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CCT 4, 04, BM 115062 (P358725)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 04, BM 115062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358725 |
| Museum no. | BM 115062 |
| 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 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-mu-tam2 sza be-la2-num | 1 mina of silver belonging to Bēlānum, |
| 4 | u3 _dumu_ e-la-li2 ub-lu-ni-ni | and the son of Elali brought, |
| 5 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 6 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ di2-in | for silver and gold he shall pay. |
| 7 | a-na _uruda_ la ta-da-szi2 | to copper you shall not give. |
| 8 | en-nam-a-szur i-na wa-ah-szu-sza!-na | Ennam-Assur in her wrath |
| 9 | ag-ri-ma ki-ma _ku3-babbar la2_ i-sza-qu2-lu | they shall weigh out and pay as much as silver. |
| 10 | la a-di2-szu-um a-na | I did not know to |
| 11 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim e-ru-ub-ma | he entered the burušḫātum-house, and |
| 12 | ki-ma mu-s,i2-um _ku3-babbar_ | instead of the income of silver |
| 13 | ba-at-qam i-sza-qu2-lu | they will raise a claim. |
| 14 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na hu-ub-szi2-im | Thus (says) I: for the robbery |
| 15 | ra-bu-ma la ta-di2-szi2 | great, but you did not give to her. |
| 16 | ka3-ru-um isz-me-ma um-ma | he heard the karû-offering, thus: |
| 17 | szu-nu-ma a-di2 mu-s,i2-um! | they, together with the oxen |
| 18 | la e-mu-ru a-na ma-ma-an | I did not see anyone. |
| 19 | la ta-da-szi2-i di2-in | You should not give her a verdict. |
| 20 | ka3-ri-im i-ba-szi2 isz-ti2 | there is a grain heap. |
| 21 | en-nam-a-szur u3 i-di2-ku-bi4 | Ennam-Assur and Idi-Kūbe |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz2-ta-al um-ma szu-nu-ma | I asked, thus they: |
| 2 | a-mu-tam2 a-na ha-ar-tu3 | “Alas, to Ḫartu! |
| 3 | bi-il5-ma um-ma a-ta-ma | “Bring me,’ (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (is) the following: |
| 4 | szi2-bu-um a-na szi2-ip-ru-tim | the šībû-offering for the work |
| 5 | i-li-ka3-ni a-na s,e2-ri-ka3 | his lord to your country |
| 6 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ni a-mu-tam2 | he sent to me, an omen |
| 7 | [a]-na a-wi-lim u2-bi-il5-ma | to a man he shall carry out, and |
| 8 | [x]-x-ki-u2-tam2 i-di2-na-ni | ... gave to me |
| 9 | [um-ma] szu-ut-ma la-as,-ru-up-szi2 | Thus he: I will send her. |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na s,a-ra-pi3-im | Thus (says) I, to the ṣarāpu-demon: |
| 11 | pi2-i la a-da-na-kum | I do not give you orders. |
| 12 | um-ma szu-ut-ma isz-tu3 a-ta | Thus (says) he: From Aya |
| 13 | ta-ta-lu-ku la-as-ru-<up>-szi2-ma | I want to pacify her and |
| 14 | szu-ma a-na la2-mu#-tim i-tu3-a-ar | he will return it to its owner. |
| 15 | lu-mu-un li-bi-im | lord of the mountains, |
| 16 | a-na szu-a-ti2 u3 i-a-ti be2-li | to him and to me, my lord |
| 17 | li-ir-szi2 a-mu-tam2 | may he be at peace. |
| 18 | is,-ru-up-szi2-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | he struck her, and 2/3 mina |
| 19 | ki-is,-ru-um e-li-a-am | “The kiṣrūm is above |
| 20 | lu i-na s,a-ra-pi3-im | or in the ṣarāpu |
| 21 | lu i-na <i>-szi2-ra-tim | or in the future |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu-t,a2-e 4(disz) _gin2_ e-ta-x a-szi2-ti2 | the deficit: 4 shekels ... the rent |
| 2 | a-mu-tim 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _ku3-ki_ | 8 shekels of silver to Kutha |
| 3 | aq-bi-a-kum# [um-ma] a-na-ku-ma | I said to you thus: "I |
| 4 | e-is, i-na x-[x]-x-ma | ... in ... and |
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