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CCT 4, 49, BM 113316 (P358724)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 49, BM 113316 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358724 |
| Museum no. | BM 113316 |
| 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 | um-ma en-um-a-szur3-ma | thus Enum-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar | to Iddin-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma / du-du | Speak! Go! |
| 4 | i-li-kam-ma | came, and |
| 5 | ni-ka3-si2 / i-di2-in | he gave to Nikasi. |
| 6 | u3 a-szur3-ma-lik | and Assur-mālik, |
| 7 | _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni | son of Ilum-bani, |
| 8 | szi2-lu-a-tam2 | šilūtam, |
| 9 | i-di2-ni-a-<ti2> szi2-im | he gave to me. |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ / lu i-sza | the silver he shall have |
| 11 | du-du / lu i-sza | Dudu means “may it be. |
| 12 | a-szur-ma-lik | Assur-mālik, |
| 13 | mu-nu-a-ti2-a | for Munuatia; |
| 14 | u3 mu-nu-a-ti2-ka3 | and Munuati |
| 15 | a-na du-du | to Dudu |
| 16 | a-na na-ru-qi2-im | for the nārūqu-allocation |
| 17 | a-da-an lu sza-a | I will give it. |
| 18 | du-du / lu sza-a | “May it be that |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 1/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 2 | ik-szu-da-ka3 | of Ikšuda |
| 3 | szu-ma li-bi-ka3 | name of your libīb priest |
| 4 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ a-bi-a | from the silver of the house of my father |
| 5 | ta-zu-zu | who knows |
| 6 | sze2-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | 1 mina of gold |
| 8 | ku-a-am / lu-ma-li-am | “Let me see, |
| 9 | a-na-ku / 2(disz) _ma-na_ | I 2 minas |
| 10 | _ku3-sig17_ | gold |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-da-szum / a-pu-tum a-na | I have given (it) to Adašum. |
| 2 | sza um-mi3-a-nu-ka3 / u2-sze2-bi-lu-ni-ku-ni | that Ummi-anu sent to you, |
| 3 | i-hi-id | he weighed out. |
Sources & licences
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