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TCL 19, 058 (P357624)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357624 |
| Museum no. | AO 09270 |
| 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-di3-dingir#-ma# | Thus Imdi-iluma |
| 2 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-[a]-szur3 | to Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma ma-la [_ku3-babbar_-x] | speak! As much silver |
| 4 | a-ma-kam i-szu-[u2 li]-qe2-ma | take the word that he has, and |
| 5 | u3 szi2-im ku-ta-ni 3(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | and the price of his kutānu-garment 30 garments |
| 6 | sza# a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim# | of Assur-bēl-awati |
| 7 | _ku3#!-sig17_ sza [...] | Gold of ... |
| 8 | _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_] | therefrom: 5 minas of silver |
| 9 | tu3-sze2-bi-la2-nim t,up#-[pi2-szu] | you sent to me, his tablet |
| 10 | a-mu-ur 2/3(disz) _ma-na# ku3#-babbar_ | I saw. 2/3 mina of silver |
| 11 | i3-li2-[...] | Ili- |
| 12 | szu-ma# [...] | He is ... |
| 13 | a-di2-ni i-[...] | until now ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ta me-eh-ra-tim# | From the beginning |
| 2 | e-ri-szu _ku3-babbar_-pu-szu-nu | he requested, their silver |
| 3 | wa-di2 a-lim a-szur3 ka3-asz2-du | “Belonging to the bison of Assur, the kašdu-official. |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 2/3(disz) _gin2#_ | 1 mina of silver and 2/3 shekel |
| 5 | _ku3-sig17_ a-na ma-s,i2-i3-li2 | gold to Maṣi-ilī |
| 6 | szu-pu-ur-ma li#-iq#-[a-am] | Send me, so that I may receive it. |
| 7 | u3 mi3-szu sza isz-pu-ra-ni | and what else he wrote to me |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-s,i2-ib-tim | Thus (says) Aṣibtum. |
| 9 | la2-al-qe2-ma | I shall take, and |
| 10 | lu-sze2-bi-il5 a-s,e2-er | Let me bring (them) down to the steppe! |
| 11 | _mu 8(disz)-sze3_ mi3-ma lu-s,u2-bu-szu-um | for 8 years anything of his clothing |
| 12 | a-hi a-ta i-na {d}utu | “My brother, in Šamaš |
| 13 | t,up-pa2-am ta-asz2-me-u2 | You heard the tablet. |
| 14 | ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 15 | u3 szu#-ma _an-na_ 1(u) _ma-na_ <<a>> | and if the lead is 10 minas |
| 16 | i-ba-szi2 ba-ti2-iq [wa-tur4] | there is, he will be killed. |
| 17 | di2-szu u3 | his case and |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ [u3 2(disz)] _ma#-na_ | 1 mina and 2 minas of silver |
| 2 | tam2-ka3-ru-um _la2#_ [e]-zi-ib-ma | the tamkarû-festival, the libation-vessel, you shall leave, and |
| 3 | ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam u3 ha-ra-nam | “Come, I will go, and you will be well!’ |
| 4 | a-szar ka3-sza-dim ka3-szi2-id | where the kašadim-demon is to be found, |
Sources & licences
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