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CCT 5, 07, BM 119416 (P358884)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 07, BM 119416 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358884 |
| Museum no. | BM 119416 |
| 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 a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 2 | u3 esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah | and Ešdar-pilaḫ |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma ku-ni-lum2-ma | Thus Kunilum: |
| 4 | i-nu-mi3 ku-ra _dub-sar_ | when Kūru the scribe |
| 5 | a-na sza-du-a-tim | for eternity |
| 6 | sza-du-im i-li-ka3-ni | the šadûm priest of his god |
| 7 | isz-tu3 sza a-na-kam | From what |
| 8 | usz-te2-bi4-lu u2-sza-di2-u2-ni-ni | he had brought, he made it come to me. |
| 9 | sza lu-qu2-tim sza isz-ti2 | belonging to the luqūtum-official who with |
| 10 | [esz18-dar]-pi3-la2-ah i-lu-ku | Ishtar-pilah went |
| 11 | [...] _ku3#?-babbar_ | ... silver(?) |
| 12 | [... x] | |
| 13 | [...-a?] ka3-ri-im | ... of the quay |
| 14 | [...-x]-tim | ...-tim |
| 15 | [...]-ku-nu-ti2 sza | ... your ... which |
| 16 | lu-qu2-tim sza _illat#_-at | the luqûtu of the flood |
| 17 | esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah ki#-ma | Ištar-pilah, like |
| 18 | sza-du-a-su2 [na]-ad-u2 | his šadū-assembly |
| 19 | a-ba-u2-a be-lu-a a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, what have you done? |
| 20 | a-ma-kam ka3-ra-am | The word is a flood. |
| 21 | mu-uh2-ra-ma sza-du-a-tam2 | Received by Šaduatam, |
| 22 | la2 usz-ta-sza-na-ma | he does not let go, and |
| 23 | la2 a-na-di2-i a-na | I did not know, to |
| 24 | a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ašur-nada |
| 25 | a-ta a-na-kam | “From where are you coming? |
| 26 | la2 ta-ad-gu5-ul | do not be negligent! |
| 27 | ki-ma u2-sza-di2-u2-ni | as he had given, |
| 28 | a-na ma-la2 | for a boat |
| left | ||
| 1 | ta-ah-si2-is-tim sza [...] | the taḫišištu-festival of |
| 2 | ti2-isz-mur-na a-di2-na-ku-[um ...] | Tišmurna, I am giving you . |
| 3 | lu-qu2-tam2 a-szu-ur | (Sum) I am a luqutu priestess, I am an awe-inspiring woman (Akk) I was a weeping woman, I was mourning |
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