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TCL 19, 056 (P357622)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357622 |
| Museum no. | AO 09287 |
| 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 | um-ma / im-di2-lum2-ma a-na | Thus (says) Imdilum: to |
| 2 | esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 qi2-bi-ma | Ishtar-bašti, speak! |
| 3 | a-pu-tum ba-ab-ti2-ki | (Sum) The apsûtu priestess, the one who engendered you (Akk) The Aputu priestesses, your servants |
| 4 | za-ki-i / _ku3-sig17_ sza _dumu_ | cleared of gold belonging to the son |
| 5 | li-mi3?-szar / sza-di2-ni-ma | May it be well with me |
| 6 | sze2-bi-lim | send! |
| 7 | a-mur-dingir ki-ma | Amur-ilī like |
| 8 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | tin and textiles |
| 9 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 10 | u2-s,a-ni | he brought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 2 | li-ta-la2-ak-ma | may he go, and |
| 3 | a-ma-kam / la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | It is a word that cannot be opposed. |
| 4 | na-hi-di3-szu-ma | his friends and |
| 5 | a-ma-ma-an | a word |
| 6 | la2 u2-szar | he did not extend. |
| 7 | _i3-gesz du10-ga_ | good oil |
| 8 | sze2-bi-lim | send! |
| 9 | a-pu-tum mi3-ma | “What is the abutu-demon? |
| 10 | t,up-pi2-a lu sza _dumu_ | my tablet be that of a son |
| left | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-di2-na-szu lu sza bu-s,i2-a | Ilī-dinašu, be it of the cattle, |
| 2 | sza-s,i2-ri# | a šaṣiru |
Sources & licences
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