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CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 (P358634)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358634 |
| Museum no. | BM 113279 |
| 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 a-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 2 | e-me-ma u3 | a name and |
| 3 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 5 | a-szur-na-da-ma | Assur-nādama |
| 6 | a-sza-me-ma / mi3-ma | I ask, what |
| 7 | i-na _illat_-tim | during the flood |
| 8 | la2 ur2-ma-ku / _ku3-babbar_ | without interest, the silver |
| 9 | _dumu_ a-ni-nim / u3 sza | son of Aninim and that |
| 10 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sa3-he-er-tam2 | 2 shekels of silver, the saḫertam-tax |
| 11 | a-na lugal-{d}iszkur | to Lugal-Addu |
| 12 | u2-sze2-bi4-lu ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | he sent to me a message. |
| 13 | am-ra-ma | amra, and |
| 14 | lu a-ni-num mi3-ma | or Annum, whatever |
| 15 | isz-qu2-ul lu a-tu3-nu | he heaped up, may they be dead! |
| 16 | tu3-sze2-bi3-la2 | you will send. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza lu-qu2-tum! a-na | of the luqūtum-gift to |
| 2 | s,e2-ri-su-ni | their flock |
| 3 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2 | šašqila |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 7 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | szi2-im masz-ki sza ba-ri | the price of the mašku-offering of the bari-festival, |
| 6 | a-la2-hi-im u3 i-a-ti2 | Alaḫum and Iati |
| 7 | _ki_ asz2-ka3-pi3-im | from Aškapim |
| 8 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | his tiara |
| 9 | szu-ma _ansze hi-a_ | If a donkey |
| 10 | wa-aq-ru mi3-ma a-na | “What to |
| 11 | tur4-hu-mi3-it la2 <tu3>-sze2-ra-a | <If> he is a cow, he should not bring it to an end. |
| 12 | u2-za-ka3-ma a-ta-la2-kam | he will clear it and I will carry it. |
| 13 | am-tam2 sza-hi-za-ma | “At your left side |
| 14 | _gig_ la-bi4-ra-tim | the old illness |
| 15 | a-na ku-ru-ma-tim | to the kurumātum-official |
| 16 | li-di2-na ba-pi3-ra-am | he should have given it to me. |
| 17 | mi3-ma la2 tu3-s,a-ab2 | do not take anything away! |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na _gu4 hi-a_ u3 _udu-hi-a_ ih-da | for oxen and sheep he received. |
| 2 | sza ku-ra-ra u3 tap-pa2-i-szu | of Kūru and his companions, |
| 3 | sza qa2!-at-ni sza-ka3-nam qa2-bi4-u2 | “That which is in our hands is to be said— |
| 4 | e-ri-isz | Eriš |
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