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CCT 3, 28, BM 113288 (P358590)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 28, BM 113288 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358590 |
| Museum no. | BM 113288 |
| 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 sza ki-ma <ku>-a-ti2-ma | Thus (says) the one who like a slave: |
| 2 | a-na in-bi-esz18-dar | to Inbi-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma i-2(disz) me-at 4(u) _tug2_ | say, “2 hundred and 40 garments |
| 4 | lu ku!-wa!-u2!-tum lu! sza ka3-s,a-ri | be it a kuwātum-garment, be it one of kaṣaru-garments, |
| 5 | sza a-bu-um-<dingir> / u2-sze2-ri-ba-ni | that Abūm-ilum brought here, |
| 6 | _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na | garments for |
| 7 | _e2-gal_-lim / e-li-u2-ma | the palace above |
| 8 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tim | therefrom: 12 nishtum-garments |
| 9 | _e2-gal_-lum2 / il5-qe2 | the palace he took |
| 10 | 2(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ [a]-na szi2-mi3-im | 22 garments for divination |
| 11 | _e2-gal_-lum2 / il5-qe2 | the palace he took |
| 12 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na _gal_ hu-ur-sza-tim | 1 garment for the chief of the workers |
| 13 | a-ta-ta | Atata |
| 14 | i-szi2 / _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na | he has a garment for |
| 15 | sza a-ta-ta | of Atata, |
| 16 | sza-ak-nu-u2 | are placed. |
| 17 | szu-ma-mi3-in4 | Šuma-min |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _tug2 hi-a_ a-na sza [a-ta]-ta | garments for that which I have |
| 2 | la2 i-szi-ik-nu | they did not bring. |
| 3 | a-na _tug2 hi-a_ / ni-ip-la2-ah-mi3-<in4> | to a cloak we shall remove |
| 4 | ki-ma _tug2 hi-a_ | like a garment |
| 5 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 6 | ur-da2-ni-ni 4(u) 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | Urdanini, 47 textiles |
| 7 | sza ku-nu-ki-ka3 | of your seal |
| 8 | a-ta-ta / il5-qe2 | Atata took. |
| 9 | 4(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ sza ku-nu-uk | 42 garments of knukku-quality, |
| 10 | a-wi-lim / a-szur-ma-lik | A man, Assur-malik |
| 11 | il5-qe2 3(u) _tug2#_ sza ku-nu-uk | 30 garments of knukku-quality |
| 12 | a-szur-gal / szu-esz18-dar / il5-qe2 | Ašur-gal, the envoy, took it. |
| 13 | ri-ih#-ti2# / _tug2 hi-a_ a-na | a reed bundle of clothing for |
| 14 | a-bu-um-dingir / ni-di2-in | Abum-ilum, we will give. |
| 15 | u3 s,u2-ha-ru-um | and Ṣuharum |
| 16 | sza i-ku-pi2-a-szur | belonging to Ikūpi-Assur, |
| 17 | i-za-az-ma | he stands, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na szi2-mi3-im | garments for the rites |
| 2 | i-ta-na-di2-nu-szu-nu | they have given to them |
Sources & licences
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