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CCT 5, 05, BM 119415 (P358880)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 05, BM 119415 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358880 |
| Museum no. | BM 119415 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma a-hu-qar puzur4-a-szur3 | Thus Ahu-qar of Puzur-Assur: |
| 3 | u3 dan-a-szur-ma | and Dan-Assur |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 5 | a-ta-ma sza 3(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ | Why, for 33 minas |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar an-na_ sza-ma-nim | the silver of heaven and earth |
| 7 | eq-lum2 li-is,-ba-su2 | may a dead man seize him. |
| 8 | ba-at-qu2-um u3 wa-tu3-ru-um | “Bātqûm and Watturum |
| 9 | _an-na_ ba-ab-szu la2-szu | the ... of the tin is missing. |
| 10 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 17 minas of silver |
| 11 | sza dingir-ma-lik ub-la2-ni | that Ilum-malik brought, |
| 12 | i-na ku-nu-ki-szu i-ba-szi2 | there is in his seal. |
| 13 | i-na e-ra-ab _an-[na_] | at the entry of the tin |
| 14 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 15 | ni-sza-a-ma-ku-um | We are smitten. |
| 16 | _ki_ ba-ti2-qi2-im nu-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | from Batiqim we shall not be able to bring |
| 17 | ni-is-ha-tum u3 | Nisḫatum and |
| 18 | sza-du-a-tam2 is,-he-er-ma | the šadūtam-festival, he gathered, and |
| 19 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | 7 1/2 minas 2 shekels |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar ki_ ga-zi-a ni-il5-qe2-ma | we took the silver from Gasiya and |
| 21 | a-szar a-s,i2-ib-tim | to the place of exile |
| 22 | il5-qe2-u2-ni ni-isz-qul2 | we shall kill. |
| 23 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 7 shekels of silver |
| 24 | s,i2-ib-tam2 i-na | a profit in |
| 25 | _ku3_-pi3-ka3 ni-isz-qu2-ul | we shall cut off your silver. |
| 26 | ra-qa2-tam2 sza | the rāqatam-offering which |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni la2-szu | you wrote to me, there is none. |
Sources & licences
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