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CCT 4, 38, BM 113440 (P358701)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 38, BM 113440 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358701 |
| Museum no. | BM 113440 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | Thus (says) Ilwedāku: |
| 3 | a-di2 / a-mu-tim sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | until the flood that you wrote to me |
| 4 | szu-ma / a-ma-kam / la2 a-ti2-di2-szi2 | “He is my mother, I have not given her to you. |
| 5 | sze2-pe2-e-a / a-szar / u2-ku-szi2-im | The šēpê-demon, where he lies, |
| 6 | u2-ka3-asz2 / a-na _ku3-babbar_ | shall hold. For silver |
| 7 | u2-ta-ar-szi2 / ta-asz2-[pu-ra-am] | you wrote me. |
| 8 | um-ma a-ta-ma / szi2-[im] | Thus (says) ... |
| 9 | sza-ap2-tim / il5#?-[...] | The šaptim priestess |
| 10 | i-za-zu / te2-er-ta#-[ka3] | who stands by your side |
| 11 | li-li-kam ma#-[...] | Come, ... ! |
| 12 | u2 sza-ap2-tum# [1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2] | and šaptum-plant, 1 mina of plant |
| 13 | 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ [a-na] | 2 minas for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-ki-im i-za-az# | he will set the decree. |
| 2 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta# | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 3 | a-na lu-qu2-tim / sza ha-[ra-an] | for the luqūtum-service of the harem |
| 4 | su2-ki-nim li-bi4 | “Sukīnum, the libi-priestess, |
| 5 | pa2-ri-id / a-ma-kam [lu x] | “It is a flood, my word ... |
| 6 | lu ma-ma-an a-hi-u2-um | or a brother |
| 7 | isz-ti2-szu-nu / i-li-ik | with them he went. |
| 8 | sza-il5-ma / isz-ti2 | he raised up, and with |
| 9 | pa2-ni-im-ma / a-li-ki-im | “Before me, go! |
| 10 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li#-[kam] | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 11 | u2 a-na-ku / a-na | and I to |
| 2 | tur3-hu-mi3-it | a stall |
| 113 | asz2-ta-pa2-ar | I have written. |
Sources & licences
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