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CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 (P358643)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358643 |
| Museum no. | BM 115141 |
| 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-ka3-szi2-id-ma | Thus Assur-kašid: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | u3 zi-kur-i3-li2 qi2-bi-ma | and Zikur-ilī speak! |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 5 | 5(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni u3 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-me | 52 kutānu-garments and 2 donkeys of straw, |
| 6 | szum-ma-hu-um ir-de8-a-am | Šumma-ḫum brought |
| 7 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni u3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/2 kutannu-garments and 1 shekel of silver |
| 8 | ta-na-pa2-al 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-na | you will wipe clean. 3 kutani-garments for |
| 9 | szi2-mi3-im u3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-me-szi2-tim | and 1 1/2 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 10 | ta-la2-qe2 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na sa3-e-tim | you will take. 4 1/3 shekels of silver in the regular offerings |
| 11 | hu-lu-qa2-u2 ik-szu-du-ka3 | (Sum) The one who destroyed you, the one who encircled you (Akk) Your destruction, your destruction, |
| 12 | sza 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 5 kutannu-garments, 1 2/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 13 | i-na ni-ka3-si2 ta-la2-qe2 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | at the ni-kasi you took. 6 kutānu garments |
| 14 | i-na sa3-e-tim a-szu-mi3 e-lam-ma | In the plain of Elam, my name |
| 15 | u3 hi-na-a / la2-qi2-u2 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | and henāyu are taken. 16 shekels each |
| 16 | i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum _sza3-ba_ | they shall remove from you, the heart |
| 17 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2 gin2_ ni-il5-qe2 | 1/2 mina less shekels we took. |
| 18 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu a-na | 7 1/2 kutanu-garments for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-du-e-tim la2-qi2-u2 | šadûtum-offerings taken. |
| 2 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam szum-ma-hu-[um] | 1 kutānu-garment, Šummaḫum |
| 3 | il5-qe2 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-num lu hu-lu-qa2-u2 | he took. 1/2 kutānu-garment may they be destroyed. |
| 4 | lu ni-is-ha-tum lu a-szi2-mi3-im | be it a nišḫatum-demon, be it an ašīmu-disease, |
| 5 | 2(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu iz-ku-u2-nim | 27 kutānu-garments they erected |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ ta-da-nu | 11 1/3 shekels each is given. |
| 7 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 | 5 minas 2 1/2 shekels of silver of Kunukika |
| 8 | szum-ma-hu-um ub-lam | Šummaḫum brought |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ansze_ a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 homers for 1/2 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 10 | ta-ad-nu 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ ni-il5-qe2 | given, 18 shekels we took. |
| 11 | 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ a-hu-ur a-la2-qe2-ma | 18 shekels I added I took, and |
| 12 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay you. 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 13 | da-at szum-ma-hi-im asz2-qul2 | I have laid the foundations of the four quarters. |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-in | 15 shekels of silver is his price I gave. |
| 15 | 2(disz) _gin2_ i-di2-su2-en6 _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar | 2 shekels: Idissu-en, son of Iddi-Ishtar |
| 16 | il5-qe2 a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 17 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta t,up-pa2-am | If a brother from a tablet |
| 18 | szi2-ta-me-ma isz-ti2 zi-kur-i3-li | Listen to me, with Zikur-ilī, |
| 19 | i-zi-iz-ma lu _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ | he stood and the silver of the house |
| 20 | ka3-ri-im | of Karim, |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu sza e-lam-ma u3 hi-na-a lu sza | either of Elam or of Hinaya, |
| 2 | szi2-im _ansze_ sza-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_ | the price of a donkey is to be paid, and the silver |
| 3 | ku-nu-ki-ka3 sze2-bi4-lam u3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | send to you! And the silver, 1 mina |
| 4 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ sze2-bi4-lam _an-na_ la-ak-nu-uk! | and 2 minas of šēbilam of tin I sealed. |
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