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TCL 19, 073 (P357639)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357639 |
| Museum no. | AO 08224 |
| 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 | um-ma pa2-pa2-li-ma a-na i-na-a | Thus (says) the šāpālima: to now |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma / a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu | Speak! As long as he is alive, |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza _dumu_ a-ni-nim asz2-pu-ra-kum | the name of the son of Aninum I sent to you. |
| 4 | u3 a-na-kam-ma / a-ta-wa-kum | Further, I will speak to you. |
| 5 | a-ta mi3-ma-sza-ma u2-la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma | "Why did you not write to me?" |
| 6 | uz2-ni / u2-la2 ta-ap2-te2 u3 dan-a-szur3 | uzni-plant, ulāptu-plant and Dan-Assur, |
| 7 | sza na-pa2-asz2-ti2-a me-et u3 ba-la2-at, | of my life, dead and alive, |
| 8 | u2-la2 i-de8 / i-na s,i2-ib-ti2-szu | If he does not pay, in his interest |
| 9 | a-mu-a-at / a-ta / la2 ti2-de8-e / ki-ma | “It is a flood that you do not know, like |
| 10 | a-la2-an / dan-a-szur3 / ma-ma-an / la2 i-szu-u2 | Alān / Dan-Assur / no one has |
| 11 | a-hi a-ta / be-li2 a-ta / ki-ma | Father, why, my lord, why? Like |
| 12 | a-na-ku a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 / dan-ni-isz-ma | I am very devoted to your service. |
| 13 | na-ah-da-ku-ni / u3 ta-pa2-am-ma | “You are afraid of me, and you do not fear me— |
| 14 | la2 i-szu-u2 / a-ta-ma / ti2-de8-e / i-hi-id-ma | “Why did he not have ? He took the tidû-offering and |
| 15 | gi-mi3-lam / ra-bi-a-am / i-s,e2-ri-a | The great reed nest in the steppe. |
| 16 | szu-ku-un / i-na {d}utu-szi / t,up-pi2 | Set up in Šamaš’s tablet |
| 17 | ta-sza-me-u2 / a-s,e2-er / na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2-ka3# | You are adjured, your greeting-gift. |
| 18 | u3 a-ta a-wa-tim / ma-ar-s,a-tim | and by means of the word of a curse |
| 19 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / a-s,e2-er / _dumu_ a-ni-nim | your approach, the aṣer of the son of Aninim |
| 20 | li-li-ik-ma _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | may he go, and that silver |
| 21 | _an-na_-ki-a / u3 s,u2-ba-ti2-a | of heaven and earth, |
| 22 | li-ik-nu-uk-ma / a-na dan-a-szur3 | let him seal and to Dan-Assur |
| 23 | [li]-ip-qi2-id-ma | may he appoint, and |
| 24 | [li-it,]-ru-da-szu / u2-la2 szu-ma | may he release him, or else he |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ha-ni / lu i-de8 szu-un-ku | ... may he know. |
| 2 | [dan-a]-szur3 / a-s,e2-ri-ka3 li-tal-[kam] | May Današur go to your aid. |
| 3 | [t,ur4]-da-szu _an-na_ sza u2-sze2-bi4-lu-szu-[ni] | his tiara of tin, which he sent to him |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar e2 dam-gar3_ / a-s,i2-ib-tim | the silver of the house of the merchant, aṣibtum |
| 5 | al-qe2 / s,i2-ib-tum / i-ma-id-ma | he will measure out the deficit and |
| 6 | li-bi i-ma-ra-as, / a-hi a-ta | “Its heart will be pacified, ahḫi! Ay! |
| 7 | 6(disz) _tug2_ sza be-u2-la2-at / ki-tam2-be-el-[x]-a | 6 garments of Bēlat-Kitambēl-x, |
| 8 | u3 ma-num-ki-{d}iszkur a-na en-um-a-szur | and Anum-kī-Adad to Enum-Assur |
| 9 | _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2 / ap2-qi2-id / mi3-szu | son of Šū-Enlil he appointed his wife. |
| 10 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni / um-ma a-ta-ma | As to what you wrote me, thus: |
| 11 | ma-num-ki-{d}iszkur 1(disz) _tug2_ il5-te2-qe2 | Anum-kī-Addu took one garment |
| 12 | u3 1(disz) _tug2 sag10_ / il5-qe2-ma / ma-t,i2-a-am | and 1 good garment he took, and it is poor. |
| 13 | i-di2-i / s,u2-ba-ti2 a-na ka3-s,a-re-e | “If he slips through the door pivots, |
| 14 | u2-ta-na-szu-ru / a-ta-ma / mi3-szu-um | “Why did you turn away from him? |
| 15 | a-na en-um-a-szur3 / ta-asz2-ta-pu | to Enum-Assur you have poured. |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ / szi2-im-szu-nu / szu-ul-t,a2-am | the silver, their price, in good condition |
| 17 | a-hi a-ta / a-na-ku a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 | (Sum) My brother, my father, I am your servant (Akk) I myself to your servant |
| 18 | na-ah-da-<ku> / a-ma-kam / szu-a-nim sza-il5 | <(If)> he is afraid, he will be frightened.” |
| 19 | lu-qu2-tam2 / isz-tu3 _mu 3(disz)-sze3_ a-di2-na-kum | from 3 years I have given to you. |
| 20 | u4-ma-am 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ na-zi | Every day 4 minas of silver, the nazi-tax |
| 21 | tu3-sze2-bi-lam / mi3-szu-um / tu3-ha-ra-s,a-ni | You sent me a message, but you did not send me an answer. |
| 22 | a-na li-bi4-ka3 i-ma-qu2-ut | to your servant he shall fall. |
| 23 | u3 i-ma-ti2-ma / li-ba-am / ki-ma | and he will die, and like |
| 24 | e-ba-ru-tim / ta-da-nam | You give the Ebarūtum. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ma-ti2-ma! / du-mu-ka3 / a-ma-ar / ma-la2 | The word(?) of your child is a flood(?) that covers the land(?) |
| 2 | an-ha-ku-ni / u3 a-szu-mi3-ka3 _ku3_ al-pu-ta-ku-ni | I am afraid of you, but I have prayed to your holy name. |
| 3 | a-ta-ma / ti2-de8-e ma-nim x ni x | Why did you bring ...? |
| 4 | lu-la2-pi3-ta-kum a-hi a-ta szi2-im _an-na_ | I will send to you, my brother, the price of tin |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ ga-me-ra-ma i-na pa2-ni-u2-tim | the full amount of silver before |
| 6 | gi-im-la2-ni | his reed bed |
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