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CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 (P358667)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358667 |
| Museum no. | BM 115173 |
| 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-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku-[ma] | Assur-taklākuma |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-a a-na | sealed documents for |
| 6 | a-bi4-ni sza ha-bu-la2-ak-szu-ni | his father who was killed, |
| 7 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 4 shekels of silver |
| 8 | a-na ni-qi2-i-ka3 | to your offering |
| 9 | i-di2-a-bu-um | Iddi-abum |
| 10 | _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar | son of Iddin-Ištar |
| 11 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
| 12 | szu-ma i3-li2-a-lum2 | that Ilī-alum |
| 13 | i-li-ka3-am | of Ilī |
| 14 | 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | 2 talents of lead |
| 15 | sza a-bi4-ni | of Abinni |
| 16 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
| 17 | a-szar ba-la2-t,i2-szu | where his life |
| 18 | le-pu-usz a-pu-tum | “Let him do the apūtu-disease! |
| 19 | ki-ma _an-na_ | like tin |
| 20 | i-na _e2_-_gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 21 | us,-a-ni | he brought. |
| 22 | sze2-bi4-la2-[ma] | send me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-di2-a-szur a-ma-la2 | Iddin-Assur, the scribal apprentice, |
| 2 | te2-er-ti2-a la2 ta-ga-mi3-il5 | Do not raise a claim! |
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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