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TCL 19, 072 (P357638)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357638 |
| Museum no. | AO 08223 |
| 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 sza ki-ma _dam-[gar3_] | to that which like a merchant |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-[ni] | thus Enlil-bani |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-tak2-la2-ku-ma / i-na 2(disz) [_gu2_] | and Assur-taklākuma, in 2 talents |
| 4 | 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-[ma-am] | 40 minas of lead, 1 homer of shalamam |
| 5 | 2(disz) ku-ta-ni / sza li-wi-tim [sza] | 2 kutānu-vessels of the liwi-tum-festival, which |
| 6 | en-na-su2-en6 ub-la2-ni _an-[na_] | Ennasuen brought, An |
| 7 | sza _dam-gar3_ / ni-ip-t,ur4-ma nu-sa3-[ni-iq] | of the merchant we opened and we cleared. |
| 8 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-gam2#-[ri-szu] | 1 1/2 minas of imṭi-silver, half a mina of alum, |
| 9 | il5-qe2 _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) _ma-na# [ku3-sig17_] | therefrom: 10 minas of silver, 2 mina of gold |
| 10 | ku-nu-ki-ni / a-szur-tak2-la2-ku / ub-la2-kum | I am Assur-taklākum, I bring you. |
| 11 | a-na _ku3-sig17_ 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ [...] u3 6(disz) 1/2(disz) [_gin2-ta_ a-na] | for gold, 6 shekels ... and 6 1/2 herkels for |
| 12 | _an-na_ sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 [...] | the tin which like a ... |
| 13 | isz-ku-nu _an-na_ ha-[...] | They placed ... tin. |
| 14 | _an-na_ / i-di-nu 2(disz) ku-ta-ni [sza li-wi-tim] | the lead they gave. Two kutānu-bowls of liwûtum |
| 15 | 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ / a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-[ad-nu ...] | 11 shekels for silver is given ... |
| 16 | a-na 1(u) _gin2_ ta-di2-in sza [...] | It is given for 10 shekels. |
| 17 | 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ sza _dam#-[gar3_ ...] | 40 minas of lead, belonging to the merchant ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x] ku#-ta-ni [...] | ... his loins ... |
| 2' | u3 1(disz) _tug2_ qa2-at-[nam ...] | and 1 hand-cloth ... |
| 3' | ik-la2 / um-ma szu-[ut-ma ...] | he slept, thus he: ... |
| 4' | a-na gam2-ri-a / sza x [...] | for the rites of ... |
| 5' | a-la2-ak-ma / isz-ti2 _dam-[gar3_ ...] | I went, and with the merchant ... |
| 6' | u3 a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi-[a] | and for the silver of the libīya |
| 7' | sza ak-lu-u2 / a-za-ku / a-[mi3-sza-am] | that I eat, I am a widow. |
| 8' | a-s,e2-ri-ka3 / a-za-ka3-im ni-[sza-pa2-ar] | We will write to you, we will send to you. |
| 9' | 1(disz) _tug2_ qa2-at-nam / i-di2-ni-a-ti2-[ma a-di2-ni] | 1 hand-cloth I gave to you, and I gave. |
| 10' | la2 ta-di2-in / isz-ti2 / a-szur-tak2#-[la2-ku] | you did not give. With Assur-taklāku |
| 11' | i-ba-szi2 / _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ [x _gin2-ta_] | therein 3 minas of gold, x shekels each |
| 12' | u3 6(disz) _gin2-ta / an-na_-ka3 ta-[di2-in] | and 6 shekels each is given to you. |
| 13' | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ u3 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na#_ | 3 mina of gold and 15 minas of silver |
| 14' | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ni puzur2-a-szur _dumu_ be-lum2-[ba-ni] | the silver of Kunukini, Puzur-Assur, son of Belum-bani |
| 15' | na-asz2-a-kum a-na _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-[ta_] | for silver 5 1/2 shekels each |
| 16' | _an-na_-ka3 / ta-di2-in / ta-asz2-pu-[ra-am] | of heaven you gave, you wrote me. |
| 17' | um-ma a-ta-ma / 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na# [an-na_] | Thus says: Why 2 talents 21 minas of lead? |
| 18' | esz18-dar-pa2-li-<il5> ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2 / _sza3-[ba_] | Ishtar-pali<il, your servant, |
| 19' | 2(disz) ri-ik-si2 / sza _dam-gar3_ / ku-[nu-ki-ka3] | 2 reed bundles of the merchant of Kunuki |
| 20' | ni-ip-t,ur4-ma / nu-sa3-ni-iq [...] | We opened (them) up, so that we could pass ... |
| 21' | 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ / szal2-sza-[tum ...] | 1 talent 33 minas of pure ... |
| 22' | sza i-ha-ra-nim / i-bi-[...] | who is angry ... |
| 23' | nu-sa3-ni-iq-szu-ma 3(u) 1/2(disz) [_gin2_ im-t,i2] | we inspected it, and 30 1/2 shekels deficit |
| 24' | 2(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-[na_ esz18-dar-pa2-li-il5] | 2 talents 3 1/2 minas of lead, Ishtar-palil |
| 25' | ub-la2-ni i-na 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) [...] | he brought, in 16 1/2 ... |
| 26' | [sza] esz18-dar-pa2-li-il5 [...] | of Ishtar-palil ... |
| 27' | [i]-szi2-im / _udu-hi-a_ / sza [...] | the price of the sheep ... |
| 28' | [i]-di2-a-ni / 1(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | his wages: 1 mina ... |
| 29' | [i]-li-bi / szi2-im _an-na_ [...] | Its divine radiance is the light of heaven ... |
| 30' | [ku-nu-ki]-ka3 lu pa2-ni-um lu [wa-ar-ki-um] | May your seals be front or back. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... n 1(disz)] _gu2_ 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ iz-ku-a-kum! / isz-tu3 _mu [n(disz)-sze3_] | ... 1 talent 16 minas he shall weigh out; from the year n |
| 2 | [...] / 2(disz) _ma-na_ sza-du-u2-tum / sza / il5-ba-ni [...] | ... 2 minas of šadūtum-flour, belonging to Ilbani ... |
| 3 | [...] / ki-ma a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu / ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni [...] | ... like as much as you wrote to me ... |
| 4 | [...] ta-s,a-me-er-ma la2 tu3-sze2-ba-lam / a-szar _ku3-babbar_ a-di2 u4-mi3-im | ... you will observe, but you will not bring it. Where the silver is until the day |
| 5 | a-nim / i-ni-di2-[u2] | they gave to Anu. |
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