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CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 (P358839)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358839 |
| Museum no. | BM 120515 |
| 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 um-mi3-a-ni e-la2-ma | to his mother raise, and |
| 2 | u3 sza ki-ma / e-la-ma | and that like / above |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 4 | a-szur-s,u2-lu-li i-ku-pi3-a | Ašur-ṣululi, Ikupia, |
| 5 | a-szur-du10 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | Assur-ṭāb and Ninšubur-bani, |
| 6 | i-di2-esz18-dar en-um-a-szur | Iddi-Ištar, Enum-Assur, |
| 7 | u3 a-bu-sza-lim-ma | and Abu-šalima |
| 8 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | you wrote to me, thus: "Atunu |
| 9 | a-ma-kam _e2_ e-la2-ma | “It is the word of a house that is above |
| 10 | ma-s,a-ar-tam2 / pi3-te2-a-ma | “Security is my command, |
| 11 | lu _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 i-ba-szi2-u2 | or silver as much as there is |
| 12 | lu _uruda_ / i-ba-szi2 ku-un-ka3-ma | or copper there is, seal it, and |
| 13 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim / la2-ma | send to me! |
| 14 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | For Ninšubur-bani |
| 15 | en-um-a-szur u3 a-bu-sza-lim | Enum-Assur and Abu-šallim |
| 16 | isz-tu3 ka3-ni-isz | from Kanish |
| 17 | i-li-ku-ni-ni | came to me |
| 18 | me-er-u2 hi-na-a | “Mēru-ḫināya, |
| 19 | ma-s,a-ar-tam2 | a guard |
| 20 | ip-te2-u2-ma t,up-pa2-am | opened and a tablet |
| 21 | ha-ar-ma-am | a reed fence |
| 22 | sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 20 minas of silver |
| 23 | sza hu-bu-ul | of the debt |
| 24 | {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li | Adad-ṣululi, |
| 25 | u3 i-di2-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-na-da | and Iddin-Ištar son of Assur-nada |
| 26 | il5-qe2-u2 / um-ma szu-nu-ma | they took, thus they: |
| 27 | a-na a-wa-at um-mi3-a-ni | to the word of his mother |
| 28 | ma-as,-a-ni / ki-ma | “My guard, like |
| 29 | ma-s,a-ar-tam2 / ip-te2-u2-ni | a guard has opened |
| 30 | 5(disz) / s,a-ba-am / a-hi-u2-tim | 5 ṣabam, dependents; |
| 31 | u2-sze2-ri-bu-ma | they brought in, and |
| 32 | u2-sza-ak-ni-ku u3 szu-nu | they have made binding on you, and they |
| 33 | isz-ti2-szu-nu / ik-nu-ku | sealed with them. |
| 34 | ki-ma ku-nu-ki sza a-szur-du10 u3 | like a seal of Aššar-ṭāb and |
| 35 | sza a-szur-s,u2-lu-li | of Assur-ṣululi, |
| 36 | ip-te2-u2-ni / a-szu-mi3-ku-nu | he opened for me, I call upon you. |
| 37 | ni-ip-la2-ah-ma | we shall cut off, and |
| 38 | ma-s,a-ar-tam2 / la2 ni-ip-te2-te2 | We did not open the guard. |
| 39 | a-na sza-a-li-ku-nu | to you |
| 40 | ni-isz-pu-ra-am | we wrote to you |
| 41 | i-na sza-am-szi2 | in the sky |
| 42 | t,up-pi3-ni / ta-sza-me-a-ni | You will read our tablet. |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam-ma | "Let them come to me and |
| 2 | ma-s,a-ar-tam2 lu ni-ip-te2 | The guard should be open. |
| 3 | s,u2-ha-ru la2 i-sa3-hu-ru | They shall not return the reed bundles. |
| 4 | isz-ti2 a-szur-ba-ni u4-ma-kal2 | With Assur-bani he will feed. |
| 5 | la2 tu3-sza-as-ha-ra | do not turn back! |
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