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CCT 4, 08, BM 115105 (P358740)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 08, BM 115105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358740 |
| Museum no. | BM 115105 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ba-a-a-<ma> 3(disz) ku-ta-nu | Thus (says) Abāya: 3 kutanu |
| 3 | a-pa2-ta-na-nu-um | Apatanum |
| 4 | na-asz2-a-kum 1(disz) _tug2_ ka3-ab2-tam2 | one kabtam garment |
| 5 | szu-mi3-a-bi-a na-asz2-a-kum | “Šumi-abīya is yours, |
| 6 | _e2_ a-hi-ka3 a-ta-ma | your brother’s house, why |
| 7 | ti2-de8-e / ki-ma 1(disz) _gin2_ | Tide’e, like 1 shekel |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szar la2-qa2-im | the silver where it is acquired |
| 9 | la2 i-ba-szi2-u2 / mi3-nam | there is none, what is it? |
| 10 | a-na 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 10 minas of silver |
| 11 | a-ni-sza-am ta-asz2-ta-na-par2 | you have sent to me. |
| 12 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 13 | a-ma-kam li-qe2 | Take my word!” |
| 14 | ma i-na a-la2-ki-ka3 | “On your journey |
| 15 | s,u2-lu-um pa2-ni | ṣulû-plant |
| 16 | la2 tu3-ka3-la2-ma-ni | do not abandon me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ma be-li2 a-ta | That my lord |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sza puzur4-su2-en6 | the silver of Puzur-Suen |
| 3 | sza il5-qe2-u2 | that he took |
| 4 | la2 i-ga-ma-ar-ma | he shall not return, and |
| 5 | i-hi-id _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | he received. The silver |
| 6 | a-ma-kam-ma li-qe2 | I have heard that he should take it. |
| 7 | i-na sza isz-ti2-szu | in that with him |
| 8 | ba-ti2!-iq-tam2 | he took away. |
| 9 | u2 wa-ta-ar-tam2 | and the remainder |
| 10 | a-la2-pa2-ta-ku-ni | I will send to you. |
| 11 | li-ba-ka3 la2 i-la2-mi3-in! | he will not pay back in full. |
| 12 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 13 | a-di2 li-hi-id-ma | as long as he lives |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ li-di2-na-kum-ma | may silver give to you, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | hi-im-t,a2-tim u2-la2-pi2-tam2 | the sins he committed, |
| 2 | mi3-nam sza-zu-uz-ti2-ka3 la2-asz2-pu-<ur> | What should I write to you concerning your šazuztu? |
| 3 | a-ma-kam a-ta-ma sza-il5 | (Sum) My word, why is it raised? (Akk) Why are you raised? Why is your word raised? |
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