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CCT 3, 05, BM 113286 (P358630)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 05, BM 113286 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358630 |
| Museum no. | BM 113286 |
| 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-szur3-i-di3-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 3 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ tu3-sze2-ba-lam | 10 minas of silver you shall pay. |
| 4 | _sza3-ba_ 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | therefrom: 2 talents 10 minas |
| 5 | ku-nu-ku 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | sealed documents, 16 1/2 shekels each |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_-bi-szu 7(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 7 5/6 minas 2 2/3 shekels |
| 7 | 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 4 šurūtu-garments, 5 kuktanu garments, |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na# ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu | 1/2 mina of silver they weighed out. |
| 9 | 7(disz) _gin2#_ [x] x i?-im | 7 shekels ... |
| 10 | im-d [(x)] | Imda |
| 11 | szi2-im [...] | ... the destinies |
| 12 | 5(disz) _gin2#?_ [...] | 5 shekels ... |
| 13 | 1/3(disz) _ma-[na]_ _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | 1/3 mina of refined silver |
| 14 | a-sza? ru en | field of the lord |
| 15 | sza a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | of Assur-taklāku, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-zi!-ba!-ku-ni | I have sworn by you |
| 2 | um-ma a-ta-ma i-na | Thus (says) Y[ou]: in |
| 3 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 1/3 minas of silver |
| 4 | sza en-na-be-lim | belonging to Enna-belim, |
| 5 | na-asz2-u2-ni / li-qe2 | may he take. |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-la al-qe2 | I did not take the silver. |
| 7 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ a-nim al-qe2 | from the silver of the east I took. |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_-ak | 12 minas 5 shekels of tin |
| 9 | qa2-tim 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | surplus: 15 shekels each |
| 10 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-bi-szu | 2/3 mina 8 1/3 shekels of his silver |
| 11 | mi3-ma a-nim a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku | whatever Assur-taklāku |
| 12 | i-ra-de8-a-kum | will bring to you. |
| 13 | gam2-ra-kum | a gift |
Sources & licences
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