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CCT 5, 15, BM 119417 (P358757)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 15, BM 119417 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358757 |
| Museum no. | BM 119417 |
| 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' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x sza a na# [...] | ... of ... ... |
| 4' | [a-na]-kam / ru-ba-um [...] | Why the prince ...? |
| 5' | [wa]-asz2#-ha-na-i#!-um | Wašhanum |
| 6' | [i]-li-kam / a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | went to Burušḫatum |
| 7' | u3 ha-tim / ik-ta-la2-ni | and the district he has bound me. |
| 8' | a-di2-i 5(u) u4-me-e | as far as 50 days |
| 9' | u2-ta-qa2-ma / szu-ma | he shall remove, and that |
| 10' | ha#-ra-nam / a-na | “Ḫarānum to |
| 11' | [ha]-tim# la2 u2-ta-sze2-er | he shall not return to the district. |
| 12' | [_ku3-babbar_ a]-ka3-na-ak-ma | the silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 13' | [i]-na# s,u2-ha-ri-i-a | in my hand |
| 14' | 1(disz){isz-te2-en6} / i-na | 1 (man): in |
| 15' | sza ha-la / um-<ma-ni>-i-a | of the share of my army |
| 16' | e-zi-ib-ma u3 a-na-ku | Disregard that I, |
| 17' | isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_{pi3-im} | with the silver |
| 18' | 1(disz) _ma-na_ / sza isz-tu3 | 1 mina, which from |
| 19' | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Burušḫatum |
| 20' | u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni-ni | brought in, |
| 21' | [a]-ta#-be-a-ma | I said, and |
| 22' | [a-na] ka3-ni-isz | in perpetuity |
| 23' | [a-ta]-la#-kam [...] | I went ... |
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