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TCL 19, 047 (P357613)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357613 |
| Museum no. | AO 09260 |
| 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 | to Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma a-al-du10-ma | Speak, thus Alduma: |
| 3 | a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li | Assur-ṣululi, |
| 4 | i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | in Burušḫatum |
| 5 | e-zi-ib um-ma | [Disregard that] |
| 6 | szu-ut-ma _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | he is, and an ointment and clothing |
| 7 | a-da-an-ma isz-ti2 | I shall give, and from |
| 8 | wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | later |
| 9 | u2-s,i2-a-am a-na sza la2 u2-s,a-ni | I went out, to that which I did not go out |
| 10 | mi3-ma la2 ta-pa2-la2-ah | “Whatever you don’t remove, |
| 11 | mi3-szu-um | Mišum |
| 12 | te2-er-ta-ka3 | of the tērta |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 2 | ma-ti2-ma | no one |
| 3 | la2 i-li-kam | did not go, |
| 4 | szu-ma sza _illat_-at | that of a flood |
| 5 | a-szur-ma-lik mi3-ma | Assur-mālik, what |
| 6 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 7 | u2-s,i2-a-am / qa2-ti2 | he brought out, hand |
| 8 | li-qe2 ta-ah-si2-is-tum | take the taḫsištu-vessel, |
| 9 | isz-ti2-ka3 i-ba-szi2 | there is with you. |
| 10 | a-sza-me-ma a-wi-il5-tam2 | I ask and a man |
| 11 | pi3-la2-ah-a-szur i-_e2_-ti2-[a!] | Pilaḫ-Assur, my temple administrator |
| 12 | i-t,a2-ra-su2 a-2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay. 2/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 13 | s,a-ru-pa2-am | ṣarupam |
| left | ||
| 1 | uk-ta-al _ku3-babbar_ li-isz-qu2-la2-ku-ma | may he weigh out the silver, and |
| 2 | _e2_ a-gu5-ur-szi2-im | the house of Aguršim |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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