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TCL 19, 042 (P357608)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357608 |
| Museum no. | AO 08232 |
| 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 szu-ku-bu-um-ma | Speak, thus Šukubum: |
| 3 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu / qa2-ti2 | My brothers, Atunu, the hand |
| 4 | a-s,e2-er sza i-na!-a i-ta-di2-u2-ni | the field that he gave to me, |
| 5 | u3 a-tu3-nu i-me-szi2-ti2-a | and Atunu, my wife, |
| 6 | qa2-ti2 i-ta-di2-a mi3-ma e a-pu-ul-ma | (Sum) My hand ... (Akk) What have I done? I have done. |
| 7 | li-bi4 <<e-im>> e im-ra-as, | The heart trembled |
| 8 | lu-qu2-ti2 a-szar ba-la2-t,i2-a di2-na-ma | Give me the luxuriance of the place of life! |
| 9 | _ku3_ ab2-ka3-nim u3 _ku3-babbar_ | the silver of the cowherd and the silver |
| 10 | sza _ki_ e-me-me mi3-szu-um a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim | that from Ememum, as long as the day of Anum |
| 11 | la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-nim | do not send me! |
| 12 | u3 _dumu_ ib-ni-li2 za-ki-a-ma | and the son of Ibnili were cleared, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-up-ra-nim mi3-szu | send me! What is his name? |
| 2 | sza um-ma na-ab2-su2-en-ma | of Nabašsuen, thus: |
| 3 | szu-ku-bu-um _ku3_-pi3 il5-qe2 | Šukubum the silver he took |
| 4 | ki-ma a-lim{ki} qa2-tam2 sza-ka3-nim | like a city the hand of the governor |
| 5 | u2-t,a2-bi4-u2 _ku3-babbar_ sza ki-li-a | the silver of the kīlīya loan |
| 6 | qa2-ti2 na-ab2-su2-en | do not take my hand! |
| 7 | sza-ak-na-at-ni a-di2 | are placed for me until |
| 8 | ki-li-a i-li-ka3-ni | his scepter of lamentation |
| 9 | _ku3_ i-bi-szi2-ma ki!-li-a | the silver before her, and kīlīya |
| 10 | i-li-ka3 um-ma ki!-li-a-ma | came to you, thus Kiliya: |
| 11 | a-sza ki-ma na-ab2-su2-en | the field like Nabsuen |
| 12 | szu-ma qa2-at-ku-nu ta-sza-ka3-na | You place your hands on him. |
| 13 | a-na a-lim{ki} la2-li-ik | to the city he shall go |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3_ ki-li-a il5-te2-qe2 | the silver of the kīlīya he took. |
| 2 | u2 t,up-pa2-am sza ki!-li-a | and a tablet of reconciliation |
| 3 | ha-ar-mu a-na-ku mi3-ma la2 al-qe2 | I am frightened, I have not taken anything. |
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