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TCL 19, 067 (P357633)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357633 |
| Museum no. | AO 07710 |
| 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 pi2-la-ha-a ir-ma-a-szur3 | to Pilaḫa he sent. |
| 2 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur3 ku-ku-la2-num | “Manum-balum-Assur, Kukulanum, |
| 3 | u3 a-szur3-la-ma-si2 qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-lamassi, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Thus Enlil-bani: 30 minas of silver |
| 5 | nis-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his nišišu-disease (and) his šadû-illness are present. |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a u3 ku-nu-uk | sealed documents and sealed documents |
| 7 | ku-ku-la2-nim / ku-ku-la2-num | He is pure, he is pure. |
| 8 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 i-na _ku3-babbar_ | they shall bear. In silver |
| 9 | qa2-ti2 sza-ak-na-at | is placed in my hand. |
| 10 | a-na-kam _e2 dam-gar3_ | why the house of the merchant |
| 11 | qa2-ta-at ku-ku-la2-num | Hand of Kukulanum |
| 12 | a-li-pi2-it-ma | I destroyed, and |
| 13 | i-na 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 30 minas of silver |
| 14 | qa2-ti2 asz2-ku-un | I placed in my hands. |
| 15 | a-ma-kam i-na sza-ha-at | “It is the word in the šaḫat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-ku-la2-nim i-zi-za-ma | “The kukulānu-demon stands, |
| 2 | sza mi3-sza-al _ku3-babbar tug2-hi-<a_> | of half a shekel of silver (and) a cloak |
| 3 | sza mi3-sza-al _ku3-babbar an-na_ | of half a shekel of tin |
| 4 | a-na a-me-er e-ni-szu | to the god his lord |
| 5 | sza ba-la2-t,i2-szu li-isz-a!-ma | of his life may he ask, and |
| 6 | ka3-ni-ka3-ma ku-nu-ki-ku-nu | Your seals are sealed. |
| 7 | a-na ku-ku-la2-nim pi2-iq-da | to Kukulānum entrusted |
| 8 | a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-u2 ki-ma | My brothers, my sisters, like |
| 9 | a-na-ku / a-na-kam i-na _ku3-babbar_ | I, myself, in silver |
| 10 | qa2-ti2 asz2-ku-nu / a-tu3-nu a-ma-kam | I have placed a hand on you, I will speak to you. |
| 11 | i-na ba-ab a-bu-lim | at the disposal of Abu-lim |
| 12 | ki-ma i-a-ti2 i-na | like me, in |
| 13 | lu-qu2-tim qa2-at-ku-nu | “Luqūtum is yours’, |
| 14 | szu-uk-na-ma a-na | place, and to |
| 15 | ku-ku-la2-nim pi3-iq-da-ma | “Put me in order, so that |
| 16 | lu-qu2-tam2 ku-ku-la2-num | “Luqutam, Kukulanum, |
| 17 | li-ir-de8-a-am | may he bring. |
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