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TCL 19, 074 (P357640)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357640 |
| Museum no. | AO 08239 |
| 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 puzur4#-[a-szur-ma] | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-di2-i / _ku3-babbar_ sza# | until the silver that |
| 4 | a-na-kam iq-ta-[bi-u2-ni] | why has he said to me? |
| 5 | um-ma szu-nu-ma te2-er#-[ta-ak-nu] | Thus they: you have set out. |
| 6 | a-s,e2-er / a-wi-lim li#-[li-ik-ma] | May a man go and |
| 7 | sza e-pa2-szi2-im ep-sza-[ma] | which was made and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2-a / a-ta / ma-[la2]-ka3 | the silver may he take. From where will he go? |
| 9 | a-na-kam / a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku | “What is it that you are, Ašur-taklāku? |
| 10 | a-di2 / 5(disz) pa2-ne2-e / ka3-ri-im | as far as 5 quay walls |
| 11 | u2-sza-me-ra-ni / u2 si2-ki | he made it shine for me. |
| 12 | a-szur3-dan / u2 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | Assur-dan and that like me |
| 13 | ma-ah-ri-a-ma / uk-ta-na-al | Before me, he sat down. |
| 14 | a-ma-kam / szu-su2-en6 | It is the word of Susa. |
| 15 | ka3-la2-szi2-na-ma / le-ta-wa-kum | All of them, let me speak to you. |
| 16 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti-a | my messages |
| 17 | 5(disz) / i-na ku-sza-ra | 5 (pieces of) leather, |
| 18 | a-na szu-ku-bi4-im _dumu_ pa2-ki-la2 | to Šukubum, son of Pakala |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 {d}utu-ub-lam a-di2-in | and Šamaš-uballam I gave. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ ig-ri-szu-nu u2 gam-ri!-szu-nu | the silver of their wages and their wages |
| 3 | a-di2-szu-nu-ti2 / na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a | together with my messengers |
| 4 | ub-lu-ni-kum la2 ub-lu-ni-kum | I brought you, I did not bring you. |
| 5 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 6 | szu-ma / na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti-a | He is my messenger. |
| 7 | la2 ub-lu-ni-kum / na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | I did not bring you my messages. |
| 8 | a-szur3-re-s,i2 / ik-ta-la2-szi2-na | Ašur-rēṣi sealed them. |
| 9 | a-s,e2-er / a-szur3-re-s,i2 | Ašur-reṣi |
| 10 | szu-pu-ur-ma / na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | Send me my messages! |
| 11 | lu-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um / a-szur-tak2-la2-ku | Let me send you Assur-taklākum! |
| 12 | a-na u4-me-e / e-s,u2-tim-ma | in distant days |
| 13 | ha-ra-szu / a-na a-lim{ki} | to Harašu to the city |
| 14 | i-ta-la2-ak / [szu-ma] | he has gone |
| 15 | i-tal-ku / te2-er-[ta-ka3] | went to the border. |
| 16 | li-li-[kam] | may he go! |
Sources & licences
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