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CCT 3, 08, BM 113315 (P358635)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 08, BM 113315 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358635 |
| Museum no. | BM 113315 |
| 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-szur3-i-di2 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Assur-idi: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 3 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li a-ta-ma | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza kur-ub-esz18-dar | 1 mina of silver belonging to Kur-ub-ištar |
| 5 | ub-la2-ku-ni u3 mi3-ma lu-qu2-tim | bring to me, and anything precious |
| 6 | sza i3-li2-a-lum2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni | that Ilī-alum sent to you, |
| 7 | i-na pa2-ni-im-ma | in the presence |
| 8 | ab2-ka3-ma / lu-qu2-tum | cows of the luqutu-festival |
| 9 | a-na ba-ra-im li-ik-szu-da-ma | let him go to the outside, and |
| 10 | i-na ha-ra-nim | in the quay |
| 11 | la2-am-hu-ur-szi2 / ma a-na-kam | “Let me return to her, what is it that I want to say? |
| 12 | li-szi2 mi3-ma be-el | whatever the lord |
| 13 | qi2-ip-ti2-a / ba-ab2 | “The qiptû-demon has been carried away. |
| 14 | ha-ra-ni-a sza qa2-ta-tim | “Ḫarāniya of the qattû |
| 15 | la2 e-ri-szi2-ma | did not seek her, and |
| 16 | la2 a-ba-asz2 / szu-ma | “It is not my father, it is his name. |
| 17 | lu-qu2-tum la2 us,-a-ma | the luqūtum-demon does not come out and |
| 18 | a-na-kam la2 i-sze2-me | Why does he not listen? |
| 19 | ma-nu-um sza a-na | Whoever to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-li-szu _ku3-babbar_ | his share of silver |
| 2 | qa2-ta-ti2-a / il5-ta-pu-tu3 | my hands trembled, |
| 3 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 4 | a-na s,e2-er a-bi4-ka3 ta-la2-ak | to the side of your father you will go. |
| 5 | a-bu-um ki-i szu-mi3-szu lu i-de8 | the father should know as his name |
| 6 | ma-num | Mania, |
| 7 | dam-qa2-ni-ku-um a-na | your good health to |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ri-ka3 | the silver before you |
| 9 | na-di2-ma / a-na-kam | “She is given, what is it? |
| 10 | _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 u3 | garments for your hand and |
| 11 | qa2-ti2-a _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-qal-ma | I paid the silver in full. |
| 12 | ke-na ak-ki-tim asz2-ta-na ba am ma-am | The true one, the exalted one, who sits on his throne, the wild bull, who ... |
| 13 | u3 da-tam2 ki-a-ma u2-sza-qal | and the land, as he wishes, |
| 14 | szu-ma ku-a-am la2 <tu3>-sze2-ba-lam5 | <If> he is pure, you will not bring it to me. |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ sza qi2-ip-ti2-a | the silver of my gift |
| 16 | u3 na-ak-ra-am | and enemy |
| 17 | sza a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | of Assur-taklāku, |
| 18 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni | sent to you, |
| 19 | lu-qu2-tam2 za-ki-a-ma | “Luqutam is cleared and |
| left | ||
| 1 | ab2-ka3-ma a-na-kam li-sze2-me-ma | “Why should he listen to me? |
| 2 | ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-a be-el | “Bab’aḫarania, the lord |
| 3 | qi2-ip-ti2-a / la2 i-ka3-le-e-ma la2 a-ha-li-iq! | “Let my fingers not be bound, so that I will not fall. |
Sources & licences
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