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TCL 19, 080 (P357646)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357646 |
| Museum no. | AO 09272 |
| 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 il-mi3-ti2-ma# [a-na] | Thus Ilmiti, to |
| 2 | a-szur-i-di2-in szu-a-nim# | Assur-iddin, the governor |
| 3 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u2 a-mur-esz18-dar | Assur-imitti and Amur-Ištar |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma mi3-nam | speak! What |
| 5 | sza szal2-t,a2-tu3-nu-ni-ma | who were captured, and |
| 6 | a-di2 u4-mi3-im! a-nim wa-asz2-ba-tu3-nu-ni | until the day that Anum seized him |
| 7 | ih-da-ma t,up-pa2-am | received, and a tablet |
| 8 | sza i-ku-nim u3 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | of Ikūnum and Assur-imitti, |
| 9 | hi-ir-ma-ma u3 a-szu-mi3 | “Ḫirmama and Ašumi |
| 10 | ma-ak-na-ki-im | of Maknakkim |
| 11 | sza a-bi4-ni a-wa-tam2 | of our father a word |
| 12 | ku-usz-da a-ma-[la2] | kushda-vessels for Amala |
| 13 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-ku-nu | your message |
| 14 | a-szu-mi3 szi2-ip-ri-e? | Ašumi, the messenger(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-lim{ki} a-ma-kam | of the city of Amakkam, |
| 2 | a-wa-tam2 sza _e2_ a-bi4-ni | the word of the house of our father |
| 3 | sza a-lim{ki} za-ki-a-ma | of the city, cleared, and |
| 4 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u3 li-mu-um | 1 month and eponymy of |
| 5 | isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im sza u2-s,u2-ni | From the day that he goes out |
| 6 | sza-i-la2-ma u2 za-ku-sa3 | šalāma-plant and zakusu-plant |
| 7 | szu-up-ra-nim u3 szu-ma | send me, and he |
| 8 | a-mur-a-szur i-ta-ak-la2 | Amur-Assur has sinned. |
| 9 | isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im sza tal-ku-nu | From the day that you came, |
| 10 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam | May your return to me come! |
| 11 | u4-mi3-a la-am-nu isz-tu3 | Every day a lamnu from |
| 12 | ta-ta-al-ka3#-ni# [a-wa]-tam2 | You have spoken a word to me |
| 13 | sza wa-ah-szu-sza-na# | of Waḫšušana |
| left | ||
| 1 | ag-ta-am-ra-ku-nu-ti2 u3 | I have sent to you, and |
| 2 | a-tu3-nu mi3-ma-sza-ma | Atunu, what is there? |
| 3 | la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-nim-ma | do not send me, and |
| 4 | uz2-ni la2 ta-pa-te2-a | You will not open my ears. |
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