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CCT 4, 29, BM 113332 (P358681)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 29, BM 113332 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358681 |
| Museum no. | BM 113332 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | u3 _gal_-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | and the chief of Assur, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ku-ni-lum2-ma ki-ma | Kunilum speaks thus: |
| 4 | u3-nu-tum / us,2-a-ni | his utensils |
| 5 | _tug2 hi-a_-ti2 / / sza i-na pa2-zu-ur-tim | garments of fine quality, which in the assembly |
| 6 | e-ru-bu-ni-ni | entered, |
| 7 | u2-ma-kal2? / i-na _e2-gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 8 | usz-bi?-ni s,u2-ha-ru / u3 ku-ni#-lim# | he erected. The ṣuharu and kunīlim(?) |
| 9 | sza ab2-ri-im li-it-bu-lu-nim | of the cows may they live. |
| 10 | la2-ma ku-us,2-um | “Storm of the kupṣum-demon |
| 11 | id-ni-nu u2 _gal_-a-szur a-di2 | and the chief of Assur as far as |
| 12 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im za-ka3-im | the house of the kalû-priest, the zakām-priestess |
| 13 | li-ik-la2 a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | May he be bound to the throne. |
| 14 | qi2-bi-ma / a-ma-kam | [Speak] to me! |
| 15 | _tug2 hi-a_ ma-la2 a-qa2-ti2-a | garments, as many as I took |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-ha-szu-hu sza ka3-la#-im | the taḫašūḫu of all |
| 2 | ki-la2 / szu-ma sza ki-ma | ki-la₂ means “that which like |
| 3 | i-na-su2-en6 a-na szu-mi3 | he shall replace for my name |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu-nu lu-qu2-tam i-ka3-lu-u2 | their silver in full they shall hold. |
| 5 | ma-la 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | as much as 20 minas of silver |
| 6 | [x] bu szi2-im / _uruda_ a-na | ... ... of copper for |
| 7 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim a-bu-ra-am#?-[(x)]-ma | Burušḫātum |
| 8 | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u2-s,i2#-a-ni qa2-qa2-sa3 | as long as he holds the silver in his hand, |
| 9 | ma-ha-as, lu-qu2-tam2 | a luqutû-demon |
| 10 | la2 i-ka3-lu-u2 la2 ma-qu2-ta-ni# | They will not eat, they will not drink. |
| 11 | [...]-x szu-ma ta-ka3-[_la2?_] | ... ... and you will weigh out. |
| 12 | [um]-ma# a-ta-ma a-na 2(u) _ma-na_ | Thus: Why for 20 minas? |
| 13 | [x x] qa2-qi2-di2 a-ma-ha-as,! | ... I shall cut off ... |
| 14 | [...] dan#? ir i ku nu x | ... strong(?) |
| 15 | [u2] dan#-a-szur u2 i-a-ti2 li [(x x x)] | May Dan-Assur and I ... |
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