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CCT 3, 16-17, BM 113331 (P358573)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 16-17, BM 113331 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358573 |
| Museum no. | BM 113331 |
| 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 | a-na a-szur-na-da qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 2 | um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ | Thus Iddin-Ištar, together with silver |
| 3 | sza ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu | of as much as his own hair |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni a-szur3 | Assur, you wrote me. |
| 5 | u2 i-la2-ap2-ra-at i-il5 | he will eat grass, he shall carry (them). |
| 6 | a-bi-ni li-t,u3-la2 isz-tu3 | our father may he live. From |
| 7 | u4-mi3-im sza a-tu3-<ur>-hu-mi3-it | The day that I have returned, |
| 8 | ta-li-ka3-ni-ma ni-na-me-ru | Come, and we will see. |
| 9 | szi2-ma-am sza i-na sza-na-im | the fate that in the other |
| 10 | u2 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ wa-at-ru u2-na-si2-hu | and 1 mina of wax they shall remove |
| 11 | a-ma-la2 u4-me-a _uruda_ | daily copper offerings |
| 12 | 3(disz){sza-u2} i-tu3-ur-ma me-at _gu2_ | 3 times he returned and 100 talents |
| 13 | bu-tu3-qa2-e lu a-mu-ur-ma | I shall see the remission of debts. |
| 14 | a-szur-ma u2 i-il5-ka3 | Assur and Iilka |
| 15 | a-wi-lam i-ti2-di2-ma | a man has given, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 _ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-a ma-qi2-it-ma | and silver I weighed out, and |
| 2 | a-di2 u4-mi3-im | as long as |
| 3 | a-nim szu!-ta-bu-a-ti2 | of the šutabû-priests |
| 4 | sza _dumu_ a-ni-nim sza ti2-de8-u2 | of the son of Aninu, that you have brought |
| 5 | _an-na_ u2 et-ma-su2 isz-ti2 | Anu and etmāsu with |
| 6 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur a-sze2-bu-li-im | Duṣillī-Assur, the ašebulum priest |
| 7 | i-zi-iz-ma i-sza-am-szi2 | he stood, and he heard her. |
| 8 | lu-qu2-tum u2-s,i2-a-ni | the luqūtu-offering he brought, |
| 9 | du10-a-szur _dumu_ e-szu-ba-ni e-ru-ub-ma | Du-Assur, son of Ešubani entered, and |
| 10 | um-ma szu-ut-ma pu-ru a-wi-lim | Thus (says) Šūṭu, the son of a man: |
| 11 | a-di2 5(disz) u4-me i-sza-kan2 lu _ku3-babbar_-pi2 | for 5 days he shall place. Either silver |
| 12 | <u2>-ta-er u2 lu-qu2-su2 u2-ta-er | <You> have returned, you have returned the food that you ate. |
| 13 | i-sza-am-szi2 sza t,up-pu u2-la2-pi2-ta-ku-ni | he will write to her. Whoever breaks the tablet, |
| 14 | te2-er-ti2 a-s,e2-er | “The extispicy is the aṣertītu-demon, |
| 15 | et,-lim i-ta-la2-ak | the young man has gone, |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma lu-qu2-tam2 qa2-ti2 i-s,a-ba-at | If he is a slave, he will seize my hand. |
| 2 | li-ba-ka3 u2 li-bi4 i-ha-du | In the city he will enjoy the food of the city. |
Sources & licences
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