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CCT 3, 23, BM 113618 (P358583)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 23, BM 113618 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358583 |
| Museum no. | BM 113618 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2!-bi#-[ma] | Speak to me thus: |
| 2 | um-ma ta-ra-am-ku-bi4#-ma | Thus Taram-Kūbe: |
| 3 | sze2-bu-la2-tim / ki-a-ma | the šebulātum offerings, thus |
| 4 | tu3-usz-te2-ne2-ba-lam | do not abandon him! |
| 5 | a-na-kam / _tug2 hi-a_ sza i-ka3-bu-tu3 | Herewith, the garments that he wore |
| 6 | la2 usz-te2-ne2-ba-la2-ku-um | do not keep you awake! |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / sza tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni | 1 mina of silver that you gave me, |
| 8 | a-na 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ | for 15 shekels of silver |
| 9 | sza a-na _e2_ a-lim{ki} u2-sza-qu2-lu! | which to the house of the city he had entrusted |
| 10 | la2 ma-s,i2 sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | (Sum) The one who is not afraid, who is like a lion (Akk) The unfavorable one that is like the lion |
| 11 | um-ma szu-nu-ma / ne2-nu | Thus (says) Nenu. |
| 12 | lu ni-isz-qul2 | let us not fall. |
| 13 | a-na-ku-ma / a-szi2-i | I myself |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ti2-a / u2-la2-qi2-it-ma | he took my hand and |
| 2 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / a-na | 5 minas of silver for |
| 3 | _e2_ a-lim{ki} asz!-qul2 | the house of A-lim, Ašqul |
| 4 | a-di2 / ma-la2 u3 2(disz) sze2-ni-szu | as much as there is, and two of his sheep |
| 5 | asz2-pu-ra-kum 5(disz) _ma-na_ | I wrote to you: 5 minas |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ szu!-qul2 | silver, šuqul |
| 7 | a-s,e2-er 1(disz) _tug2_ [...]-um# | 1 garment ...-um |
| 8 | sze2-bu-la2-[tim ...] | The šebulātum offerings . . |
| 9 | a-na [...]-ri | to ... |
| 10 | be-tim [...]-tam2 | The ... of ... |
| 11 | a-szu-mi3 [...] | My father ... |
| 12 | sza i-ba-[szi2-u2 ...] | which there are ... |
| 13 | sza tasz-pu-ra#-[ni mi3-ma] | What have you written me? |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 i-di2-nam / um-ma szu-ut-ma | he did not give, thus he: |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ / isz-ti2 | 1 mina of silver together with |
| 3 | um-mi3-a-ni / a-la2-pa2-at!-ma! | his mother, he will be slain |
Sources & licences
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