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TCL 19, 071 (P357637)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357637 |
| Museum no. | AO 12132 |
| 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 thus: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi2-a | thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni u3 | Enlil-bani and |
| 4 | a-szur-tak2-la2-ku-ma a-na-kam | I am Assur-taklākuma, and what |
| 5 | ki-ma / pi2-ri-tam2 / i-s,e2-ri-ka3 | Like the opening of a reed fence, |
| 6 | _e2-gal_-lum2 isz-ku-nu | the palace established |
| 7 | ni-isz-me-ma / a-di2 za-ku-tam2 | Let us hear, until it is cleared. |
| 8 | ni-isz-me-u2 / la2 ni-qi2-ip | We will listen, we will not sneer. |
| 9 | i-di2-su2-en6 ka3-s,a-ar _e2_ | Iddin-Suen, gatekeeper of the house |
| 10 | en-na-su2-en6 nu-sza-il5-ma | Ennasuen did not raise up, and |
| 11 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / a-wi-lam | Thus (says) the man. |
| 12 | a-ha-ma u2-ka3-lu-szu | each other shall hold. |
| 13 | a-szi2-a-ti2 / a-na a-sza-ri-ka3 | (Sum) I want to bring the people to you (Akk) To your people, to your people |
| 14 | be2-lum2-ba-ni / ni-isz-pu-ra-am | Our lord, we wrote to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 | for your extispicy |
| 2 | u3 te2-er-ti2 _dam-gar3_ | and extispicy of the merchant |
| 3 | mi3-ma li-ba-ka3 la2 i-pa2-ri-id | he will not find anything of interest. |
| 4 | u4-ma-kal2 be2-lum2-ba-ni | daily, Bēlum-bani |
| 5 | la i-sa3-hu-ur te2-er-ta-ka3 | he will not accept your return. |
| 6 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 7 | li-bi4-ni / la2 <i>-pa2-ri-id | (Sum) He did not ... his ... (Akk) His ... he did not look at |
Sources & licences
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