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CCT 3, 27-28, BM 113265 (P358589)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 27-28, BM 113265 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358589 |
| Museum no. | BM 113265 |
| 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!-li-ma | Thus Šulima: |
| 2 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Iddin-Ištar: |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3_ uh3-ta-bi-la-kum | 1 mina of silver: Uhta-bilakum |
| 4 | 6(disz) s,u2-ha-ri | 6 ṣuharu, |
| 5 | u2-sze2-ri-a-kum | I sent to you. |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 7 | su2-ka3-li2-a u3 a-ta | Sukalīya and ... |
| 8 | i-zi-za-ma / s,u2-ub-ri | Stand and watch over me! |
| 9 | di3-na-ma 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | he shall pay, and 1 mina of silver |
| 10 | tu3-sza-bi-<a>-ma | you strew, and |
| 11 | a-szi2-ti _ku3-babbar_ | the ašītu of silver |
| 12 | da-mi3-qa2-nim | good fortune |
| 13 | a-hi a-ta / a-na-ku | “My brother, you are my father. |
| 14 | a-hu-ka3 u3!-la | of Aḫu |
| 15 | sza a-wa-tim a-na-ku | of the words I |
| 16 | u3 a-ta a-mi3-nim | and from the water |
| 17 | bi-it-qa2-tim | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-am | you keep sending to me. |
| 2 | e-ta-lu-tam2 | the E-talutam |
| 3 | te9-pu-usz-ma s,u2-ub-ri | You perform the ṣubru-ritual. |
| 4 | ba-la-at a-hi-a | the life of my brother |
| 5 | ta-di3-in a-ta | given, from the water |
| 6 | u3 a-hi / sze2-s,i2-a-ma# | and a brother shall bring, and |
| 7 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka2 la tu3-usz-ta-bi | If you do not pay the silver, |
| 8 | te9-er-ta-ak-nu | you will return. |
| 9 | li-li-kam / szu-ma | Let him come! |
| 10 | wa-at-ru-um / i-ba-szi2 | there is a curse. |
| 11 | sze2-bi-la-nim | send to me! |
| 12 | ma-tum / sa3-hi-at-ma | the land is scattered |
| 13 | _an-na_ sza a-na lu-li-im | the tin that for the lulû |
| 14 | ta-di3-na-ni | gave to him, |
| 15 | u2-la usz-te9-bi-la-kum | I did not send to you. |
| 16 | i-na wa-ra-di3-a | in the quay |
| 17 | a-sze2-ba-la-kum | I will bring to you. |
Sources & licences
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