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CCT 4, 13, BM 115142 (P358645)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 13, BM 115142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358645 |
| Museum no. | BM 115142 |
| 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-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | u3 i-di2-su2-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | and Idissūn, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma a-bu-um-dingir | Thus Ilī-alum, Abum-ilum: |
| 4 | s,a-ab2-ta-ma 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | captured, and 4 kutānu-garments |
| 5 | sza li-bi4-szu me-at | of his belly, hundred, |
| 6 | 5(disz) _tug2_ lu-s,a-he-er-ma | 5 garments I shall remove, and |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ ki-ma | that the silver as |
| 8 | sza ni-is-ha-tim | of the nišḫatum |
| 9 | isz-ku-nu-ni _ku3-babbar_ | the silver that he had established |
| 10 | li-pu-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | they shall perform for you. |
| 11 | a-na _geme2_-tim di2-na | to a slave woman he shall give |
| 12 | isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ | from the month |
| 13 | na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur | Narmak-Assur, |
| 14 | sza ke-<na>-tim-ma a-na | of truth to |
| 15 | _iti 3(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal | for 3 months he shall weigh out. |
| 16 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul | If he does not pay, |
| 17 | s,i2-ib-tam2 | ṣibtam |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-ga-mi3-la-szu | do not abandon him! |
| 2 | t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-<am> | He will break his tablet. |
| 3 | u2-ka3-al ni-is-ha-at | he will hold. The loss |
| 4 | _tug2 hi-a_ s,a-hu-ur | a soiled garment |
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