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TCL 19, 076 (P357642)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357642 |
| Museum no. | AO 09294 |
| 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 szu-esz18-dar | to Šū-Ishtar |
| 2 | ku-lu-ma-a u3 a-szur3-na-da | Kuluma and Assur-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma sza-at-a-szur3-ma | Speak, thus Šāt-Assur: |
| 4 | a-ba-u2-a be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, what have you done? |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 / 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-na | 30 minas of silver that in |
| 6 | ba-ab2 mu-a-ti2-szu / dan-a-szur3 | Ba’ab, his wife, Dan-Assur, |
| 7 | a-na en-um-a-szur3 / _igi_ a-gu-a | to Enum-Assur before Agû |
| 8 | _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur3 _igi_ ku-lu-ma-a | son of Puzur-Assur, before Kullumâ |
| 9 | u3 _igi_ a-szur3-ma-lik | and before Assur-malik |
| 10 | _dumu_ i-na-a i-di2-nu / um-ma | son of ina he gave, thus says |
| 11 | dan-a-szur3-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-num | Dan-Assur, the silver of Anu |
| 12 | um-me-a-nu-a / la2 i-sza-me-u2 | (Sum) My mother does not listen to my prayers (Akk) My father does not hear my prayers |
| 13 | isz-ti2-ka3 / li-ib-szi2-ma | May it be with you. |
| 14 | a-na me-er-e-a / di2-in-szu | ... his case. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-lu-ma-a a-gu-a | “Agua, the kulluma-priestess |
| 2 | u3 [a-szur3]-ma-lik a-na | and Assur-malik to |
| 3 | ba-ab2-[_dingir_] sze2-ri-da-szu-nu-ma | “Bab-ilī their strewn offerings, and |
| 4 | t,up-pa2-asz2-nu / hi-ir-ma-nim | Tablet of reconciliation. |
| 5 | sza ki-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | which like 30 minas of silver |
| 6 | i-na pa2-ni um-mi3-a-ni-szu | before his mother |
| 7 | a-na en-um-a-szur3 i-di2-nu | they gave to Enum-Assur. |
| 8 | szu-ma i-na szi2-be-e | “He, in the night |
| 9 | isz-te2-en6 / i-na ba-ri-szu-nu | (Sum) In their midst, a reed tree grows. (Akk) In the midst of their ... |
| 10 | i-na ka3-ni-isz la2-szu | in a sealed document. |
| 11 | nam-a-dam / sze2-ri-da-ma | “The fate of the one who came along, |
| 12 | u3 tap-pa2-asz2-nu / i-na | and their companions in |
| 13 | t,up-pi2-im / lu#-[wa]-di2#-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | Let me give you a tablet. |
| 14 | a-ba-u2-a be-lu-[a] a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, what have you done? |
| 15 | ih-da-ma t,up-pa2-am | received, and a tablet |
| 16 | li-qe2-a-nim gi-mi3-lam | may he take from me a gift. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _gal_ / i-na s,e2-ri-a szu-uk-na | Great one, in the steppe set. |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am sza ta-la2-qe2-a-ni / a-na | The tablet that you took, to |
| 3 | a-szur3-na-da / di2-na-ma lu-ub-lam | May I bring the verdict of Assur-nada! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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