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TCL 19, 075 (P357641)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357641 |
| Museum no. | AO 08221 |
| 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 da-da-a-ma | Dada speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-di2 sza a-na-kam | as far as this |
| 4 | ka3-al-a-ku-ni i-na | are at your disposal. |
| 5 | na-du-uh3-tim wa-asz2-ba-ku | I am a naduḫtum-demon who dwells |
| 6 | a-di2 1(u) a-na ru-ba-im | up to 10 (gur) for the rabām-official |
| 7 | u2 szi2-na-hi-li-im ne2-li-ma | and šinaḫi-līm, descend, and |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 9 | be-li2 a-ta / ha-ra-nam | My lord, come from the water! |
| 10 | di2-nam um#-ma szu-ut-ma | He is saying thus: |
| 11 | ki-ma qa2-ta-tim | like a hand |
| 12 | szi2-ip-ru _e2-gal_ | the work of the palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-nu-ni-ka3 | gave to you, |
| 2 | wa-ar-ki-ta-ma | afterwards |
| 3 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 4 | a-na [...] x | to ... |
| 5 | sza qa2-[ta-tim] | of the hands |
| 6 | i-ta-[ad-nu] | they have given. |
| 7 | i-a-ti2 u2 [...] | “I’m… (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means ... |
| 8 | ma-la u2-ka3-[...] | as much as he ... |
| 9 | ak-ta-[la2 ...] | I have carried off ... |
| 10 | u2 _ansze_ bu a ku | and donkeys |
| 11 | la2-at-bi4-ma la2-ta-la2-ak | he will weigh it out and pay it back. |
| 12 | um-ma ru-ba-u2-ma | Thus (says) Rubayu: |
| left | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) ku-nu-ti2 a-szur-ni-im-ri | 3 (mana wool for) Kunuti of Assur-nimri, |
| 2 | a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 u2 ku-a-ti2 | Assur-mutabi-il and the kūti |
| 3 | <la2> u2-sza-ar a-di2 te2-er-tum | <If> he requests it, he will pay it in full. |
| 4 | isz-tu3 [ka3]-ni-isz3 i-la2-ka3-ni | from Kaniš he will weigh out. |
Sources & licences
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