Unread Atlas
CCT 3, 44, BM 113484 (P358618)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CCT 3, 44, BM 113484 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358618 |
| Museum no. | BM 113484 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-sa3-num-ma a-na | Thus Asanum: to |
| 2 | a-ni-na / qi2-bi-ma | Say to us: |
| 3 | <<ku>> asz2-pu-ra-ku-um | I wrote to you. |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma 9(u) _tug2_ | Thus I: 90 garments |
| 5 | _sag10_ / e-zi-ib | he will be good. |
| 6 | a-pu-tum me-at _tug2 hi-a_ | “It is enough, the hundred garments |
| 7 | _sag10_ wa!-at-ru-tim | the lands of Atrutum |
| 8 | lu i-na te2-ga-ra-ma | or in a battle |
| 9 | lu i-na ba-ra-ti2-im | or by rebellion |
| 10 | e-zi-ib / a-szu-mi3 | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer. |
| 11 | _sag10_{qi2-im} / sza-ab2-ma x? | “Sag-qīm, he ... |
| 12 | mi3-ma / li-ba-ak-nu | whatever he should make |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 i-ma!-ri-is,! | he shall not be negligent |
| 2 | a-na-kam / ru-ba-um | Why, prince? |
| 3 | u2-ma-nam / a-na | “It is enough for |
| 4 | pa2-ni-ku-nu / i-t,a2-ar-dam | He will return to your presence. |
| 5 | e-ma-ri / ra-qu2-tim | the great flood, |
| 6 | a-na na-ab2-ri-tim | for the stele |
| 7 | i-di2-i / e-ma-ri | (Sum) I want to go to the river, to the marshes (Akk) The river, the marsh |
| 8 | da-nu-tim / a-ni-sza-am | Anūtum |
| 9 | sze2-ri-ba-am | he sent. |
| 10 | 1(u) _ma-na / uruda sag10_ | 10 minas of red copper |
| 11 | e-nu-be-lum2 | Enubelum |
| 12 | na-asz2-a-ku-um | he is responsible. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.