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CCT 4, 38, BM 113432 (P358702)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 38, BM 113432 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358702 |
| Museum no. | BM 113432 |
| 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 a-szur-re-s,i2 | to Assurreṣi |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur-tak2-[la2]-ak-ma | Thus Assur-taklak: |
| 3 | asz2-ta-na-me-ma | I constantly ask, and |
| 4 | puzur2-a-szur3 u2? szu-a-ni? | Puzur-Assur, his(?) hand(?) |
| 5 | _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar ta-ki?-li | son of Kurub-Ištar, Takili |
| 6 | a-na a-bi4-ni-ma? / _maszkim?_ | to Abinima, the responsible official(?) |
| 7 | _dub-sar_ na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | scribe of the writing-boards |
| 8 | a-na a-wi-lim a-mi3-sza-am | to a man her husband |
| 9 | ub-lam a-hi a-ta | “I brought, my brother, from the water |
| 10 | be-li2 a-ta a-ma-kam | My lord, from where are you coming? |
| 11 | a-bu-ni ta-ki-li | “My father is a takīlītu-demon, |
| 12 | sza ma-ma-an u2-la2 | that no one shall take away |
| 13 | isz-ta#-na#-me-e | they have sworn |
| 14 | ta#-ni-isz-tum x [x (x)] | tanishtu-disease ... |
| 15 | da-mi3-iq-tum x [x (x)] | good fortune ... |
| 16 | _e2_ a-bi4-ni la2 dam-qi2-isz#? | the house of his father was not good(?) |
| 17 | [i?]-lu-ku [i?]-ma-da-ad mi3-ma | They will go, they will measure out what |
| 18 | [a-bu-ni] ta-ki-li / e isz?-[me]-ma | He heard his father's slander, and |
| 19 | a-na-ku e asz2-me-ma [mi3-ma] | I have heard that |
| 20 | li-bi4-i e im-ra#-as, | The libi priestess screamed |
| 21 | mi3-ma szi2-la2-tam2 a-na a-bi4-ni | whatever reeds to our father |
| 22 | u2-la2 i-szu ta-ma-ar | You will see the remainder. |
| 23 | ki-ma da-mi3-iq-tam2 a-na | like a good thing to |
| 24 | [_e2_] a-bi4-ni ne2-pu-usz | our father's house we built. |
| 25 | x x x x i x x | [......] |
| 26 | x a bi [x] la2 i-ta x x | ... not ... |
| 27 | [a]-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta x x x | Father, why, my lord, why ... |
| 28 | [...] ma-ma-an | ... nobody |
| left | ||
| 1 | _la2#?_ ta-sza-me ri-hi-bu-um | the deficit(?) you will listen to. Rīḫūm |
| 2 | [x x]-ra-ma _tug2_ ku3-ta-ni | ... his silver garment |
| 3 | a-na a-wi-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to a man |
| 4 | [x] x za a-hu-ra-ma ku [...] | ... I returned and ... |
| 5 | [(x x x)] ku-nim | ... of the knead |
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