TCL 19, 045 (P357611)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357611 |
| Museum no. | AO 09379 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 2 | um-ma ku-tal-la2-num-ma | Kutallanum speaks thus: |
| 3 | [x] me#-at ku-ta-ni | 100 kutānu-vessels |
| 4 | [x] _ansze# hi-a_ s,a-la2-mi3 | x homers of chickpeas, |
| 5 | [...] x | |
| 6 | [...]-szu-nu | ... their |
| 7 | [...] 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ [x] _gin2#_ | ... 1/3 mina ... shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...-tu3] | ...-tu |
| 2' | 1(u) 3(disz) [_gin2 ku3]-babbar_ | 13 shekels of silver |
| 3' | sza hu-ra-s,a-nim | of the ḫuraṣanu |
| 4' | sza ap2-qi2-da-ku-ni | that I appointed to you, |
| 5' | szu-ma / be-li a-ta | If my lord, why |
| 6' | sza-di2-szu-ma / a-na | his head to |
| 7' | na-ki-ri-im | the enemy |
| 8' | di2-in-ma / lu-ub-lam | Let me bring a verdict! |
| 9' | 3(disz) ku-ta-nu | 3 (mana wool for) Kutanu |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza [...] | of ... |
Sources & licences
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