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CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 (P358684)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358684 |
| Museum no. | BM 115064 |
| 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-szur-na-da | Assur-nada |
| 3 | u4 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku | when Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | speak, and 2 talents 10 minas |
| 5 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 3(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | of tin, 34 kutanu-garments |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la-mu | 2 homers of ṣallamu-flour, |
| 7 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 6(disz) _ma-na_ | 2/3 mina of silver and 6 minas |
| 8 | _an-na_ a-na qa2-ti2-szu | the tin in his hand |
| 9 | ki-ma _an-na illat_ i-sza-ku-nu | When the sun sets, the flood will come. |
| 10 | a-na _ku3-babbar an-na_ | for the silver of tin |
| 11 | li-isz-ku-na-ku-nu-ti2 | may they establish for you. |
| 12 | sa3-ri-dum ig-ri-szu | the sarīdum of his army |
| 13 | sza a-di2 hu-ra-ma | that until the return |
| 14 | sza-bu mi3-ma a-nim | “Šabu, whatever |
| 15 | szu-li _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur | Šuli, son of Puzur-Assur, |
| 16 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | are yours. |
| 17 | lu _an-na_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ | either tin or textiles |
| 18 | ma-la i-na _e2-gal_-lim | as much as in the palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-za-ku-u2-ni-ni | they will clear it |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku | to Aššar-taklāku |
| 3 | pi-qi2-id-ma a-szar | take, and where |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ba-la-t,i2-a | silver, 1 shekel of life |
| 5 | lu-bi-il5 u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 | Let me carry (them) off and let them return (to you). |
| 6 | li-li-kam szu-ma la-szu | he should come, but he is not. |
| 7 | a-szar wa-asz-bu sze2-bi-il5-szu-um | wherever he is stationed, send him! |
| 8 | i-di2-esz18-dar a-s,e2-er isz-ta-ri-qi2-ni | Idī-Ištar, the aṣer priestess, has entrusted to me. |
| 9 | a-na _e2_ a-bi4-im | to the house of the father |
| 10 | il5-qe2-a-ni-ma u3 _e2_ | he took, and the house |
| 11 | ip-lu-usz-ma e-ta-ba-at | he looked at him, and he died. |
| 12 | i-di2-esz18-dar s,a-ab2-ta-ma | Iddin-Ištar seized, and |
| 13 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 minas of silver |
| 14 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-szu sza-asz2-qi2-la-szu-ma | with his silver he shall pay to him, and |
| 15 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim-ma | send me! |
| 16 | u3 lu-mu-un li-bi4-a | and the lord, the messenger |
| 17 | la ap2-t,u3-ur-szu-um | I did not release him. |
| 18 | _tug2 hi-a_ ma-la a-na | as much wool as for |
| 19 | ni-ka3-si2-a | Nikasia |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-ta-di2-a-ni | you have given me, |
| 2 | sza-li-t,a2-ma | is well, and |
| 3 | lu _ku3-babbar_ ma-la na-ad-a-ku-ni szu-up-ra-nim | send me as much silver as is given. |
Sources & licences
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