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CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 (P358752)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358752 |
| Museum no. | BM 119411 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-[ma] | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma _nin-e_-ta-ak-<la2>-ku-ma# | Thus Ninetakkuku: |
| 3 | a-di2 a-mu-tim sza ta-asz2-[pu]-ra-ni | as far as the word that you wrote me |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma [i-nu-mi3] | Thus (says) “Why at that time |
| 5 | te2-ra-ba-ni lu [...] | May you be his ... |
| 6 | lu a-wi-i-tam2 [...] | or a man |
| 7 | lu?-qu2!-tum a-mu-tum x [x (x)] | luqūtum-disease, amutum-illness |
| 8 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 9 | te2-ta-ra-ab2 a-di2 a-mu-tim | you will harness (them) as far as the sea. |
| 10 | sza _dumu_ hi-na-a _gal_ si2-ki-tim | of the son of Ḫinâ, the chief of the garments, |
| 11 | u2-sa3-li-mu a-szi2-a-ti2 | who restores the dead, |
| 12 | a-mu-tam2 la2 u2-ka3-li-im-szu | (Sum) His word does not hold him back (Akk) He did not hold back his word |
| 13 | li-iq-ta-sza | may she kill her. |
| 14 | la-qe2-pu-um a-na | is acquired and given to |
| 15 | ma-ri-it-hi-im | Marithum, |
| 16 | u2-bi-il5 um-ma szu-ut-ma | he raised up, thus: |
| 17 | sze2-ti2-qa2-szi2-ma a-la-qe2-szi2 | take her, and I will take her. |
| 18 | ki-ma _gal_ si2-ki-tim wa-s,u2 | like a great ax he went out, |
| 19 | asz2-tu3-hu-ut, ki-ma _gal_ si2-ki-tim | I shook like a great storm, |
| 20 | i-tu3-ra-ni a-mu-tam2 | he returned, a word |
| 21 | u2-sze2-ta-aq-szi2-ma a-da2-szi2 | he made her pass by, and she gave birth to me. |
| 22 | u2 szar-ra-nu-ma a-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it | and Šarranuma to return |
| 23 | e-ti2-iq-ma szi2-im | he passed, and a decision |
| 24 | s,u2-ba-ti2-ka3 u2 _ku3-sig17 uruda sag10_ | in your hand gold and red copper |
| 25 | a-ma-ka3-am lu szi2-im ma-asz2-ki | “May the word be the fate of your land! |
| 26 | lu szi2-im u2-t,i2-ti2-im | be it a fate of old age, |
| 27 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ u2 _ku3-sig17_ | for silver and gold |
| 28 | a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-<ka3> | for as much as a tērtīka |
| 29 | u2-ta-ar-ma | shall return, and |
| 30 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | I shall send to you. |
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