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TCL 19, 040 (P357606)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357606 |
| Museum no. | AO 09246 |
| 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 su2-e-ta-ta qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Sutetāta: |
| 2 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 1/2 mina less 2/3 shekel of gold |
| 4 | ku-nu-ki-ka3 ub-lu-nim | brought to you. |
| 5 | _ku3-sig17_-ka3 7(disz) _gin2-ta la2_ u2-ba-al | he will weigh out 7 shekels each of gold. |
| 6 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-di2-szu-ma | 7 1/2 shekels together with it |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _gin2_-szu u2-sze2-li-a-kum | 1/2 shekel of silver he had brought to you |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ | his silver: 3 5/6 minas |
| 9 | u3 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | and 1 5/6 minas 3 1/3 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | silver you shall send to me. |
| 11 | _szunigin_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | total: 5 1/2 minas 3 1/3 shekels |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-na | of your silver in |
| 13 | ha-mu-usz-tim sza | “Ḫamuštum’s—which |
| 14 | u2-zu-a u2 kur-ub-esz18-dar | Your plant is kurub-ištar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | al-qe2 u4-mu-ka3 | I took. At that time |
| 2 | 9(disz) ha-am-sza-tum | 9 Ḫamšatum, |
| 3 | e-ti2-qa2 i-li-bi | (Sum) The one who passes by (Akk) He passed by, his (personal) god |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | your silver: 1 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 5 | s,i2-ib-tam2 [sza] 1(u) _ma-na_ | the interest of 10 minas |
| 6 | al-qe2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | I took. That of your silver |
| 7 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 3 2/3 minas 8 1/3 shekels |
| 8 | i-na hu-bu-li-ka3 al-qe2 | I took on your journey. |
| 9 | sza 2(disz) _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | of 2 months of the ṣibtam |
| 10 | ak-bu-s,a-kum szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | I seized you, the life of silver |
| 11 | u3 s,i2-ba-su2 a-na | and its interest to |
| 12 | bu-zu-li2-a di2-in-ma | judge my case, and |
| 13 | lu-ub-lam a-na-[x (x)] | Let me bring ... |
| 14 | ih-ri-im u2 mi3-isz-li-[szu] | he received, and half of it |
| 15 | sza bu-zu-li2-a | of Buzulaya |
| 16 | s,i-ib-tam2 | a gift |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-di2-am a-szu-mi3 sza me-er-i-ti2-ka3 | (Sum) I am the one who gives advice to the people, (Akk) I give advice to my people, of your counsel |
| 2 | ta-ad-mi3-iq-tim | tadmiqtum |
| 3 | ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ | instead of silver 10 shekels |
| 4 | u2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | and 1/3 mina |
| 5 | ka3-ab2-s,a-ku-ni li-ba-ka3 | May your ... be at your disposal. |
| 6 | la2 i-de8 | he did not know |
Sources & licences
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