3-lu-ni | they will hold the work assignment. |
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