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TCL 19, 046 (P357612)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357612 |
| Museum no. | AO 09291 |
| 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-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-du10-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Thus Assur-ṭāb: 30 minas of silver |
| 3 | ku-nu-ki-a pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar | Seal of Pilah-Ištar. |
| 4 | na-asz2-a-kum mi3-szu sza ta-zi-ma-tim | “You are the one who bears the tazimātu-disease, |
| 5 | ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ni | you keep sending to me, |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-ni-ki | Thus (says) Y[ou]: |
| 7 | i-ba-szi2-ma u3 i-na t,up-pi2-ka3 | there is, and on your tablet |
| 8 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am / um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 9 | 7(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_-ka3 ta-di2-in | 7 shekels of tin you gave. |
| 10 | i-na ka3-ni-isz-ma ta-aq-bi4-am | You said thus: |
| 11 | um-ma a-ta-ma / szu-ma 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ | Thus says he: 7 shekels each |
| 12 | _an-na_-ki / di2-in / szu-ma la2 ki-am | Your heavens are judgments. That is not so. |
| 13 | _an-na_-ki li-ib-szi2 / a-na-ma | may your Anu be at peace. Why |
| 14 | _an-na_-ka3 / a-di2-nu / ta-zi-ma-tim | of heaven, I have given to you the tazimātu-offerings. |
| 15 | [ta-asz2-ta]-na#-pa2#-ra#-am# | you constantly send to me. |
| 16 | [...]-ka3 | ...-ka |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... a-di2 u4]-mi3-im | ... until the day |
| 2' | [a]-nim# _an-na_-ka3 / i-ba-szi2-mi3-in4 | he will weigh out in the east. |
| 3' | u2 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-ra-mi3-ni-a | and 30 minas of silver he shall pay |
| 4' | la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-kum / a-ma-kam | I did not send to you, it is my word. |
| 5' | a-szar _an-na_-ka3 / a-di2-nu pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar | where in heaven I gave, Pilah-Ištar |
| 6' | sza-i-il5 u2 ki-ma a-wi-li-im | šaʿil and like a man |
| 7' | ha-al-pi3-im / la asz2-pu-ra-kum | I did not write to you. |
| 8' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-szar lu-qu2-ut-ka3 | Thus (says) I, at the place of your departure: |
| 9' | a-di2-nu _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 ha-la2-aq | I have given. The silver is paid. |
| 10' | a-szur3 u3 {d}nin-szubur i-li | Assur and Ninšubur my god |
| 11' | a-bi4-a / a-wa-tam2 a-ni-tam2 | (Sum) My father, a word, an oath (Akk) The father, the word |
| 12' | e i-di2-na um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he gave me, thus I: |
| 13' | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 _iti-kam_ 2(disz){sze2-na} | the silver in the second month |
| 14' | u2 sza-la-sza-at / li-be-el | May he rule over the four quarters (of the world). |
| 15' | a-ta i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 | You, on your tablet |
| 16' | um-ma a-ta-ma _an-na_-ki | Thus (says) “Why is your heaven |
| 17' | ta-di2-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | he gave, and the silver |
| 18' | a-na ku-sza-hi-ka3 tu3-up-ta-ni | to your neck, the tuptānu |
| left | ||
| 1 | _an-na_-ka3-a / a-di2-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | of tin, as much as silver |
| 2 | a-ku-sza-hi-a up-ta-ni / a-ma-kam pi3-[la2-ah-esz18-dar sza-i-il5] | Akūšaḫiya, uptani is the name of Pilah-ištar, chief accountant. |
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