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TCL 19, 070 (P357636)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357636 |
| Museum no. | AO 08222 |
| 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 i-na-[a qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to him thus: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}en-lil2#-[ba-ni-ma] | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 3 | mi3-szu / sza ta asz2-pu#-[ra-ni] | What is it that you wrote to me? |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma ha-[ra-an su2-qi2]-nim | Thus (says) Ahuramazda: “How long will you be living in our city? |
| 5 | ta-la2-ak a-na-ku / ku-a-ti2 | You go, I am a captive. |
| 6 | a-da-ga-al u3 asz2-pu-ra-kum | I will ask you, and I have written to you. |
| 7 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 8 | mi3-il5-ka3-ni / a-bi a-ta | Milkani, his father, from the sea. |
| 9 | be-li a-ta / mi3-szu-um | My lord, why |
| 10 | ta-ki-li / sza ma-ma-an | The takīlu-flour of nobody. |
| 11 | ta-sza-me ke-e-nu-um | You speak truthfully. |
| 12 | a-na-ku / ba-lum2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | I, without your permission |
| 13 | e-ta-lu-tam2 / e-pa2-asz2-ma | he will perform the etalûtam-ritual. |
| 14 | ha-ra-an / su2-qi2-nim | “Ḫarān-suqinim, |
| 15 | e-ra-ab / wa-di2 / a-wa-ti2-ka3 | I will enter your words. |
| 16 | sza ta-ta-wa-ni | that you have sworn |
| 17 | am-ti2-szi2 / u3 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | I live there, and you wrote me. |
| 18 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 19 | i-na a-lim{ki} | in the city |
| 20 | i-na lu-qu2-tim | in the quay |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qar-[wi-a? ...]-ku-szu | the warrior ... his ... |
| 2 | a-na# [... a]-ma-kam | To ... I say: |
| 3 | sza [...]-ti2 | of ... |
| 4 | sza [...] | of ... |
| 5 | ha-[...] qa2-at-ka3 | May ... your hand |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...]-ni | ... his |
| 8 | [... a-bi4] a-ta | ... father, from the water |
| 9 | [...] i-szu | ... he has |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | [... _tug2_] szu-ru-tim | ... high-quality garments |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | ku-nu-ki-a i-ku-pi2-a | my seals I sealed, |
| 16 | na-asz2-a-kum [...] | “You are the bearer of .… |
| 17 | _ki gal_ si2-ki-[tim ...] | The great place of the wool ... |
| 18 | sza ha-[...] | of ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza la2 sza [... i]-qa2-ti ba-ti2-qi2-im | that without which ... he will be killed. |
| 2 | sza [... u2-sze2]-ba-la2-kum | that he will bring to you |
Sources & licences
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