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CCT 3, 19, BM 113456 (P358577)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 19, BM 113456 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358577 |
| Museum no. | BM 113456 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušu-kēn |
| 2 | um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma t,up-pu-um | Thus Lamassīma, the scribe: |
| 3 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | a tahsistam |
| 4 | sza ba-a-ba-tim sza i-na | belonging to Bābabatum, which in |
| 5 | be2-ti2-ka3 te2-zi-bu / mu-zi-zu-ka3 | You who stand at your side, you who stand before you. |
| 6 | u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ma qa2-su2-nu-ma | they brought out, and their hands |
| 7 | u2-ka3-al a-na-ku a-mi3-ma la2 at,-hi | (Sum) I am the one who keeps watch (Akk) I do not keep watch |
| 8 | u3 a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-ka3 isz-qu2-lu | and to your merchant he has plundered |
| 9 | la isz-qu2-lu mi3-ma u2-la i-de8 a-ta | (Sum) He does not eat anything, he does not know anything. (Akk) He did not drink anything, what did he not know? |
| 10 | ma-la2-ka3 / u3 ki-ma asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni | wherever I go, and as I wrote to you |
| 11 | mi3-ma szu-mi3 la2 ta-za-kar2-su-nu-ti2 | You will not invoke my name. |
| 12 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | 6 1/2 minas of silver from Assur-šamašshi |
| 13 | _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep _sza3-ba_ | son of La-qēpî, in the midst |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-du-a-tam2 u3 ni-is-ha-tim | šadūtum and nišḫatum |
| 2 | u2-sa3-hu-ru 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | they shall return. 3 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar ki_ u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur _dumu_ i3-li2-a | silver from Uṣur-ša-Assur son of Ilīya |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ki_ sza-lim-a-szur | 1/2 mina 5 shekels with Shalim-Assur |
| 5 | _szunigin_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | total: 8 1/2 minas of silver for Assur-imitti |
| 6 | _dumu_ en-na-nim i-sza-qal | son of Ennanum he shall weigh out. |
| 7 | i-na 4(disz) _ma-na ku3_ sza a-na i3-li-isz-ti2-kal2 | for 4 minas of silver that to Iliš-tikal |
| 8 | ha-bu-la2-ku-ni 2(disz) _ma-na_ | of Habulakuni 2 minas |
| 9 | _ku3 ki_ i-ku-pi2-a 2(disz) _ma-na_ a-hu-ur | the silver from Ikupia 2 minas of Ahur |
| 10 | 9(disz) _gin2_ ur-da-na-na | 9 shekels: Urdanana; |
| 11 | [(x)] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma!-na _ku3-babbar_ sza dingir-ma-lik | 1 1/2 minas of silver belonging to Ili-malik |
| 12 | [me]-he-er t,up-pi3-im sza te2-zi-bu | the equivalent of the tablet of the ezibu-offering |
| 13 | [x] x _gin2_ a-na wa-s,i2-im | ... shekels for the journey |
| 14 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
Sources & licences
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