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CCT 3, 22-23, BM 113556 (P358582)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 22-23, BM 113556 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358582 |
| Museum no. | BM 113556 |
| 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 szu-hu-bur | Šuḫubur, |
| 2 | u3 me-er-u2 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2-ma | and the heirs of Assur-imitti, |
| 3 | a-na bu-zu-ta-a | to Buzutâ |
| 4 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 im-di2-dingir | Pušuken and Imdi-ilum |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma / t,up-pa2-am | Speak! A tablet |
| 6 | sza a-lim{ki} / a-na i-ku-nim | of the city to Ikūnum |
| 7 | _dumu_ sa2-ma-a / a-na e-bu-bi-szu | son of Samâ, to his dwelling |
| 8 | a-na-kam / ni-il5-qe2-ma | Why did we take it? |
| 9 | t,up-pa2-am# sza a-lim{ki} | Tablet of the city |
| 10 | puzur4-i3-li2 _dumu_ il5-ba-ni | Puzur-ilī, son of Ilbani |
| 11 | ra-bi-is,-ni | he made great. |
| 12 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | are yours. |
| 13 | a-ma-kam / i-na | “Why in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ha-at puzur4-i3-li2 | the debt of Puzur-ilī, |
| 2 | ra-bi-s,i2-ni / i-zi-za-a-ma | (Sum) She stands with her great hero (Akk) She stood with her mighty hero |
| 3 | i-ku-nam / a-na | he will weigh out for |
| 4 | na-ru-qi2-szu / e-bi-ba-szu-ma# | his gift he gave him, and |
| 5 | ki-ma / a-wi-lam / tu3-bi-ba-a-ni | Like a man, you have caused him to die. |
| 6 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / isz-ti2 | Your return is with |
| 7 | a-li-ki-im / pa2-nim-ma | “Alas, the front |
| 8 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 9 | a-na-kam / i-na mi3-ma | Why, in what way |
| 10 | i-ku-num / i-szu-u2-ni | Ikūnum has |
| 11 | szal2-sza-ti2-szu | his booty |
| 12 | lu ne2-mu-su2-ma | or a nēmusu |
| 13 | lu ni-il5-qe2 | we took. |
| 14 | u3 t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am | and he will break his tablet. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza ku-nu-ki-szu sza ki-ma | of his seal, which like |
| 2 | e-bi-bu-ni li-qe2-a-nim | may they take from me. |
Sources & licences
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