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CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 (P358683)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358683 |
| Museum no. | BM 115080 |
| 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-szur-i-di2-ma a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ašur-nada |
| 3 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza ik-ri-bi4-a | from the silver that I weighed out |
| 4 | sza 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza-am-sza-am | of 1 mina of red gold |
| 5 | a-na a-szur e-ep-sza-am | to Assur will be done. |
| 6 | ni-is-ha-sa3 / a-ha-ma | “It is a nishasa-disease, |
| 7 | ku-un-ka3-ma 6(disz) _ma-na_ | sealed documents, and 6 minas |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ hu-sza-e _sag10_ | the silver of the ḫušātu-tax is to be paid. |
| 9 | u3 ni-is-ha-su2 a-na | and his bond to |
| 10 | {d}esz18-dar ku-un-ka3-am | Ištar is the guarantor |
| 11 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma | a share of silver |
| 12 | ku-nu-uk-ma sze2-bi4-lam | Seal it and send it! |
| 13 | u3 a-ta za-ki-a-ma | and you are exempt, and |
| 14 | ra-ma-ka3 ti-ib-a-ma | “It is yours, come on! |
| 15 | a-tal-kam sza i-s,e2-ri-ka3 | I came to your aid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,a-hu-ru-ni na-ru-qa2-tim | “It is the ṣaḫurūnu of the narûtu-priest’s. |
| 2 | na-asz2-u2 u3 sza i-s,e2-ri-a | and that of my field |
| 3 | s,a-hu-ru-ni 1(u) _ma-na_ | they shall return. 10 minas |
| 4 | _ku3-sig17_ isz-ta-ap2-ku | he has poured gold |
| 5 | al-ka3-ma na-ru-qa2-am | come, and the narūqu-gift |
| 6 | na-an-szi2-ma u3 s,i2-i | he shall take her, and she shall go out. |
| 7 | u3 szu-ma a-ma-kam ma-ma-an | and he, who is he? |
| 8 | i-da-na-kum li-qe2 | he will give to you, may he take. |
| 9 | al-ka3-ma u3 a-na-kam | Come, and why |
| 10 | a-szar la2-qa2-im la2-szu | where he took it, he acquired it. |
| 11 | a-szu-mi3 ha-ra-ni-ka3 i-lu-um | (Sum) My name is Ašumi, the goddess of the courtyard (Akk) The name of the goddess is Ilum |
| 12 | li-ba-ti2-ka3 ma-li ti2-ib-a-ma | (Sum) Your heart, your heart is a flood that is to be swollen (Akk) The heart of your heart, the heart of the storm is torn out |
| 13 | a-tal-kam 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | I went, 10 minas of silver |
| 14 | sza tu3-wa-ta-ra-ni | of Tuwatanu, |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2-na-an na-pa2-asz2-ti2-ka3 | I will give you life! |
| 2 | li-li-ik ik-ri-bu sza a-szur | May the rites of Assur go well. |
| 3 | u3 {d}esz18-dar sza _tug2_ ga-su2-ri-im | and Ištar of the garments of the corpses |
| 4 | u3 sza {d}nin-szubur szu-[ma la2-szu] | and that of Ninšubur is his, but lacks |
| 5 | li-ba-al!-ki-tu3-x | may he not |
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