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CCT 3, 03, BM 113335 (P358608)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 03, BM 113335 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358608 |
| Museum no. | BM 113335 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku | Ili-alim and Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma | speak! |
| 5 | mi3-szu sza a-hu-ku-nu | What is it that you have done? |
| 6 | isz-tu3 2(disz) sza-na-at | After 2 years |
| 7 | ma-ar-s,u2-ma u3 ta-ta-ga-la-szu-ni | “I am afraid, and you keep chasing him,’ |
| 8 | a-pu-tum | |
| 9 | i-nu-mi3-im sza t,up-pa2-am | At that time, according to the tablet |
| 10 | ta-sza-me-a-ni | you will hear. |
| 11 | szu-pu-ra-ma li-tal-kam | send me, so that he may come. |
| 12 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 20 minas of silver |
| 13 | i3-li2-a-lim li-ik-nu-kam | Ilī-alim may seal it. |
| 14 | u3 8(disz) ma-n | and 8 mana |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma | the silver each other |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ma-na-ah-ti2 | of Manaḫtu |
| 2 | _e2_-tim sza ha-bu-lu | the house of Habulu |
| 3 | lu-sze2-bi-lam u3 a-szur3-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| 4 | ma-la i-ka3-szu-du | as much as he eats |
| 5 | li-ik-nu-uk-ma | seal, and |
| 6 | lu-sze2-bi-lam i-na | let me send, in |
| 7 | pa2-nim-ma a-li-ki-im | the face of the city |
| 8 | a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku | Assur-taklāku |
| 9 | t,ur4-da-nim i-da-asz2-e | he will weigh out the ṭurdanu-measure. |
| 10 | i3-li2-a-lum2 lu-us,2-a-am | Ilī-alum, let me go! |
| 11 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 12 | qi2-bi-ma 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | Say: 11 minas of tin |
| 13 | sza a-la-hi-im | of Alahum |
| 14 | i-ma-s,a-ar-tim | they will measure out. |
| 15 | tam2-szi2-ma te2-zi-ib | you observe, and you leave. |
| 16 | _ki_ a-li-ki | from Aliki |
| left | ||
| 1 | nu-sze2-ba-la-szu x x x | we shall bring him . |
| 2 | _an-na_ u3 2/3(disz) _ma-[na]_ _ku3-ki_ | of lead and 2/3 mina of silver |
| 3 | ki-ma 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ | like 10 minas of tin |
| 4 | a-qa2-[ti2]-a | I smote |
Sources & licences
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