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CCT 5, 49, BM 115136 (P358865)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 49, BM 115136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358865 |
| Museum no. | BM 115136 |
| 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 | [um]-ma szu-la-ba-an-ma | thus Šulaban: |
| 2 | [u3] da#-di2-a-ma a-na | and Dadiama to |
| 3 | im#-di2-lim u2 pa2-pa2!-lim# | Imdi-lim and Pappa-lim |
| 4 | qi2#-bi-ma 3(disz) _ma-na_ | speak, and 3 minas |
| 5 | _ku3#-babbar_ ah-sza#-lim# ub-lam | Ahšalim brought the silver. |
| 6 | _sza3#-ba_ 9(disz) ku#-ta-nu | in all 9 kutānu |
| 7 | 1(u)# 5(disz) szu-ru-tum | 15 šurutum |
| 8 | [n] 5/6(disz)# _ma-na#!_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ it-bu-lu! | n 5/6 minas 2 1/2 shekels they carried. |
| 9 | [1(disz)] _ansze#_ s,a-la2-mu-um | 1 donkey, Ṣallamum |
| 10 | [u3] u2-nu-su2 lu u2!-ku-<ul>-tu3!-szu | or his limbs, or his teeth |
| 11 | [x ma]-na# 3(disz) _gin2_ | x minas 3 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [it-ba-al]-ma | he weighed out, and |
| 2 | [n] _gin2_ a-na sa3-ri-dim | n shekels for the saridim |
| 3 | ni-di2-in | we did not give. |
| 4 | 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak | 5 minas of tin |
| 5 | qa2#-tim 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi4_ | surplus: 15 shekels each, its silver |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ma-na!_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu#? | 2 minas 2 shekels of apsu silver |
| 7 | te2#-er-ti2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | tērītu: 1 1/2 shekels (of silver) is surplus. |
| 8 | [x] _gin2_ te2-s,u2-bu | x shekels of teshubu-frit |
| 9 | [gam]-ra#-kum i-na lu-qu2-tim# | “It is yours, in the luqūtum |
| 10 | [a]-ni#-tim szu-la-ba-an! | Anu, Šulaban |
| 11 | qa2#-su2 sza-ak-na-at | is placed in his hand |
| 12 | 1(disz) _tug2!_ ku-ta-nu-um a-ha#-ma# | 1 kutanum-garment each |
| 13 | {d}x-ri-ik | for X-rik, |
Sources & licences
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