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TCL 19, 064 (P357630)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357630 |
| Museum no. | AO 08249 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 x-a-szur | [To ...]-Aš[ur] |
| 2 | a-szur-ma-lik szu-isz-ha-ra | Ašur-mālik the šīḫara priest |
| 3 | u3 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur a-na szu-isz-ha-ra | and Ṣillī-Addu to Šūḫara |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Inbi-Ištar: |
| 5 | a-ma-kam i-nu-mi3 wa-asz2-ba-ku-<ni> | “Alas, when I was born,’ |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_ | Thus I: 1 mina |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ sza szu-la2-ba-an | silver for the šulabān payment |
| 8 | sza li-bi4-ka3 szu-qu2-ul | of your eunuch is missing. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-lam | the silver as a gift |
| 10 | la2 ta-mu-a um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Do you not hear, thus says: “Why the silver |
| 11 | i-qa2-ti2-a la2-szu a-ma-kam-ma | “As for the one who removes my inscription, I will say: |
| 12 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 1 mina of silver |
| 13 | me-eh-ra-tim ak-nu-uk-ma | I sealed the remainder and |
| 14 | isz-ti2 a-szur-a-su2 | with his Assyrian |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-s,e2-er a-wi-lim | a man’s flock |
| 2 | usz-te2-bi4-il5 a-ma-kam | I raised up, it is my mother. |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma | 1 mina of silver is surplus |
| 4 | a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur di2-na-ma | give to Ṣillī-Addu, and |
| 5 | lu-ub-lam um-ma a-ta-ma | “Let me bring (them),{se[ss] you:} |
| 6 | a-ta _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma | from the silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 7 | a-na-ku a-di _iti 3(disz)-kam_ | I, until the 3rd month |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | he shall pay you the silver. |
| 9 | ki-ma _iti 3(disz)-kam i-ta-la2-ak a-ma-kam_ | when the 3rd month he will go, the word |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza ki-ma | the silver to that which like |
| 11 | i-a-ti2 szu-qu-ul | (Sum) I am a šuqullu priestess (Akk) My eye is a deaf man |
| 12 | e la2 ta-asz-qu2-ul-ma | do not be negligent, and |
| 13 | li-bi4-i | the libî-official |
| left | ||
| 1 | e im-ra-as, | he smashed the house. |
Sources & licences
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