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CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 (P358543)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358543 |
| Museum no. | BM 113289 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na la-ma-si2 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Lamāsi. |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-<is-ha-su2> | 1 mina 15 shekels of silver is its value |
| 4 | _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | the lower side on his right, |
| 5 | dan-a-szur3 na-asz2-a-ki-im | Dannašur, the herdsman, |
| 6 | lu szi2-im 1(disz) _tug2_ u3 2(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-bu-ul-tim | or the price of 1 garment and 2 garments of qabultum |
| 7 | sza a-na s,e2-ri-a tu3-sze2-bi4-li-ni | that you sent to the steppe, |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-ki / gam2-ra-ki-im | your silver is the profit. |
| 9 | 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ ik-ri-bu | 21 minas of red copper, Ikribu |
| 10 | sza be2-lim 2(disz) su2-pa2-na-an sza _u4 ka-bar_ | of Bēl-ilum, 2 supālu-bowls of bronze |
| 11 | 1(u) 3(disz) e-x [x ma]-na masz-qal-tim | 13 ... minas of wax |
| 12 | a-la-nu? / mi3-isz-lum2 / ka3-bu-tu3-tum | Alānu(?) / mîšlum / kabututum |
| 13 | mi3-isz-lum2 / ta-zi-ki | Išlum, stand by me! |
| 14 | pa2-szu-ru-um sza a-na | “Pašūrūm-plant, which to |
| 15 | ki?-ta?-um 5(disz) e-pa2-da-tum | (total:) 5 (pieces of) epadatum |
| 16 | tal-ha-di2-a-tum 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Talḫadiatum 1/3 mina of silver |
| 17 | lu sza-wi-ru / lu mu-sa3-ru-um | be it a šawiru or a mūsarum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza s,u2-ha-ri-im | of the ṣuḫarum |
| 2 | _ki-la2-bi_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | its weight: 2/3 mina 2 1/2 shekels |
| 3 | a-ha-ma / a-nu-qu2!-szu / s,u2-ha-<ra>-am | “Ha! His limbs are a ṣūḫāram! |
| 4 | u2 am-tam2 [mi3]-ma a-nim | and a wild bull |
| 5 | dan-a-szur3 i-ra-de8-a-ki-im | Današur will bring you. |
| 6 | a-pu-tum s,u2-ha-ra-am | “Apotropaic ritual, ṣuḫarām, |
| 7 | a-na ma-ma-an / la2 tu3-szi2-ri-ma | Do not turn back to anyone! |
| 8 | i-na qe2-ra-be-tim | in the middle |
| 9 | li-ir-bi / i-nu-mi3 dan-a-szur3 | At that time, Dan-Assur |
| 10 | a-ni-sza-am / u2-s,i2-a-ni | Anišam brought me out. |
| 11 | sza-wi-ri-szu / u3 mu-sa3-ra-am | his enemies and mūsāram |
| 12 | a-s,e2-er 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the harvest, 1/3 mina of silver |
| 13 | sza a-di2-nu-szu-ni a-na dan-a-[szur] | which I gave him to Dan-Assur |
| 14 | di2-ni-ma / _szunigin!_ sza 1(disz) _ma-[na ku3-babbar_] | the total of 1 mina of silver |
| 15 | szi2-ma-am / li-isz-am | May he hear (it)! |
| 16 | lu-sze2-ri-am | let me bring. |
Sources & licences
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