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TCL 19, 051 (P357617)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357617 |
| Museum no. | AO 09266 |
| 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-bi-ma] | Speak to Imdīlim |
| 2 | um-ma e-nu-be-[lum2-ma] | thus Enubelum: |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [szal2]-sza-tu3-ka3 | 3 1/2 minas of refined silver |
| 4 | sza e-li-ti2-a 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of above 1 mina of silver |
| 5 | sza a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li a-qe2-er-bi4-ma | of Assur-ṣululi I entrusted, and |
| 6 | t,a2-hi _szunigin_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ṭāhu, total: 4 1/2 minas of silver |
| 7 | szu-ma sza-ap2-tam2 i-lu-hu-su2-ti2-a | He is the šaptam of Iluḫusūtia. |
| 8 | i-la2-qe2-u2 esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah u3 | Ištar-pilah and |
| 9 | a-la2-ha-am t,u3-ru-ud-ma | “The alaḫam-demon is a ṭurūd-disease. |
| 10 | li-li-ku-nim! / sza-ap2-tam2 | may they come to me. |
| 11 | qa2-ti2 lu-ub-lu-nim-ma i-hu-ur-szi2-im | let me bring my hand, and he will accept it. |
| 12 | pi3-he-szi2-ma u2 ku-nu-uk-szi2 | Release her, and seal her! |
| 13 | szu-ma i-ka3-ni-isz i-la2-qe2-u2 | If he so pleases, he will take it. |
| 14 | qa2-ti2 li-qe2-ma ku-nu-uk-szi2-ma | take my hand and seal her, and |
| 15 | li-bi4-szi2 / 2(u) 1(disz) ku-ta-ni | its labor: 21 kutani, |
| 16 | e-zi-ba-kum 1(disz) ku-ta-nam | Eziba-kum 1 kutanam |
| 17 | a-na 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-ip-la2-tim | for 4 shekels of refined silver |
| 18 | sza 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ in-na-a | of 8 ... garments |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ka3-al 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall hold. 4 shekels of silver |
| 2 | szu-qul2-ma _tug2_ / sze2-s,i2-a-ma | šuqūl-garments, and a garment ..., and |
| 3 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu / szu-ma a-na | total: 22 kutānu-vessels, that to |
| 4 | qa2-ti2-a i-ta-du-im ta-ha-sza-ah | (Sum) My hand trembles (Akk) My hands have thumbled, you have smeared |
| 5 | 1(u) ku-ta-ni ki-la2-ma 1(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-ni | Return, so that 12 kutānu |
| 6 | u2 ki-la2-le-en-ma | and kilālu-plants |
| 7 | _ansze hi-a_ e-hi-la2-ma li-li-ku-nim | a donkey rented, so that they may come. |
| 8 | szu-ma sza-ap2-tam2 a-la2-qe2-em | he is a šaptam I will take. |
| 9 | a-hu-ra-at e-ma-ri e-hi-il5-ma | “I slew the emāru-flood and |
| 10 | u2 s,u2-ha-ri t,u3-ur-dam | and ṣuḫaru-plant, ṭurdam |
| 11 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur 1(disz) ku-ta-nam | he will not return. 1 kutanam |
| 12 | ni-di2-in-ma 4(disz) _ma-na_ si2#-ka3# | we gave, and 4 minas of sikka3 |
| 13 | sza-ri ku-nu-ki-a i-di2-{d}iszkur | the šaru of your seal, Iddi-Adad, |
| 14 | te2-er-ta-ka3 u2 [...] | In the tērta-vessel ... |
| 15 | i-di2-{d}iszkur [...] | Iddi-Adad |
| 16 | a-t,a2-ra-da-[kum ...] | I will keep you in good health ... |
| 17 | x u3 [...] | ... and |
| 18 | x bu sza [...] | ... of |
| 19 | t,up-pa2-am ku-nu-ki [...] | Your sealed tablet |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-lam szu-ma _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3 i-li-kam | send me! That is the son of Iddin-Assur, who came. |
| 2 | isz-ti2-szu u2 isz-ti2 sza ki-ma na-ab2-su2-en na-am-gi5-ir-ma | With him and with him, who like a nabsû-demon, the namgir priestess, |
| 3 | li-qe2-am u2-ul a-ku-ta-u2-lim _ku3-babbar_ | may he take. I have not been able to repay the silver |
| 4 | di2-in | judge |
Sources & licences
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