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CCT 3, 07, BM 113298 (P358633)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 07, BM 113298 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358633 |
| Museum no. | BM 113298 |
| 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-szur-na-da | Thus Assur-nada |
| 2 | a-na szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar | to Šišaḫšušar |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma a-sza asz2-pu-ra-ki-ni | Speak! That which I wrote to you |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 5 | a-re-esz15 da-asz2-e | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 6 | a-sza-pa2-ra-ki-ma | I will send to you, and |
| 7 | ta-li-ki-im li-bi4-ki | (Sum) You are the one who goes around, your heart is pacified (Akk) You go around, you go around |
| 8 | la2 tu3-la2-mi3-ni ku-s,u2-um | “Don’t be negligent, you are a fugitive! |
| 9 | is-ni-iq-ni-a-ti2-ma | they smote me, and |
| 10 | u3 bu-la2-tim | and the dowry |
| 11 | sza a-da-gu5-lu-ni | of Adaguluni |
| 12 | a-na ba-ab2-tim | to Bābtim |
| 13 | i-tu3-ar-ma | returned, and |
| 14 | a-szi2-a-ti2 la2 asz2-pu-ra-ki | I did not write to you, |
| 15 | mi3-szu sza um-ma a-ti-ma | What is it that you say thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 al!-te2-e | he will weigh out. |
| 2 | bu-la2-ti2 sza qa2-ti2 | rations of the hand |
| 3 | is,-bu-tu3-ni-<<ni>> | seized me, |
| 4 | e-s,u2-ma is,-ba-at | he went out and took (it). |
| 5 | ma-du ha-la2-aq | much he took away. |
| 6 | a-na ku-na-na-mi3-it | to Kunanamit |
| 7 | e-ra-ab2-ma sza la2-qa2-e | he will enter and take. |
| 8 | a-la2-qe2-a-ma i-wa-s,a-i-a | I will take, and he will kill me. |
| 9 | a-sza-pa2-ra-ki-im | I will send to you. |
| 10 | a-s,e2-ri-a ta-li-ki-im | the aṣerīya of Talim, |
| 11 | wa-di2 a-li-ti2-a | along with my city |
| 12 | u2-la2 i-t,a2-hi-i | he will pay back. |
| 13 | szu-ma i-la2-kam ka3-szu-um | he is the guarantor. |
| 14 | la2 tu3-s,a-bi4-i-ma | do not seize me, and |
| 15 | la ta-da-szu-um# | you shall not give him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 szu-ma s,u2-ha-ar-tum e-ri-isz-ki | and he is the ṣuhartu-official of Eriški. |
| 2 | ki-a-ma u2-sze2-ri-szu a-szar li-bi4-szu | As soon as he has brought him to the place of his desire, |
| 3 | li-it-ru-szu | let him enter. |
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