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TCL 19, 063 (P357629)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357629 |
| Museum no. | AO 08265 |
| 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# [...] | to ... |
| 2 | s,i2-[la2-{d}iszkur u3 ...] | Ṣilli-Adad and |
| 3 | a-na# [...] | to ... |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma# [um]-ma# [x-ma] | Speak! Thus ... |
| 5 | mi3-nu-um sza ta-asz2-pu#-[ra-ni-ni] | What is it that you wrote me? |
| 6 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma / _ku3-babbar_ x [a-na] | Thus you: silver ... to |
| 7 | be2-a-lim / ta-di2-in-ni-a-ti2 um-ma | Bēlim, you gave me instructions, thus: |
| 8 | a-ta-ma / qa2-at-ku-nu / e-ni-a | Why are you in my hands? |
| 9 | a-na ma-nim / mi3-nam / i-na | “What is it that I want to say to the king, my lord? |
| 10 | ba-ri-ku-nu / ha-bu-la2-ku u3-ul | “You are not your brother, you are no longer your brother! |
| 11 | mi3-nam gi-mi3-li ha-bu-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ma | (Sum) What are your rejoicing and supplication? (Akk) What is your joy and jubilation? |
| 12 | ma-a _ku3-babbar_-pi2 a-na be2-a-lim | saying: “The silver to Bēlim |
| 13 | a-da-na-ku-nu-ti2 / e-s,u2-u2-ma | I will give you, they will go out and |
| 14 | u4-mu-u2 / sza isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} | The day that from the city |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim | 1 mina of silver for every day |
| 16 | ta-be2-e-la2-ni u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-am | you shall weigh out, and this silver |
| 17 | a-na be2-a-lim a-da-na-ku-nu-ti2 | I will give you to Bēlim. |
| 18 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a szi2-ma-am | with my silver the price |
| 19 | sza ba-la2-t,i2-ku-nu / ta-asz2-a-ma-ma# | of your life you will hear. |
| 20 | ma-da#-[am x] x tu3-te2-ra#-[ma] | You return the land ... |
| 21 | e-la2-an _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a / x [...] | ... silver ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-a-am / ta-da-na#?-[nim] | You give me a price! |
| 2 | ma-a _ku3-babbar_-pi2 / ta-[...] | "Silver ... |
| 3 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu [...] | My brothers, Atunu |
| 4 | sza _ku3-babbar_ / im-t,i2-u2 [...] | that silver he lost ... |
| 5 | a-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ / a-na a-[lim{ki} u2-sze2-ba-al] | for 1 month to the city he shall bring. |
| 6 | a-ma-mi3-in me-eh-ra-[tim] | the first-fruit offerings |
| 7 | ta-di2-na-nim / 3(u) _ma-na# [ku3-babbar_] | 30 minas of silver |
| 8 | sza a-na ma-asz2-ka3-nim / i-na _e2#_[{be2-ti2}-ku]-nu | who in your house for trading |
| 9 | asz2-ku-nu / u3 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ sza a-na | and 1 talent of tin, which to |
| 10 | ma-asz2-ka3-nim / i-na _e2#_[{be2-<ti2>}-ku-nu / asz2-ku-nu] | I am stationed in your house. |
| 11 | a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni | to Ṣilli-Adad and Adad-bani |
| 12 | sza-qi2-la2-ma / ku-nu-ki-ku-nu / pi2-iq-da | You are exalted, your seals are bound. |
| 13 | u3 ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ u2 _an-na_ ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ni | and like silver and tin you have plundered, |
| 14 | te2-er-tak2-nu li-li-kam-ma a-na-ku | Let them come and I, |
| 15 | a-ma-li-ik / a-hu-u2-a [a]-tu3#-nu | I will go with my brother. |
| 16 | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u2 _an-na la2_ ta#-[asz2-qu2]-la2#-ni | together with silver and tin you will weigh out. |
| 17 | na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 ra-aq-tam2# | a nāšpertam-offering, a gift |
| 18 | la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-nim u3 s,u2-ha-ri# | You should not send me a message, and I will send you a report. |
| 19 | ra-qu2-ti2-ma la2 ta-gam2-ra / da-x-[x] | You are exalted, do not take away ... |
| 20 | li-bi4-i / la2 i-ma-ra#-[as,] | The libî-priest will not come out. |
| 21 | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u2 _an-na la2_ isz-[qu2-lu] | together with silver and tin they shall weigh out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ha-ra-szu a-na a-lim{ki} la2 i-la2-ak la2-ma i-tal-ku | his caravan to the city he did not go, but instead he went. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_-pa2-am u2 _an-na_ li-isz-qu2-ul-ma ur-ka3-tam2 | silver and tin may he pluck up and the urkatam |
| 3 | a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im la2 i-na-pu-usz | (If) a neighbor does not do to another neighbor, |
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