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TCL 19, 054 (P357620)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357620 |
| Museum no. | AO 09279 |
| 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 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2] | to Assur-imitti |
| 2 | e-na-be-lim u3 pi2-la-ah-[esz18-dar] | Ena-bēlim and Pilah-ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma im-di2-lum2-ma | Speak, thus Imdilum: |
| 4 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3#-babbar#_ ni-is-ha-su2 | 20 minas of silver is its nishhasu-tax |
| 5 | _diri_ / sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | “Diri means šaddûsu, the governor. |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a / u3 ku-nu-uk | sealed documents and sealed documents |
| 7 | pi2#-la-ah-esz18-dar [pi2]-la#-ah-esz18-dar | Pilaḫ-Ištar, Pilacḫušar |
| 8 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti | are yours. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza qi2-ip-ti2-szu | the silver of his gift |
| 10 | a-na-nu-um u3 a-la-nu-[um] | Annum and Alanum |
| 11 | _GAN2_-lam / a-na szu-mi3-[szu] | the field to his name |
| 12 | e-ti-iq | has passed, |
| 13 | szi2-ma-am | a fate |
| 14 | sza i-qa2-bi-a-ku-nu-ti2-ni | that he says to you |
| 15 | sza-ma-ma | the heavens |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-un-ka3-ma | he sealed, and |
| 2 | sze2-bi-la-nim / _ku3-babbar_ | send me the silver! |
| 3 | er-sza-szu-ma / a-szar | Eršūma, where |
| 4 | ni-a-ti2 / ni-is-ha-tum | nītu (means) nišḫatum. |
| 5 | li-ni-is-ha | may he remove. |
| 6 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | and 2 minas of gold |
| 7 | i-nu-mi3 / t,up-pa2-am | At that time, my tablet |
| 8 | sza na-ru-qi2-i-szu | of his stele |
| 9 | i-la-pu-tu3-ni / isz-ti2 | they will deduct from it. |
| 10 | um-mi3-a-ni-szu / i-zi-za-ma | his mother stood, and |
| 11 | szu-mi3 / li-il5-pu-tu3 | May my name be exalted. |
| 12 | [u3] _ku3#-sig17_ a-na-kam | and gold to me |
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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