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CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 (P358578)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358578 |
| Museum no. | BM 113283 |
| 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-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma 9(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | thus Lamassi: 9 garments |
| 3 | ku-lu-ma-a na-asz2-a-kum 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | kulumāyu brought to you, 3 textiles |
| 4 | i-di2-su2-en6 na-asz2-a-kum | Idissuen is your provider. |
| 5 | 2(disz) su2-pa2-ni sza _u4 ka-bar_ dan-na-a-szur3 | 2 supānu-vessels of the day of bronze Danna-Assur, |
| 6 | ub-lam / 1(disz) su2-pa2-nam sza _u4 ka-bar_ | he brought. 1 supānu of the day of bronze |
| 7 | u2 it-gu5-ra-am sza _u4 ka-bar_ i-a-szar | he will eat the grass. On the day of the silver he shall find. |
| 8 | ub-lam 2(disz) it-gu5-ra-tim sza _u4 ka-bar_ | he brought. 2 itgūrātum-bowls of the day of bronze |
| 9 | i-di2-su2-en6 ub-lam / 1(disz) it-gu5-ra-am | Idi-Suen brought, (and) 1 itguram |
| 10 | sza _u4 ka-bar_ a-hu-wa-qar ub-lam | of the day of bronze Ahu-waqar brought |
| 11 | 1(disz) su2-pa2-nam sza _ku3-babbar_ i-ku-pi2-a ub-lam | 1 supānu of silver he brought, |
| 12 | 1(disz) su2-pa2-nam sza _ku3-babbar dumu_ i-bi-su-a ub-lam | Su-pa-nam, of silver, son of Ibisua brought. |
| 13 | sa3-ma-la2-tim it-gu5-ra-tim | the samālātum offerings, |
| 14 | u2 s,i-ba-tim ub-lu-nim szu-ma be-li2 a-ta | and ṣibatum brought to me, that my lord, why |
| 15 | a-szu-mi3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Ašumi, the garment that you wrote me |
| 16 | la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni bi-ba-ka3 | did not send to me, |
| 17 | la2 i-la2-mi3-in ki-ma s,u2-ha-ar-[tum] | he shall not pay. Like a ṣuhartu |
| 18 | i-ir-ta-bi-u2-ni / _tug2_ isz-te2-en6 u2 sze2-na | he has brought, a garment ištēnu and šenu-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka3-ab-tu3-tim a-na na-ar-ka3-ab-tim | the kabtû-demons to the narkabtim-disease, |
| 2 | e-ta-pa2-asz2 u2 a-na ni-szi2 be2-tim | he has done, and for the people of the land |
| 3 | u2 a-na s,u2-uh3-ri-im | and for the ṣuḫrūm |
| 4 | e-pu-usz u2-la2 ak-ta-sza-ad-ma | I did, but I did not measure it out, and |
| 5 | _tug2 hi-a la2_ usz-te2-bi-la2-kum _tug2 hi-a_ | I have sent to you a garment of ... garments. |
| 6 | ma-la2 qa2-ti2 i-ka3-szu-du isz-ti2 | as much as he holds in his hand, with |
| 7 | wa-ar-ki-u2-tim u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | later he will send you. |
| 8 | _e2_ a-bu-um-dingir i-na i-ga-ar-tim | the house of Abum-ilī in Igartum |
| 9 | ku-a-tim i-ku-pi2-a sza _e2_ a-ta-a | the stolen property of the house why |
| 10 | i-ga-ar-tam2 szu-a-tam2 isz-ta-kan2 | he placed a new iĝartam-gift. |
| 11 | u2 a-na-ku a-s,a-al-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma | And I went and said thus: |
| 12 | ta-pa2-u2-tum-ma u2-ta-pa2-szu mi3-ma-ma | “Settle, and he will seize it.’ |
| 13 | u2-la2 u2-ta-pa2-szu / it-be2-a-ma | “If he does not remove it, he will die, and |
| 14 | i-ta-s,a-am a-ta a-ma-kam qi2-bi-szu-um | “Why do you speak to him about this? |
| 15 | um-ma a-ta-ma mi3-szu-um i-ga-ar-ta-ka3 | Thus (says) Atāma: “What is your debt? |
| 16 | i-na _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-a / ta-asz2-ku-un] | in the House of Succession you placed |
| 17 | ki-ma _e2 la2_ a-szi2-ri-im te2-pu-usz | like a house without a roof you built. |
| 18 | u3 a-szu-mi3 ba-pi2-ri sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | And my name is Bapiru, about which you wrote me, |
| 19 | ba-pi2-ru-um wa-di2 e-pi-isz sza-ak-lu-ul | “Bapirum, the one who performs the deed(s) of the šaklul priestess, |
| 20 | u2 s,u2-ha-ar-tum da-ni-isz | and ṣuḫartu-plant vigorously |
| left | ||
| 1 | ir-ti2-bi ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam a-na su2-ni a-szur | “It is a flood, come here and I will go to the shrine of Assur. |
| 2 | szu-ku-szi2 u3 sze2-ep i3-li2-ka3 s,a-ba-at | the šukû-demon and the booty of your god are taken. |
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