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CCT 3, 36-37, BM 113448 (P358603)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 36-37, BM 113448 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358603 |
| Museum no. | BM 113448 |
| 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-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | To Šū-Anum speak! |
| 2 | um-ma ma-nu-ki-a-szur3-ma | Thus Mannu-kī-Aš[ur]: |
| 3 | szu-ma ta-asz2-pu-ur-ma | you wrote to me, and |
| 4 | szu-ma-bi4-a la2 ik-szu-du-ma# | the šuma-bīya did not reach, and |
| 5 | la2 u2-ta-i-ru-ni-szu | did not return to him, |
| 6 | a-na lu-qu2-ti2-a za-ku-tim | for my freed luqūtu |
| 7 | i-ta-la2-ak um-ma szu-ut-<ma> | he went, saying: “That |
| 8 | u2-la2 ze-za-ni i-sza-am-szi2 | (Sum) She screamed bitterly (Akk) She moans bitterly |
| 9 | szu!-ma-bi4-a _dumu_ zu-zu | Šumabiya, son of Zuzu |
| 10 | e-ra-ba-ni la2 i-bi4-at | he will enter, but he is not present. |
| 11 | a-s,e2-er lu-qu2-ti2-a | (and) the reed-beds of my waste land |
| 12 | szu-pu-ur-szu u2 a-ta | send to him! And ay! |
| 13 | i-na s,u2-ha-ri isz-te2-en | in the ṣuḫaru, together |
| 14 | szu-pu-ur-ma _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3#? | send, and your good garment(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa2-zu-ri-im | |
| 2 | lu-pa2-zi-ru ta-da-ma | you will give, and |
| 3 | _ki illat_ la2 i-ru-bu | with the flood they did not enter. |
| 4 | a-na a-mu-tim ba-at-qam? | It is entrusted to me. |
| 5 | u2-ka3-lu-nim u2-la2 a-di2-szi2 | he will hold back, he shall carry it with her. |
| 6 | [a]-di2# 3(disz) u4-me a-sza-me-ma | for 3 days I will ask |
| 7 | [na]-ru-qu2!?-um i-da-ku-nu | the narūqu(?), they will give to you |
| 8 | e!-ti2-iq-ma ba-ti-iq wa-tu3-ur | he passed, and passed. He returned. |
| 9 | a-da-ma! i-na hu?-bu?-lim? | and in Ḫubulum |
| 10 | 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2-ka3-i-lu | 5 shekels each, Ukalu, |
| 11 | a-bi4 a-ta be-<li2> a-ta szu-pu-ur-ma | (Sum) My father, what did he do? (Akk) What did I do? Write me what I did? |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-[la2]-qe2# 4(disz) _ma-na_ | We took the silver, 4 minas |
| 13 | sza szu-ma#-bi4#-a na-asz2-u2 | that Šuma-bīya brought |
| 14 | le-t,i2-ru-szu u2 szu-a-ti2 lu-ta-e?-ru-ni | May they release him, and may they return me that plant. |
| 15 | ma-la2 isz-ti2 a-szur3-ni-szu | as much as with his Assyrian |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na _uruda_ ta-me-ni-ru-ma | to copper you shall measure out, and |
| 2 | [x x]-na-ku-ni te2-er-ta-ka3 | Your ... is a pledge. |
| 3 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
Sources & licences
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