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TCL 19, 065 (P357631)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357631 |
| Museum no. | AO 08251 |
| 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 in-bi-esz18-dar-ma | Inbi-ištar speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | say: 15 shekels of silver |
| 4 | sza i-pi-sza a-na a-szur-ma-lik | of her eye to Assur-malik |
| 5 | _dumu_ ku-ra-ra a-di2-in | son of Kurara I gave. |
| 6 | _sza3-ba_ sza 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 5 shekels of silver |
| 7 | sza-ap2-tam2 u2-sze2-bi-la2-kum | I sent to you a letter. |
| 8 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the price of 10 shekels of silver |
| 9 | i-li-bi a-szur3-ma-lik | Its god is Aššra-mālik. |
| 10 | ku-ra-ra _dumu_-szu i-di2 | Kurara, his son, he bore. |
| 11 | i-na {d}utu-szi | by Šamaš |
| 12 | na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2 <ta-asz2-me-u2> | <You have heard> my prayer. |
| 13 | 1(u) _gin2?_ ku-ra-ra | 10 shekels of kurara-flour |
| 14 | [qi2?]-sza-ma a-na | speak to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni di2-na-ma | Iškur-bani judged, and |
| 2 | pi2-ri-ka3-ni i-na | his arrow in |
| 3 | pa2-ni-szu li-il5-qe2-a-kum? | may he take you before him. |
| 4 | sza 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza-ap2-tam2 | of 2 shekels of šaptam silver |
| 5 | sza ma-a-ma na-ri-ib-tam2 | Whoever the stela |
| 6 | a-ra-ak-tam2 da-mi3-iq-tam2 | “It is an awe-inspiring prayer’, |
| 7 | u2-ta-ar-tam2 | he shall return. |
| 8 | sza-ma-ma {d}iszkur-ba-ni | the heavens of Iškur-bani |
| 9 | lu-ub-lam | let me bring. |
Sources & licences
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