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TCL 19, 038 (P357604)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357604 |
| Museum no. | AO 08230 |
| 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 kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | Kurub-ištar speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza-lim-a-szur | Ašumī: Šalim-Assur, |
| 4 | _dumu_ i-su2-ri-ik | son of Isurik |
| 5 | sza a-na-kam / a-ta-wa-ku-ni | that I asked you, |
| 6 | im-gu5-a / i-li-kam-ma | “The one who eats, it is the elīma of the god |
| 7 | mi3-ma-sza-ma / la2 ta-asz-ta-ap2-ra-am | Do not send me anything! |
| 8 | 1(u) _ma-na_ | 10 minas |
| 9 | _an-na_ a-mur-esz18-dar | ana Amur-ištar |
| 10 | _dumu_ su2-ka3-li2-a | son of Sukaliya, |
| 11 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-kum | I shall send to you. |
| 12 | 6(disz) ku-ta-ni | 6 kutānu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ku-ku-um / ka3-s,a-ar | Akūkum is the guardian. |
| 2 | qa2-ar-wi-a / ma-ha-ti2 | the qarwīya of the shrines |
| 3 | tu3-sze2-bi4-il5-szu | you will send him. |
| 4 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 5 | a-la2-nu-ka3 a-ba-am | Who is your rival? |
| 6 | sza-ni-am i-szu | another one has |
| 7 | a-ma-kam sza-lim-a-szur3 | It is the word of Šalim-Assur. |
| 8 | u3 wa-bi4-la2-ni | and his sons |
| 9 | sza-il5-ma / i-di2-nu-szum | he carried, and gave to him. |
| 10 | la2 i-di2-nu-szum szu-up-ra-ma | send to me, so that |
| 11 | a-na a-la2-ki-szu-[nu] | to their destination |
| 12 | pa2-i la2 ap2-ta-na-te2 | whose lips are not open, |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szu-mi3 sza a-ta-ta uz4-ni | (Sum) My name is Ašumi, whose body is like the sea. (Akk) The name of the one who was like me. |
| 2 | mi-szu-um la2 ta-pa2-te2 | You will not open the water. |
Sources & licences
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