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TCL 19, 066 (P357632)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357632 |
| Museum no. | AO 09286 |
| 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 i3-li2-[x-x]-ma | thus Ilī-...: |
| 2 | a-na {d}en-lil2-[ba]-ni | to Enlil-bani |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-[szu]-mi3 | speak! |
| 4 | sza _e2_ a-bi-ku-ni | of the house of your father |
| 5 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni | As to what you wrote me: |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 7 | ma-ha-ti2 / i-na mu-a-ti2-sza | the temples in her lifetime |
| 8 | ma-la2 te2-zi-bu-ni | as much as you have left, |
| 9 | szu-up-ra-ma uz2-ni | send, and uzni |
| 10 | pi2-te2 / mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ | the opening of whatever silver |
| 11 | u3 _uruda_ i-na | and copper in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2_-ti2-ku-nu u2-la2 | your house he shall carry |
| 2 | te2-zi-ib lu _u4 ka-bar_ | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer. |
| 3 | lu ba-pi2-re-e | may they be cut off. |
| 4 | u3 1(disz) li-im 5(disz) | and 1 thousand 5 |
| 5 | me-at sze-am te2-zi-ib | You will leave the hundred (shekels of) barley. |
| 6 | _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) me-at 8(u)? | therein 580(?) |
| 7 | a-na a-ka3-al | to eat |
| 8 | _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu ga-me-er | the house of your father is complete |
| 9 | szi2-ti2 _sze_-im i-ba-szi2 | there is a year of barley. |
| 10 | mi3-szu la2 ta-la2-kam-ma | do not take away his property, and |
| 11 | i-szu / _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu | the house of your father |
| 12 | la2 ta-la2-ma-ad | you will not measure out. |
| 13 | a-na ma-nim | to a man |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-kam / ta-da-gal | “How much did you spend the night? |
| 2 | szu-ma / la2 e-ni-ka3 _ku3-babbar_ | If he does not pay, the silver |
| 3 | _dumu_ i3-li2-a a-di2-ni u2-la2 | son of Ilīya, his father he shall bear. |
| 4 | isz-qul2 | išqul, |
Sources & licences
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