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CCT 3, 06, BM 113481 (P358632)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 06, BM 113481 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358632 |
| Museum no. | BM 113481 |
| 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 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 3 | mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | what you wrote me, |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 5 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-ka3 ni-ka3-si2-a | with your silver we shall weigh out. |
| 6 | a-sza-qal pa2-ka3 ta-di2-nam | I will cultivate, you will give the field. |
| 7 | pa2-i / u2-la a-di2-na-kum | I did not give you the opening. |
| 8 | u3 tu3-sa3-li-a-ma | and Tusalliya |
| 9 | _igi_ a-szur3-ka3-szi2-id | before Assur-kašid |
| 10 | 2(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-qi2-sza-kum | 20 kutānu garments I presented to you. |
| 11 | isz-tu3 a-wa-tu3-ni | From his words |
| 12 | gam2-ra-ni lu i-szi2-im | may he determine his fate. |
| 13 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-<a> / lu i-szi2-im | a good garment may he choose. |
| 14 | _ansze hi-a_ | donkeys and sheep |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ pa2-ni-a-ma | the silver before me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi-la2-ma | send me 10 minas, and |
| 2 | 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | 2 talents of lead |
| 3 | la-asz2-a-ma lu-sze2-bi-la-ku-ma | I do not know, but let me send you, and |
| 4 | ne2-ma-al-szu | his nēmal |
| 5 | a-ku-kul / mi3#-ma# i#-[na] | I will eat. What in |
| 6 | li-ba-ka3 i-zi-iz | he will stand at your side. |
| 7 | li-ba-ka3 la ta-za-az | Do not stand at your side! |
| 8 | me-ra-ka3 / u2-ra-bi-ma | “In the steppe he brought it, and |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma la2 a-bi a-ta | Thus (says) he: “My father, why did you not come? |
| 10 | it-be2-ma / i-tal-kam | he came, and |
| 11 | u3 me-er-u2-wa-ti2-ka3 | and Meruwati |
| 12 | u3-ra-bi-ma um-ma | he sent, thus |
| 13 | szi2-na-ma / la a-bu-ni | they are not his father |
| 14 | a-ta i-na sza-al-szi2-ma | “Why in the middle |
| 15 | u4-mi3-im | day |
| left | ||
| 1 | it-be2-a-ma i-tal-ka3-ni!-ma | came and came, and |
| 2 | te2-er-ta-ka3 lu i-de8 | may he know of your return. |
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