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CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 (P358705)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358705 |
| Museum no. | BM 115061 |
| 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 | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | u2 i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi4-[ma] | and Ilī-alim, say |
| 3 | um-ma ku-za-zu-um-ma | Kuzzum says thus: |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-tu3-szu | silver and its interest |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er / a-zu-da | “Possessor of the azuda-disease, |
| 6 | i-mi3-di2-id / a-as,-ba-su-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 5(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_] | Thus he: 5 minas of silver |
| 8 | i3-li2-a-lum2 a-szu-mi3-ka3 | Ilī-alum of Ašumi |
| 9 | i-s,a-ba-at / a-hi a-ta | “He will seize the brother of the father |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 la2 tu3-re-a-aq | You shall not take away your silver. |
| 11 | a-na-ku u3 a-zu-da | I and the physician |
| 12 | szu-ta-al-mu-na-ni | may he keep safe. |
| 13 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar la2_ ta-as,-ba-at | If the silver deficit you shall take |
| 14 | te2-er-ta-ka3 | of the tērta |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-li-kam / a-na _ku3-sig17_ | may he come. For gold |
| 2 | ma-al-a-num ra-ku-sa3-am | Malānum, the rakusam priest |
| 3 | a-na ta-ar-ki-is-tim | for the tākištu-offering |
| 4 | u2-la2 a-ga-mi3-il5-szu / a-na u4-ma-kal2 | “I will raise his arms for the day. |
| 5 | sza x-mi3?-ig-du-u2-ni | of ...-igdūni, |
| 6 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-ri-a / il5-qe2 | 10 shekels of silver he took. |
| 7 | i-hi-id-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | he shall weigh out, and your return |
| 8 | li-li-kam szu-ur i-s,e2-ri-a | “Let me go, cut down my foes! |
| 9 | a-wi-il5-ma / ma szu-wa-ti | Awīlīma / ... |
| 10 | ta-qi2-ip-ma i-a-ti | you strew, and my eyes |
| 11 | u2-la2 ta-aq-ti2-pa2-ni | “It is not the taqti-pāni, |
| 12 | mi3-szu-um / pu-ru-i | What is the penalty? |
| 13 | i-ka3-ri-im _sag10_ | he weighed out. |
| 14 | ta-asz2-ku-un te-er-[ta-ka3] | you have placed, your return |
| 15 | li-li-kam / u2-la2 [...] | It is a lilī-demon ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na ta-ar-ki-sa2-tim | to the tarkisātum |
| 2 | la2 a-ga-mi3-il5-szu | I shall not raise him. |
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