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CCT 4, 18, BM 115169 (P358656)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 18, BM 115169 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358656 |
| Museum no. | BM 115169 |
| 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 im-di3-dingir-ma | thus Imdi-ilum: |
| 2 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 3 | a-sza mi3-ma _an-na_-ka3 | the field of anything of An |
| 4 | u3 _na4-za-gul_ i-na | and lapis lazuli in |
| 5 | ha-hi-im _e2_ i-di3-a-szur3 | the remainder of the house of Iddin-Assur |
| 6 | _dumu_ da-di3-a i-ba-szi2 | son of Dadiya there is |
| 7 | a-pu-tum _dumu_ zi-ga-a mi3-ma | Aputum, son of Zigaya, whatever |
| 8 | la2 ta-qi2-ap u2-za-ka3 lu pa2-at!-a-at | You should not eat, he will be exempt. |
| 9 | u3 i-na ha-hi-im mi3-ma | and on the border, whatever |
| 10 | la2 ta-qi2-ap / a-su2-ri | Do not take away the asuru-flour! |
| 11 | ma-ma-an e ta-qi2-ip-ma | nobody will take it away, and |
| 12 | i-na wa-ar-ki-tim | in the future |
| 13 | li-ba-ka3 e im-ra-as, | In the libānu-temple he poured out water, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-pu-tum a-ma-la2 [a]-wa#-at# | “Apotropaic ritual for removing the word |
| 2 | t,up-pi2-a i-hi-id-ma | he checked my tablet, and |
| 3 | mi3-ma la2 tu3-pa2-za-ar ma-s,a-ra-tum | You should not remove anything. The guards |
| 4 | [da?]-na u3 szu-ma! isz-ti | and he with |
| 5 | [_illat_]-tim# ta-pa2-ra-as-ma | you will unharness and |
| 6 | [a]-ma#-kam / i-na ti-mi3-il5-ki-a | “Why in Timilliya |
| 7 | ki-la2-szu# u3 szu-up-ra-ma | his weight and send me! |
| 8 | a-di3 / te9-er-ti i-li-ka3-ku-ni-ma | until the extispicy comes to you, and |
| 9 | u2-za-ka3 a-pa2-te9-u2 | he cleared away the apsû. |
| 10 | la2 ta-la2-kam _i3-gesz_ a-na | not to carry oil for |
| 11 | pi3-ta!-szi2-a la2 i-szu lu re-esz15-tam2 | “It is not my fault, may it be the beginning, |
| 12 | sza a-lim{ki} lu re-esz15-tam2 | of the city, may it be the beginning |
| 13 | sza ha-hi-im t,a2-ab-tam2 | of Ḫaḫum, good |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza# _e2-gal_-lim i-na a-la2-ki-ka3 | of the palace, when you go |
| 2 | a-na pi3-ta-szi2-a bi4-la2-am# | he shall pay in full. |
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