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CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 (P358707)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358707 |
| Museum no. | BM 113483 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | zu-pa2 puzur4-a-szur | Zu-pa, Puzur-Assur, |
| 3 | a-szur-tu3-ku-<ul>-ti2 | Assur-tukultī |
| 4 | u3 a-szur-sza-du-ni | and Assur-šaduni |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma la-ma-sa3-tum-ma | Thus Lama-satum: |
| 6 | szu-ma a-ba-u2-a | by Abāya |
| 7 | a-tu3-nu a-na ma-la2 | Atunu for as much as |
| 8 | t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim-ki | Tablet of the important one |
| 9 | _e2#_{[be2-tam2} sza ka3-ni-isz{ki}] | the House of Kanish |
| 10 | tu3-ub?!-ta-am / lu a-ma-tim | The tubtām priestess, may she be the mother |
| 11 | lu t,up-pe2-e / lu a-li | be it tablets, be it the city, |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-ba-szi2-<u2> | 1 shekel of silver there is |
| 13 | ih-da-ma / ku-un-ka3-ma | “Have mercy on me, place it on your lips, |
| 14 | sze2-bi-la2-nim / a-pu-tum | send to me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni | Iškur-bani, |
| 2 | u3 _tug2_-tu3 / a-na | and garments for |
| 3 | szi2-mi3-im / la2 ta-da-na | whose fate you did not give, |
| 4 | a-na ma-la2 t,up-pi2-im | for as much as the tablet |
| 5 | sza a-lim{ki} i-na sza-ha-at | of the city in the district |
| 6 | ra-bi-s,i2-im | the great one |
| 7 | i-zi-za-ma t,up-pa2-am | stands and a tablet |
| 8 | sza ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz3 | of Karim, Kaniš |
| 9 | a-na s,e2-er t,up-pi2-im | to the front of the tablet |
| 10 | sza a-lim{ki} li-qe2-a-ma | of the city may he take, and |
| 11 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 12 | a-na s,e2-er / am-ri-a | to the foot of the mountain |
| 13 | t,ur4-da-szu / la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | (Sum) He does not accept his prayer, (Akk) His prayer is not accepted, |
Sources & licences
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