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TCL 19, 069 (P357635)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357635 |
| Museum no. | AO 09297 |
| 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-la2-ha-a puzur2-i3-li2 | to Pilaha, Puzur-ilī, |
| 2 | ir-ma-3(disz) da-da-a | three times Dadâ |
| 3 | u3 ta-ri-isz-ma-tim qi2-bi-ma | and Tarišmātum, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 5 | u3 ku-da-dum-ma | and Kudādum |
| 6 | 3(u) _ma-na_ a-szur ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | 30 minas of Assur, his nishhasu-offerings are excavated. |
| 7 | a-du-a-su2 / sza-bu | Aduasu / šabu |
| 8 | ku-nu-ki-a / u3 ku-nu-uk | sealed documents and sealed documents |
| 9 | ku-da-dim / da-da-a | The kudādim priestess, Dadâ |
| 10 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 a-szur a-num | Assur, the great lord, |
| 11 | sza qi2-ip-ti2 / ku-da-dim | belonging to the qiptu of the kudādim, |
| 12 | i-na a-szur qa2-ti2 | in Assur the hand |
| 13 | sza-ak-na-at | are placed. |
| 14 | a-ma-kam szi-ma-am sza a-lim{ki} | the word of the fate of the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza mi3-szal _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ni | of half a shekel of silver |
| 2 | _tug2_ ku-ta-ni / qa2-ab2-li-u2-tim | the kutānu-garment of the courtyard |
| 3 | u3 mi3-szal _ku3-babbar an-na_ | and half of the silver of tin |
| 4 | szi2-ma-am wa-as-ma-am | “What is it that I want to say? |
| 5 | sza ba-la2-t,i2-szu / sza-ma-<<ni>>-nim | of his life, the heavens |
| 6 | i-na szi2-mi3-im sza-a-mi3-ku-nu | according to the word of yours |
| 7 | _tug2_ ba-ru-ma-am u3 | a garment of burumam and |
| 8 | sze2-er-tam2 / la2 ta-sza-a-ma-nim | You shall not make a claim against me. |
| 9 | a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu ki-ma | Ahunu, like |
| 10 | a-na-kam / i-na _ku3-babbar_ qa2-ti2 | herewith from the silver of the hand |
| 11 | sza-ak-na-at-ni u2 a-ma-kam | are placed for me, and the word |
| 12 | a-tu3-nu / i-na lu-qu2-tim | Atunu, in the reedbeds |
| 13 | pa2-qa2-dim ba-ab2 a-bu-lim | appointed by Abum, |
| 14 | qa2-at-ku-nu / ki-ma i-a-ti2 | Your hands, like mine, |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-uk-na-ma / szu-ma da-da-a | “Seal of Dadâ, |
| 2 | sa3-he-er lu-qu2-tam2 isz-ti2 / pa-ni-<<ni>>-im | (Sum) The saŋur priestess, the luqūtam priest, with her face(?) (Akk) With her face/face |
| 3 | wa-s,i2-im a-na s,e2-ri-ni | who goes out to the steppe |
| 4 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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