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CCT 5, 03, BM 119404 (P358840)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 03, BM 119404 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358840 |
| Museum no. | BM 119404 |
| 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 to me thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-re-s,i2-ma | Thus Assur-reṣi: |
| 3 | ki-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 a-na | according to your instruction to |
| 4 | za-al-pa2 i-li-ka3-ni | the one who praises his divinity, |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-ma-kam | Thus (says) ... |
| 6 | la2 wa-asz2-ba-ti2 / ra-di2-u2 | (Sum) I am the one who is awe-inspiring (Akk) The one who was afflicted with fearsomeness |
| 7 | a-ma-kam / e-mu-ru-ka3-ma | “Alas, I will see you! |
| 8 | i-a-um / a-na-kam / li-bi | “Why is it that he is angry? |
| 9 | e am-ra-as, / a-na te2-ga-ra#-ma# | “Ha! I want to bring it to you!’ |
| 10 | e-ti2-iq-ma / i-na te2-ga-ra-ma | he passed, and in the tērāma |
| 11 | lu wa-asz2-ba-ti2 / ki-ma u3-mu | or a slave like a child, |
| 12 | da-nu-ni / u3 sza szu-su2-en6 | Anuni and Susa |
| 13 | ra-ma-szu / la2 t,a2-bu-ni | his own is not good, |
| 14 | s,u2-ha-ra-am szu-su2-en6 / u3 am-tam2 | The ṣuḫarām-plant, the susen-plant and the amtam-plant |
| 15 | i-na za-al-pa2 / e-ta-zi-ba-am | “He has sat on a throne, |
| 16 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 17 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / u3-qa2-a | (Sum) The one of the tērta prayer (Akk) In your prayer, I pray to you |
| 18 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma | May your extispicy come to me, |
| 19 | a-szar ma-la2-ki-am! | wherever he goes |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ / sza ku-ur-ku-ra-nim | silver from Kurkurānum |
| 21 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 22 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-na-kam | Thus (says) ... |
| 23 | ku-ur-ku-ra-nam | Kurkuranam |
| 24 | as,-ba-at-ma um-ma [szu-ut-ma] | I seized, and thus he: |
| 25 | mi3-ma _ku3-babbar / la2_ ha-bu-la2-ku | whatever silver deficit of Habulakku |
| 26 | i-nu-mi3 / a-ma-kam wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni | At that time, when I was stationed, |
| 27 | a-s,e2-er / szi2-bi sza [a-na-ku] | “Aṣītu, the life of which I |
| 28 | a-na ku-ur-ku-ra-nim | to Kurkuranum |
| 29 | asz2-ku-nu / a-ta / la2 ta-[asz2-ku-un] | You have been placed, why did you not place it? |
| 30 | {d}utu-ba-ni u3 _ARAD2_ [...] | Šamaš-bani and the servant of |
| 31 | i-ku-nu-um _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni# | Ikunum, son of Šamaš-bani |
| 32 | a-szur3-la2-ma-si2 / a-ta-[ta] | Assur-lamassī |
| 33 | _dumu_ la2-qe2-pi2-im / ta-asz2-[...] | son of Laqī-pîm |
| 34 | a-na ka3-lu-wa / a-szur# [...] | To Kaluwa, Assur ... |
| 35 | a-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na#_ [...] | for 2/3 mina ... |
| 36 | [a]-na szi2-bu-[tim {d}utu-ba-ni] | for the life of Šamaš-bani |
| 37 | u3 _ARAD2!_-ka3 [...] | and your servant |
| 38 | isz-ku-nu-szu-nu / ki-[...] | They placed them |
| 39 | [x]-x-ma qa2-qu2-ru-um [da-nu-um] | ... the quadrupeds, the Anum |
Sources & licences
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