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CCT 3, 43, BM 113475 (P358616)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 43, BM 113475 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358616 |
| Museum no. | BM 113475 |
| 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 i-di2-a-bu-um-<ma> | Thus Iddin-abum: |
| 2 | a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | To Šū-Anum speak! |
| 3 | a-na-kam-ma | here |
| 4 | ta-aq-bi4-a-am!-ma | you said, and |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 6 | a-na 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ x _ku3_ | for 4 garments, 1 mina ... silver |
| 7 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum a-mi3-nim | I will send to you. |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 dumu?_ ka3-za-za | 12 1/2 shekels: the son of Kazaza |
| 9 | tu3-<sze2>-bi4-lam _ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay back. The silver |
| 10 | sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | of my garments |
| 11 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _tug2_ i-li-bi4-ka3 | 1 garment of Ilī-bi’ka, |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam | send me silver! |
| 3 | ni-mar-esz18-dar | Nimar-Ištar |
| 4 | i-pa2-ni-u2-tim-ma | a substitute, and |
| 5 | t,ur4-dam | ṭurdam |
| 6 | e-la2-li2 a-szar | Elali, where |
| 7 | la2-mu-tim i-sze2-e-ka3 | the deficit of Iše |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 9 | i-na sa3-al-e | at the threshing floor |
| 10 | isz-ta#?-ru-qa2-nam | he smote |
| 11 | a-pu-tum | |
| left | ||
| 1 | ra-ma-ka3 sza-s,e2-er! | to the šaṣer(-priestess), |
| 2 | i-na sa3-al?!-e la2 ta-sza-ri-<iq> | Do not pass in the street |
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