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TTC 19 (P357864)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TTC 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357864 |
| Museum no. | AO 10378 |
| 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 a-szur3-la2-ma-si2-ma | Thus Assur-lamassi: |
| 2 | a-na ab2-sza-lim | to Abšalim |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | speak, and 10 shekels of silver |
| 4 | ku-nu-ki sza ma-ha-i-a | Seal of the mayor. |
| 5 | u3 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and 2 shekels of silver |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a en-na-num | Seal of Ennanum. |
| 7 | _dumu_ sa3-si2-a | son of Sasiya, |
| 8 | na-asz2-a-ki-im | the naškīm |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ha-ti2 a-ti2 a-na a-lim{ki} | my brothers to the city |
| 2 | a-ti2-s,i2 a-s,e2-er | I went out to go out, |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ki 3(disz) _ma-na_ | of your silver, 3 minas |
| 4 | pa2-ni-im sza a-na a-lim | the front, which to the city |
| 5 | ub-lu-ni 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | brought, 1 1/2 mina |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ wa-ar-ki-[tam2] | the later silver |
| 7 | ma-ha-i u2-sze2-bi-[il5] | the temple he raised up. |
| 8 | szi2-ma-am u2 a-[... x x x sza] | a fate ... ... of |
| 9 | sza-hi-ra-tim _sag10_ | secondly, it is favorable. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza qa2-ti2-ka3 a-sze2-pi3-a | of your hand I have smashed, |
| 2 | wa-ar-ki sze2-bi4-il5 | After that, send it to me! |
Sources & licences
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