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TCL 19, 052 (P357618)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357618 |
| Museum no. | AO 09258 |
| 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 | speak! Thus |
| 3 | e-na-be-lum2-ma | Enabelum, and |
| 4 | t,up-pa2-am sza _dam-gar3_ | tablet of the merchant |
| 5 | sza te2-zi-ba-ni | of Tezibani, |
| 6 | u4-mu-szu 3(disz) _iti_ <kam> | every day for 3 months |
| 7 | a-hu-ru / u4-mu-szu | “Today, |
| 8 | i-ma-lu-u2-ma | they will weigh out, and |
| 9 | lu sa3-ha-ar-tam2 | or a saḫartam |
| 10 | u2-sze2-s,a-ma | shall bring out, and |
| 11 | isz-te2-ni-isz | together |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ a-1(u) _ma-na_ | 10 minas of silver |
| 13 | sza e-pa2-szi2-im | of manufacturing |
| 14 | e-pa2-sza-ku-ma | I shall do, and |
| 15 | isz-ti2 a-li-ki-im | from the city |
| 16 | pa2-ne2-e-ma | before him |
| 17 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | I will send to you. |
| 18 | a-bi4 a-ta | the father from the water |
| 19 | be-li2 a-ta | My lord, why |
| 20 | a-sza-me-ma a-wi-lum2 | I ask, and the man |
| 21 | t,e2-em-szu# / isz-ti2-ni | his report with us |
| 22 | a-di2 a-[la2]-ki-a / a-wa-tam2 | as far as Alakia the word |
| 23 | isz-te2-et a-szu-mi3-a | from the Ašumia |
| 24 | qa2-ri-ib | (a kind of container) |
| 25 | a-szu-mi3 sza puzur4-{d}iszkur | the name of Puzur-Adad |
| 26 | a-wi-lum2 | a man |
| 27 | e-t,i2-ri asz2-pu-ur-ma | I wrote a document, and |
| 28 | a-na ka3-ni-isz | to Kaš |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] ba [x x]-ra!-u2-szu | ... his ... |
| 2 | i-[...] x | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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