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CCT 3, 39, BM 113622 (P358606)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 39, BM 113622 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358606 |
| Museum no. | BM 113622 |
| 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 bu-za-zu qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Buzzu: |
| 2 | um-ma a-sa3-nu-ma | Thus Asanu: |
| 3 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na_ | 2 talents 30 minas |
| 4 | _an-na_ sza la2-ma-sza | the tin of her lamassu |
| 5 | ha-ra-an su2-ki-nim | a long life |
| 6 | u2-sze2-ra-ab2 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ | 12 minas |
| 7 | _an-na_ / a-szur-e-nam | “Ana, Assyria |
| 8 | _dumu sag10_ / ub-la2-kum | a good son he brought to you |
| 9 | u2 a-mur-a-szur3 | and Amur-Assur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ zi-ku-ur-li2 | son of Zikūlī, |
| 2 | ma-la2 _an-na_ i-di2-na-ku-ni | as much as he gave me, |
| 3 | 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 3 minas of lead |
| 4 | i-sza bu-s,i2-a | he is a young man |
| 5 | szi-ip-ru-um | a task |
| 6 | i-di2-na-ku-ni | gave to me, |
| 7 | pa2-he-er-szu-ma a-na | his brother, and to |
| 8 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na | Waḫšušana |
| 9 | a-s,e2-ri-a sze2-bi4-lam | send to me! |
| 10 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 | Father, from father my lord |
| 11 | a-ta i-hi-[id-ma] | he smote, and |
| 12 | _an-na_ sze2-bi4-lam | send me the tin! |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma _geme2_-tum | If a slave woman |
| 2 | u2-t,a2-tam2 / te2-ri-isz-ka3 | uṭatam (is) / teriška |
| 3 | di2-szi2-im | of the judges, |
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