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CCT 3, 50, BM 113600 (P358629)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 50, BM 113600 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358629 |
| Museum no. | BM 113600 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma# | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma bur-a-szur-ma | Bur-Assur (speaks) thus: |
| 3 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | a-ma-kam t,up-pa2-am | Wording of a tablet. |
| 5 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 | a message |
| 6 | sza en-nam-a-szur | of Ennam-Assur, |
| 7 | _dumu_ szal2-mi3-hi-im | son of Šalmiḫum, |
| 8 | ub-la2-ku-ni | brought to you |
| 9 | szi2-ta-me-ma | heard, and |
| 10 | u2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | and the tērta plant |
| 11 | za-ku-tum / isz-ti2 | “The exempted one with |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ku-pi3-a _dub-sar_ | Ikupia, scribe |
| 2 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 3 | szu-ma / um-ma a-ta-ma | He (says) thus: |
| 4 | ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 5 | t,up-pe3-e / sza ki-ma / | Tablet which like |
| 6 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni | I sent to you. |
| 7 | la2-al-qe2-a-ma | I shall take, and |
| 8 | la2-ta-al-kam | I did not take it. |
| 9 | szu-ma um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Aya: |
| 10 | _iti-kam_-am / isz-te2-en | the second month |
| 11 | su2-hu-ur-ma | he removed, and |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ sza ki-ma | 10 minas of silver which like |
| 13 | ma-ah-ri-a | before me |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-sza-ku-nu-ni | you placed, |
| 2 | na-an-szi2-a-am | he shall take. |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ka3 za-ku-tum | “You are exalted, |
Sources & licences
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