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CCT 4, 01, BM 115049 (P358661)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 01, BM 115049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358661 |
| Museum no. | BM 115049 |
| 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-i-di2-ma a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ašur-nada: |
| 3 | ki-ma sze2-ep {d}iszkur ra-pi3-dim; | like the šēpi of Adad the rapidim |
| 4 | _e2_-ti2 ra-hi-is, u3 a-ta | the house is seized, and you |
| 5 | ta-da-la2!-ak a-pu-tum | you will carry off the apsû |
| 6 | a-pu-tum a-wa-at / i3-li2 | “It is the word of the god, |
| 7 | u2-s,u2-ur a-na ni-ki-isz-tim | I keep watch for the nīkištu-festival. |
| 8 | sza _dingir_ / i-s,i2-ra-ku-ni | that the god sent to you, |
| 9 | la2 ta-tu3-ar ta-tu3-ar-ma | Do not return, return, and |
| 10 | ta-ha-liq _an-na_ | you destroy the tin |
| 11 | sza i-na t,up-pi3-im la2-pu-ta-ku-ni | that on the tablet I will release you, |
| 12 | i-na ni-ka3-si2 li-isz3-ku-[un] | in the ni-kasi may he place |
| 13 | u3 a-ta 6(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2#_ | and from 6 minas 8 shekels |
| 14 | _an-na_ ni-a-am i-na | this tin in |
| 15 | ni-ka3-si2 szu-ku-un | set up a ni-kasi. |
| 16 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas 13 1/3 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zu-zu ha-bu-la-am | “To eat, to drink, to eat |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 | 1 mina of silver together with |
| 3 | {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar | Šamaš-bani, son of Puzur-Ishtar |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3_ | 1/2 mina 5 shekels silver |
| 5 | isz-ti2 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | with Enlil-bani |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ah-bu-la2-ku-ni | 1 mina of silver belonging to Ahbulakuni |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | 1/2 mina of Assur-šamaš |
| 8 | ub-la2-ku-ni mu-na-ak-szu | he smote him. |
| 9 | 8(disz) _ma-na_ u3 6(disz) _ma-na ku3?-babbar?_ | 8 mina and 6 minas of silver |
| 10 | _an-na_ sza a-na _illat_ | the tin which for the watering place |
| 11 | ta-sza-ku-nu li-qe2-ma | take from you, and |
| 12 | _szunigin_ 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | total: 12 minas 8 shekels of lead |
| 13 | a-na s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_ i-di2-ma | to the interest of silver he gave, and |
| 14 | i-na a-li-ki-im ku-nu-uk-ma | Seal it with a seal and |
| 15 | i-na e-ra-ab2-ka3-ma ki-ma | When you enter, like |
| 16 | szu-ul-mi3-ka3 sze2-bi4-la2-am szu-ma | Send me your well-being! |
| 17 | a-hi a-ta li-bi4 | “Alas, from the side of the water, |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 tu3-la2-ma-an szu-ma {d}utu-ba-ni la2-szu 1(disz) _ma-[na]_ | do not take it away! That is Šamaš-bani, his deficit: 1 mina |
| 2 | _ku3_ me-eh-ra-tim i-di2-szu! sze2-bi4-la2-am | send me the silver of the later ones, his wages! |
| 3 | a-pu-tum sza a-na ni-ka3-si i-ta-di2 | The apūtu-vessel which he gave to the nikasu-festival, |
Sources & licences
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