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CCT 4, 34, BM 113369 (P358694)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 34, BM 113369 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358694 |
| Museum no. | BM 113369 |
| 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-na-da-[ma] | Thus Assur-nada |
| 2 | a-na zu-pa2 [a-bu]-sa2? | to Zu-pa, her father |
| 3 | u3 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur | and Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma / a-na | Speak to |
| 5 | [ni]-ka3-si2-a szu-uh3-ta | from the ni-kasīya of Šuh |
| 6 | da-tum ma-la2 | Atum, the lord |
| 7 | ik-szu-du u3 ma-la2 | he conquered, and as much as |
| 8 | ta-as,-me-ra-ni | you sent to me. |
| 9 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu | you will return. |
| 10 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _5(disz) tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 5 kutanu-garments |
| 2 | i-na sa3-e-tim | in the plain |
| 3 | sza# en-<na>-be-li na-du | of En-nābi-lîm, the guarantor |
| 4 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | a tahsistam |
| 5 | am-ra-ma / a-na s,e2-er | “I will go out to the sheepfold! |
| 6 | ni-ka3-si2-a | Nikasia |
| 7 | t,e2-eh-a szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | it is a gift. The silver |
| 8 | i3-li2-a-lum2 mi3-ma | Ilī-alum what |
| 9 | u2-sze2-bi4-lam _ku3-babbar_ | he sent. The silver |
| 10 | u3 t,up-pi3-szu szu-ba-al!-ki-ta-ma | and his tablet send to me! |
| 11 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
| 12 | szi2-im _1(disz) tug2_ a-bar-ni-im | the price of 1 abarnum garment |
| left | ||
| 1 | x x x | |
| 2 | x x x | |
| 3 | x x x | |
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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