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CCT 3, 14, BM 113388 (P358570)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 14, BM 113388 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358570 |
| Museum no. | BM 113388 |
| 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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-gal a-la2-hi-im | to Aššargal the miller |
| 3 | ab2-sza-lim u2 sza-ak-ri-il5-ka3 | cows and šakrilka plants |
| 4 | u2 i-di2-{d}utu qi2-bi-ma | and Iddi-šamaš, speak! |
| 5 | szu-ma u2-nu-tum i-ta-di2!-ma | he gave the equipment, and |
| 6 | ma ha-ra-nu-um wa-szu-ra-at | “Ḫarānum is the one who is torn out, |
| 7 | u2-nu-tam2 szu-um-szu! sza i-be-tim | that utensil of the river |
| 8 | i-ba-szi2-u2 a-na be-tim | there is for the house |
| 9 | e-szi2-im sze-ri-ba-ma <isz-ti2> | <(If) he requests it, he will bring it to me” |
| 10 | _e2-gal_-lim u2 du-ri-ni | the palace he built for me. |
| 11 | i-ku-nu-ki-ku-nu ku-un-ka3-ma | seal it with your seal and |
| 12 | ma-ma-an la2 i-pa2-te2 | nobody will open it. |
| 13 | lu qe2-mu-um lu ar-sza-tum | be it a qēmû-demon, be it an aršatum-disease, |
| 14 | a-szar _sze_-um i-ba-szi2-u2 | wherever there is barley |
| 15 | sze2-ri-ba-ma pe3-eh-a | šerībama peḫa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-la2 te2-zi-ba-ni | as much as he will spare, |
| 2 | me-eh-ra-am a-na am-tim | a third to the wild bull |
| 3 | di2-na u2 sza-ni-am | a lawsuit and another |
| 4 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim ez-ba-ma | in the palace was angry, and |
| 5 | am-tum isz2-ti2 / a-la2-hi-im | Amtum with Alaḫum |
| 6 | lu ta-ta-al-kam | you should go! |
| 7 | 1(disz) am-tam ki-la-ri-tam2 | 1 amtam kilarītam, |
| 8 | a-szi2-mi3-im di2-na-szi2 | a verdict for her |
| 9 | i-di2-{d}utu u2 am-tam2 ra-bi4-tam2 | Iddi-Šamaš, the great wild cow |
| 10 | a-szar be-tim na-hi-da-ma | wherever he wishes to go |
| 11 | ku-nu-ki sza _e2-gal_-lim | Seal of the palace. |
| 12 | u2 du-ri-ni lu-sza-s,i2-ru a-na | and our work they shall keep secure for |
| 13 | pa2-hi-ka3-ri _e2_ szu-esz18-dar | the paḫi-kari, the house of Šū-Ishtar, |
| 14 | ma-ma-[an] la2 i-t,a2-hi | no one shall be negligent. |
| 15 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ um-ma-sza | 1/2 mina of silver, her mother |
| 16 | sza am-tim ha-bu-la2-at | of the wild bull, the robber |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am he-er-ma-ma a-na ab2-sza-lim | Break the tablet and send it to Abšalim! |
| 2 | di2-na a-ha-ma 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-la2-am | a lawsuit against each other 7 1/2 shekels of silver is forfeited. |
| 3 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szi2 szu-ma sze-am ta-ha#-[sza-ah] | you will pour out for her. You will crush the barley. |
| 4 | a-li-bi _sze_-im-ma szu-up-ka3-ma an-[x (x)] | send me the barley and ... |
| 5 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 szi2-it-ra-[am] | 3 shekels of silver, grass-fed, |
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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