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CCT 4, 20, BM 115179 (P358663)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 20, BM 115179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358663 |
| Museum no. | BM 115179 |
| 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 mu-za u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | For your life, the supplication |
| 2 | a-na mu-za qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to your husband! |
| 3 | um-ma la2-ma-sza-ma | Thus Lamaša: |
| 4 | 3(disz) a-lu-na-tum sza si2-pa2-ri | 3 (mana wool for) Alunatum of the shepherd |
| 5 | a-sza-la2-szi2-szu szu-ga-ri-a-u2 | his šugārī slave, |
| 6 | a-sza-la2-szi2-szu ma-az-lu-gu5 | I will serve him, I will feed him. |
| 7 | szi-ta it-qu2-ra-tum / sza si2-pa2-ri | “If he slips through the window, |
| 8 | 2(disz) su2-pa2-nu / ma-me-ri | 2 (mana wool for) Supanu of Amēri |
| 9 | 3(disz) ha-s,i2-nu / ka3-la2-pu | 3 (mana wool for) Ḫaṣinu of Kalapu, |
| 10 | 4(disz) ar-za-lu / u3 1(disz) si2-ru | 4 arzalu and 1 siru, |
| 11 | sza 2(u) _ma-na_ mi3-ma | of 20 minas whatever |
| 12 | a-nim a-di2-na-ki-im | of Anum and Adinakkim |
| 13 | [a]-ha-ti2 / a-ti2-i / a-ma | My brothers, my fathers, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pu-szu-ke-en6 pi2-qi2-su2-nu | “Pušu-kēn, their command |
| 2 | a-szu-mi3 / u2-nu-tim a-mi3-tim | Ašumi, unutum, amītum |
| 3 | isz-tu3 8(disz)-_mu sze_ / isz-ti2-a | After 8 years of barley |
| 4 | za-ni / a-ha-ma 7(disz) u2-ka3-pu | You, together, seven times he will release. |
| 5 | sza-pi2-u2-tum _sza3_ 3(disz) u2-ka3-pu | ša-pītum, in the 3rd u-kapu |
| 6 | a-na pe2-ru-a / ta-di2-ni | given to a stranger. |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 u2-ka3-pi3 a-na ar-na | he will measure out the rent. |
| 8 | u2 a-sze2-ni-szu ta-ma-la2-ki | and ašenīšu-plant you will carry. |
| 9 | ku-nu-ki-a a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal it with a seal! |
| 10 | di2-in u2 / si2-ru sa3-he-er!-tum | Judge of the grass and the saḫertum plants, |
| 11 | e-la2-nu-ma e-zi#-ba-ki-szu | Elānu, and Eziba-kišu |
| 12 | u2 szu-a-ti2 / di2-ni | and that plant, my case |
| 13 | a-ha-[ti2] a-ti2-i mi3-ma | “Ati’s, what |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-tu3-ub-tim sza ta-du-nu-szu-ni | the utubtum offerings that you gave him, |
| 2 | i-na-[asz-pe3]-er?#!-ti2-ki | I will send to you |
| 3 | lu-up-ti2-im | |
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