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CCT 4, 13, BM 115139 (P358644)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 13, BM 115139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358644 |
| Museum no. | BM 115139 |
| 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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 2 | a-na ab2-sza-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Abšalim: |
| 3 | te2-er-ti2 a-na sza ki-ma | a message to that which like |
| 4 | i-a-ti2 i-li-kam | (Sum) I am the one of the gods (Akk) The gods are the ones of the goddesses |
| 5 | a-ma-kam t,up-pe3-a | Wording of a tablet. |
| 6 | li-ip-te2-u2-ma | may they open, and |
| 7 | a-la-an 2(disz) t,up-pe3-e | Alas, 2 tablets |
| 8 | sza u2-sze2-lu-ni | which he brought, |
| 9 | mi3-ma t,up-pa2-am | whatever tablet |
| 10 | sza-ni-am la2 u2-sze2-lu | another one did not remove, |
| 11 | i-zi-zi ki-ma | he will rise like |
| 12 | t,up-pe3-e u2-sze2-lu-<ni> | They will bring me the tablets. |
| 13 | i-na ma-ah-ri-ki | in your presence |
| 14 | li-ik-nu-ku-ma | may they seal, and |
| 15 | ku-nu-ki-szu-<nu> sza-s,i2-ri-i | Seal him with their seals! |
| 16 | ki-ma pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma | as before |
| 17 | t,up-pe3-e a-na ka3#-ri-im | Tablet for sealing |
| 18 | sze2-li-i-szu-nu | their yoke |
| 19 | ha-ra-ni a-mi3-sza-am | his wife, Amišam |
| 20 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki | 5 shekels of silver, Kunuki |
| 21 | esz18-dar-pa2-li-il5! ub-la2-ki-im | Ištar-pālī-ilum is your servant. |
| 22 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ta-a ub-la2-ki-im | Why did you bring it to me? |
| 2 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ nu-ur-ki-i3-li2 | 3 shekels of silver: Nurki-ilī, |
| 3 | na-asz2-a-ki-im | the naškīm |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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