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CCT 4, 33, BM 113349 (P358691)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 33, BM 113349 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358691 |
| Museum no. | BM 113349 |
| 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 i-di2-a-szur# [puzur4-a-szur] | To Iddin-Assur, Puzur-A[ssur] |
| 2 | u3 en-nam-a-szur# [qi2-bi4-ma] | and Ennam-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 4 | um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma i-na | Thus Kulumaya: in |
| 5 | 1(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza pa2-zu-ur-tim | 16 garments of pomegranates, |
| 6 | sza sze2-ep / a-szur-ba-asz2-ti2 | of the šēp of Assur-bašti, |
| 7 | 3(disz) _tug2_ i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | 3 garments from Burušḫatum |
| 8 | ta-di2-nu um-ma a-ta-ma | you gave, thus (says) “Why |
| 9 | szi2-im / _tug2_ i-pa2-ni-ka3 ah-sza-lim | the price of the garment that you have chosen for you I have received. |
| 10 | li-di2-na-ku-um um-ma | let him give to me, thus |
| 11 | szu-ut-ma _uruda_ a-na s,i2-ti2-szu | he is, and copper for his life |
| 12 | u2-sza-qi2-il5 mi3-ma | he raised up, whatever |
| 13 | u2-la2 i-di2-nam a-hi a-ta | If he does not give (it), the brother from the water |
| 14 | eb-ri a-ta szi2-ti2 szi2-im | (Sum) The ebru priestess, from the water, the fate of the land (Akk) From the water of the river the fate |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _tug2 hi-a_-ti2-a / _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma | a garment of my own is sealed with silver and |
| 2 | isz-ti2 / a-li-ki-im pa2-ni-e-ma | From the front of the city |
| 3 | sze2-bi4-lam / u2-ra-am | send me! |
| 4 | ma-la2 / szi2-im _tug2#_ ki-li-szu-nu | as much as the price of their garments |
| 5 | ga-ma-al-ka3 a-le-e | “It is enough, alas! |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ sza i-na [ka3-ni-isz] | 14 garments, which in the kānish |
| 7 | te2-zi-ba-ni-ma a-na-ku a-na | you will release me, and I to |
| 8 | bu-za!-zu! e-zi-bu _igi_ en-um-a-szur | exempted from taxes before Enum-Assur, |
| 9 | _dumu_ szal2-ma-hi-im _igi_ a-[szur-x-x] | son of Salmaḫum, before Assur-... |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-ni-nim bu-za-[zu] | son of Aninim, buzazu |
| 11 | asz2-a-al-ma# [...] | I asked and ... |
| 12 | mi3-szu-um [...] | What ...? |
| 13 | a-na [...] | to ... |
| 14 | um-ma szu?-[ut-ma ...] | Thus ... |
| 15 | a-di2-szu-um [...] | as far as ... |
| 16 | x x ba ti2 x [...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 a-na sze2-na lu-bu-szi2 pa2-s,i2-u2-tim | and to the šēnu-priestess, the pṣīhu-official, |
| 2 | i-a-u2-tim a-s,e2-ri-ka3 | (Sum) I am the one who smite(?) your enemies (Akk) The one who destroys your enemies |
| 3 | i-ta-na-pu-usz a-hi a-ta | “Aḫi āta |
| 4 | szi2-im _tug2_-ti2-a sze2-bi4-lam | send me the price of my garment! |
Sources & licences
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