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CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 (P358881)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358881 |
| Museum no. | BM 119412 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-la-hi-im e-la-ma | to Alaḫum he went up, and |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku | Pušukēn and Assur-taklakku |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma a-hu-a a-tu3-nu | Speak, my brother, Atunu! |
| 5 | isz-tu3 _mu 3(u)-sze3_ | from 30 years |
| 6 | i-na a-lim{ki} wa-asz2-ba-ku-ma | in the city I dwell, and |
| 7 | u3 ni-ka3-si2 u3-sza-qal | and the niŋa prayer he will utter. |
| 8 | ka3-ra-am / mu-uh3-ra-ma | received, and |
| 9 | isz-ti2 ka3-ri-im e-na-na-tim | from the granary of Enanatum |
| 10 | er!-sza-nim-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ | for silver |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 3(disz) _gin2_ la-di2-ku-nu | I did not give you 1 mina 3 shekels. |
| 12 | szu-ma la i-ma-gu5-ru | if he does not agree |
| 13 | a-li-a-ma mi3-szal2 | The city is well. |
| 14 | a-wa-tam2 la-zi-iz | I will stand by the word |
| 15 | a-tu3-nu la2 ti2-de8-a-a | Atunu, do not bring (them) down! |
| 16 | a-i-a-tum ma-asz2-ka3-na-tu3-a | Ayatum, the Kaškanātu, |
| 17 | e-la ma-la | as much as |
| 18 | ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 la asz2-ku-nam | I did not establish a claim. |
| 19 | 3(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ka3-si2 | 37 minas of ni-kasi |
| 20 | asz2-qul2 gi-mi3-lam | “Ašqul (is) a gimilam |
| 21 | i-s,e2-ri-a szu-ku-na | place in my field. |
| 22 | ih-da-ma a-na mi3-szal2 | he sinned, to what end |
| 23 | a-wa-tam2 la-zi-iz a-ni-tum | (Sum) The word of An, the one who stands by An (Akk) I stand by the word(?) of An |
| 24 | la a-ni-tum te2-er-ta-ak-nu | Do not delay! |
| 25 | i-pa2-ni-e-ma | he looked, and |
| 26 | li-li-kam isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a | may he come with my silver |
| 27 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ku-ru-ub-esz18-dar | 4 1/2 minas of Kurub-Ishtar |
| 28 | ba-ab2-tam2 e-zi-ba-ku-nu-ti2 | (Sum) You are the one who destroys you(?) (Akk) The one who removes you |
| 29 | sza-asz2-qi2-la-ma sze2-bi-la-nim | send me, and I will send it to you. |
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