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TCL 19, 081 (P357647)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 19, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357647 |
| Museum no. | AO 09284 |
| 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-ku-nim ur-dim | to Ikūnum, Urdim |
| 2 | szu-mi3-a-bi4-a szu-a-nim | Šumi-abīya, his name |
| 3 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u3 a-mur-esz18-dar | Assur-imitti and Amur-Ištar |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma il5-mi3-ti2-ma | Speak, thus Ilmiti: |
| 5 | a-szi2-a-am sza a-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2-ni | As for you, whom I gave to you, |
| 6 | szu-ma a-di2-ni la2 ta-di2-in | If not, you will not give it. |
| 7 | i-ku-nu-um u3 ur-dum | Ikunum and Urdum |
| 8 | i-na sza-ha-ti2-szu-nu | in their šaḫatu |
| 9 | li-zi-zu-ma a-szi2-a-am | stand and listen! |
| 10 | a-na szi2-<mi3>-im di2-na-ma | Give me a verdict! |
| 11 | u3 na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2 pa2-ni-tam2 | and the preceding supplication |
| 12 | i-ku-na-am u3 | Ikūnum and |
| 13 | ur-dum ka3-li-ma-ma | Urdum of Kalimama |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-ma-la2 | and Amala |
| 2 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-a | a message |
| 3 | ep-sza a-na i-ku-nim | did to Ikunum |
| 4 | ur-dim u2 szu-mi3-a-bi4-a | Urdim and Šumi-abiya |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma u3 szu-ma ta-da2-ga-la2-ma | Speak, and you will praise me. |
| 6 | szu-qu2-lu-um isz-tu3 _e2-gal_-lim | a šuqulum from the palace |
| 7 | i-ta-ar-dam u2-za-ku-nu | they will return and they will clear it. |
| 8 | lu sza-ak-na-at-ma | be placed, and |
| 9 | u3 te2-er-ta-ak-nu | and return it. |
| 10 | li-li-kam-ma uz2-ni | Come, and my limbs |
| 11 | pi3-te2-a a-hu-a <a>-tu3-nu | Released by Aḫua. |
| 12 | ki-ma e-ni-a a-na | like a hero to |
| 13 | a-wa-tim sza _e2_ a-bi4-ni | the words of the house of our father |
| 14 | u2-za-ku-nu | they will clear. |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu na-ad-at u2 szu-a-num | be it a nadatu or šū-anu |
| 2 | u3 a-mur-esz18-dar t,ur4-da-nim | and Amur-Ištar, the ṭurdānim, |
Sources & licences
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