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CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 (P358595)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358595 |
| Museum no. | BM 113323 |
| 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 szu-pi3-a-ah-szu-szar | to Šupī-aḫšašar |
| 2 | u3 ha-ti2-tim qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | and Hatti speak, thus says |
| 3 | szu!?-la2-ba-[an u3] a-sa3-a-ma | Šulaban and Asa |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam qa2-ab-li-am | 1 kutānu-garment of the courtyard, |
| 5 | a-na szu-pi3-a-ah-szu-szar | to Šupī-aḫšašar |
| 6 | 1(disz) _tug2_ szu!-ra-am sza! a-ki-di2-e | 1 šurām-garment of akidû-plant, |
| 7 | a-na um-me-na-ra 1(disz)? _tug2?!_ u3 | to Ummenara 1(?) garment and |
| 8 | sza! a-ki-di2-e a-na ha-ti2-tim | of the akīdû-plant to the ḫatitu-plant |
| 9 | ku-nu-ki-a <<e>> u3 ku-nu-ki | Seal it with your seal and seal! |
| 10 | a-ni-ni / me!-er!-i-ti2!-ki-na | Her name is Meritkina |
| 11 | ma!-s,i2-li ka3-s,a-ar | guards of the kaṣar |
| 12 | ma-nu-ba-lu-um-a-na | Mannu-balum-ana |
| 13 | na-asz2-a-ki-na-ti2 / u3 a-na | naš-akināti and to |
| 14 | wa-ar-dim u3 me-me-e | “Warrior, and whatever |
| 15 | isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | from the future |
| 16 | u2-sze2-ba-lam _ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay. Silver |
| 17 | a-ma-kam sza ub-la2-ni | the word that he brought |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il5-tum ta-ta-ba-al-ma | “Awīlītum you have weighed out, and |
| 2 | sza 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 1/3 mina of silver |
| 3 | tu3-di2-tam2 te2-pu-sza-am | You have given birth, you have made it. |
| 4 | ri-ih-tam2 ta-ta-ba-al | you will pour a libation. |
| 5 | _ku3-ki_ mi3-ma szu-ku-bu-um | Ku, whatever šukūbum |
| 6 | la2 i-di2-nam _geme2#_-[tu3-um] | does not give, the slave woman |
| 7 | i-a-tu3-ma / en-na-ma-num | Now, how long? |
| 8 | mi3-ma la2 i-di2-nam | whatever he does not give, |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Thus he: 2/3 mina of silver |
| 10 | i-na wa-ar-ki-ti2-a | in my later years |
| 11 | a-da-na-ki-im 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Adanakum 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | a-la2-hu-um ub-lam 1(disz) mu-usz-t,um | Alahum brought, 1 mūšṭum |
| 13 | 2(disz)? szi2-ka3-tim _i3-gesz_ ma-al-a x ki-ma | 2(?) ši-katim oil ... like |
| 14 | szi2-ka3-tam2 szu-ma na ar _ku3-sig17_ | the ši-kātam-offering is ... gold. |
| 15 | i-qe2-er-bi4-im sza-ak-nu | he will accept. They are placed. |
| 16 | la2 i-de8 i-be-ti2-ni | he did not know, his wife |
| 17 | ih-ti2-li-iq / pa2-ar-szi2?-x | he has stolen(?) |
| 18 | _dumu_ ha-na-na-ri-im ub-la2-ki-<im> | son of Hananarīm brought |
| left | ||
| 1 | na-ah-la2-ap2-tam2 en-lil2-i3-li2 / ni-a-u2-[um] | The naḫalappam of Enlil-ilī, the ni’ûm priest |
| 2 | ub?!-la2-ki-im szi2-ka3-tam2 sza [_ku3?]-babbar_ a-tu3-di2-tim# | he brought. The account of the silver of Atuditum |
| 3 | i-a-u2?-tim / [...] x-ma-tam2 | Iautum(?) |
| 4 | mu?-sza?-am? mi3-ma szi-mu-x sze2-bi4-lim | “May everything be favourable(?) |
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