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CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 (P358704)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358704 |
| Museum no. | BM 115056 |
| 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-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 2 | um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma | thus Iddin-Ištar: |
| 3 | la-ma a-na ka3-ni-isz | “Instead, in the kneading |
| 4 | e-ra-ab2-ka3 / asz2-me-u2 | I will enter, I will hear. |
| 5 | _uruda_ 1(asz) _gu2_ sza qa2-at-ni | copper, 1 talent of qatnu |
| 6 | uk-szu-du um-ma | he defeated, thus |
| 7 | a-na-ku-ma la-ma ku-s,u2-um | I am not a leatherworker, |
| 8 | ik-szu-di2-ni i-na | he sealed, in |
| 9 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na li-ni-di2-ma | may he guide her away, and |
| 10 | lu na-ap2-sza-ku | may I be sated. |
| 11 | i-na ta-ta-ar-du | in the battle |
| 12 | isz-te2-et mu-ta-tam2 | “From the beginning of the year, |
| 13 | sza-lim-be2-li | Šalim-beli |
| 14 | uh3-ta-li-iq-ma | he has destroyed, and |
| 15 | a-szi2-a-ti2 a-di2 u4-mi3-im | “Ašītu, as long as the day |
| 16 | a-nim a-su2-hu-ur | I will return. |
| 17 | ki-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | When you wrote me, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 2 | ra-ma-ka3 za-ki-ma | “It is yours, be cleared away! |
| 3 | ti-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 4 | ki-ma _uruda_ 1(u) _gu2_ i-na pa2-ni-a | like copper, 10 talents in my presence |
| 5 | a-bu-ku-u2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma | (Speak) thus: I: |
| 6 | szi2-ti2 _uruda_-ni i-pa2-ni-a | the day when his copper was poured out |
| 7 | la2-di2-ma i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | I did not know, and in the ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ |
| 8 | ra-mi3-ni lu-za-ki-ma | May I be free of obligation, and |
| 9 | a-ta-be2-a-ma a-s,e2-ri-ka3 | I spoke to you, and your side |
| 10 | a-ta-la2-kam _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | Atalakam, 1st month, |
| 11 | isz-te2-en6 la2 ta-ha-da2-ar | You will not shave (your head). |
| 12 | a-bi a-ta be-li a-ta | My father, why, my lord, why |
| 13 | e ta-aq-bi im-ma | “Ha! You said it, oh! |
| 14 | a-ta-ma a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Why to Burušḫatum |
| 15 | e-ru-ub-ma | entered, and |
| 16 | 1(u)! _tug2 hi-a_ i-na pa2-ni-szu# | 10 garments, at his disposal |
| 17 | la2 i-di2-ma szi2-im-szu-nu | he did not know, and their fate |
| 18 | i-na sze2-pi3-szu | with his foot |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ub-lam-ma li-bi4-i la2 ih-du | he did not bring, and the libî-priest did not rejoice. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sza u2-sze2-s,a-ni la2 ku-a-um | The silver that he brought is not mine. |
| 3 | la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e ki-ma szi2-mu-um | Do not be afraid, like a dream! |
| 4 | ma-ah-s,u2-ni | he received. |
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