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TCL 19, 062 (P357628)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357628 |
| Museum no. | AO 09283 |
| 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 i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 szu-esz18-dar | to Ikūpi-Ašş̄ri, the s‘weapon’ |
| 2 | [a]-szur3-ba-ni u3 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur | Assur-bani and Ṣilli-Adad |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Inbi-Ištar: |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 talent 12 minas of silver |
| 5 | u3 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki-a | and 1 talent of tin from Kunukia |
| 6 | a-na na-ab-szi2-im a-na | to Nabšim, to |
| 7 | i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 u3 a-szur3-ma-lik | Ikupī-Ašṣur and Ašar-malik, |
| 8 | _dumu_ ku-ra-ra e-zi-ib | the son of Kurara he shall leave. |
| 9 | a-ha-ma 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | each 20 minas of silver |
| 10 | masz-ka3-tam2 a-szur3-ma-lik | as a pledge of Ašur-mālik |
| 11 | ha-bu-la2-ma isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} | Habulama from the city |
| 12 | i-na e-la2-i-szu i-sza-qa2-lam | from above he shall weigh out. |
| 13 | a-ha-ma 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma#-na#_ | together: 7 1/3 minas |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er / x [x] x | silver for the aṣer payment ... |
| 15 | na-szi2 a-ma me-he-[er] | who takes care of everything |
| 16 | ta-ah-si2-sa3-tim sza sze2-pi2-a | the taḫsisātum of šepia, |
| 17 | u2-ku-ri u3 ir-ad-ku-be | he shall pay back and he will redeem. |
| 18 | na-asz-u2 / a-hu-u2-a | nāšu (means) my brother. |
| 19 | a-tu3-nu i-na {d}utu-szi | Atunu in Šamaš |
| 20 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a | my messages |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-sza-me-a-ni szi2-be2-e | “You have heard me, hear me! |
| 2 | a-ni-u2-tim u2 a-ni-u2-tim | Anūtum and Anu |
| 3 | hi-ir-ma-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2 | the interest on the silver |
| 4 | la2 i-ru-aq isz-tu3 szi2-be2-e | he will not raise a claim against it. |
| 5 | ta-ha-ri-ma-ni lu _ku3-babbar_ | a lawsuit or silver |
| 6 | lu t,up-pu-u2 lu ba-ab2-tum | either a tablet or a document |
| 7 | a-li _ku3-babbar_-ap2 a-szur3-ma-lik# | where the silver of Assur-malik |
| 8 | i-ba-szi2-u2 mi3-s,i2-a-ma | there is a little, and |
| 9 | s,a-ab2-ta a-ha-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | seized each other, and 1 1/2 mina 6 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ / me-eh-ra-tim a-szu-mi3 | the silver, the remainder, Ašumi |
| 11 | ma-ri-it-hi-im a-na {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | Maritḫim to Šamaš-tappā |
| 12 | a-di2-in _igi_ a-szur3-_gal_ | before Ashur-rabi |
| 13 | u3 a-szur3-tap-pa2-e t,e2-em _ku3-babbar_ | and Assur-tappae the report of silver |
| 14 | a-na-kam la2 i-ta-ad-nu-nim | Why has he not given me? |
| 15 | a-ma-kam s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | the word seized him, and silver |
| 16 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu / szu-ma a-szu-mi3 | šašqīlu means "his name." |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2 a-szur3-ma-lik ma-ma-an | the silver of Assur-malik nobody |
| 18 | i-ir-tu3-szu i-pa3-ri-ik | he will redeem his inheritance. |
| 19 | u2-ul i-szi2-be2-e ma-ma-an | nobody will listen. |
| 20 | i-pa-s,i2-in te2-er-tak2-nu | he will remove the restitution. |
| 21 | e-s,i2-is li-li-kam-ma | May the harvest come, and |
| 22 | a-na-ku-ma | I, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | le#-ru-ba-am a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma | May my brothers enter, but they have sinned |
| 2 | sza# la2-qa2-a _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a / ep-sza-ma | that has been taken, the silver he shall pay. |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 la2 i-ru-aq / la2-ma ma-ma-an | the silver shall not exceed, and nobody shall take it. |
| 4 | i-na um-mi3-a-ni-szu _ku3-babbar_ is,-bu-tu3 ih-da | at his mother the silver he took, he received. |
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