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TCL 19, 043 (P357609)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357609 |
| Museum no. | AO 08264 |
| 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 _dam-gar3_-ri-im qi2-bi-ma | speak to the merchant: |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ku-bu-um u3 i3-li2-a-ma | Thus Šukubum and Ilīya: |
| 3 | a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im qi2-bi-ma | speak to the merchant: |
| 4 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ | 17 mina of silver and 2 minas |
| 5 | _ku3-sig17_ e-la2 ub-lam _sza3-ba_ | the gold he brought there. |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ ni-di2-in | 1 1/2 minas of gold, 8 1/6 shekels each we gave. |
| 7 | _ku3-bi_ 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 12 1/3 minas 2 1/2 shekels |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ ku-bu-ur-szi2-num | 1/2 mina of gold, Kuburšinum |
| 9 | 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | 6 2/3 shekels each, its silver: 3 1/3 minas |
| 10 | _szunigin ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 lu sza _ku3-sig17_-s,i2-ka3 | total, of silver or of gold |
| 11 | 3(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 sza3-ba_ | 32 2/3 minas 2 1/2 shekels, inside it |
| 12 | 2(disz) me-at 3(u) ku-ta-nu _ku3-bi_ | 200 30 kutānu of silver |
| 13 | 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 13 1/3 minas 6 2/3 shekels |
| 14 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku-ni | 2 talents 20 minas of lead are yours. |
| 15 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin-ta_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | 15 shekels each, 9 1/3 minas |
| 16 | 9(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu a-na ma-la | 9 homers of shalamu for as much as |
| 17 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 dam-qu2-tim | a good extispicy |
| 18 | ni-isz-a-am _ku3-bi_ 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ | The silver: 2 5/6 minas |
| 19 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-at | 1 mina of silver he shall weigh out |
| 20 | 2(disz) _ARAD2_-di2-szu / a-da-da il5-qe2 | 2 servants of his, Adada took. |
| 21 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ lu-bu-szu-nu | 4 shekels of silver as their wages |
| 22 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-at | 1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | su2-sa3-a 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu | Susa 2 shekels, its lubušu |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 4 shekels of silver |
| 3 | be2-u2-la2-at szu-a-nim | the lordship of that man |
| 4 | 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu / _szunigin_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | 2 shekels of lubû-silver, total: 2 minas 3 sheqels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-at | the silver he shall pay |
| 6 | 4(disz) ka3-s,a-ri qa2-di2 lu-bu-szi2-szu-nu | 4 kaṣaru-vessels with their lubušši, |
| 7 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-kul-ti2 _ansze_ | 10 shekels of silver, fodder for donkeys |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ wa-s,i2-tum | 15 1/2 shekels of wadītum silver |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut | 1/2 mina of silver, the equipment |
| 10 | _ansze_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza sa2-i-tim | a donkey of 3 1/3 shekels of silver for the sa-itim |
| 11 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ te2-s,u2-bi e-la2 | 4 shekels of silver, its interest, he shall pay. |
| 12 | il5-qe2 5(u) _ma-na an-na_-ak | he took. 50 minas of lead |
| 13 | qa2-tim 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_ | the remainder 14 shekels each, its silver |
| 14 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 3 1/2 minas, 4 shekels, 5 (shekels) |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na ma-s,a-im | the silver in the interest |
| 16 | im-t,i2 / mi3-ma a-nim | “It is raining, what is there? |
| 17 | e-la2 i-ra-de8-a-kum | he will bring it to you. |
| 18 | sza sze2-ep e-la2 gam2-ra-kum | whose limbs are stretched out over you, |
| 19 | 8(disz) ku-ta-nu sza 4(disz) ka3-s,a-ri | 8 kutānu-garments of 4 kaṣaru-vessels, |
| 20 | a-ha-ma da-ar-ku | mutually responsible |
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