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CCT 5, 08, BM 120514 (P358885)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 08, BM 120514 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358885 |
| Museum no. | BM 120514 |
| 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 su2-e-a a-szur-mu-ta-bi-il5 | To Sūʾa, Assur-mutabi-il, |
| 2 | bu-za-zu / | buzazu |
| 3 | u2 i-ku-pa2-sza / qi2-bi-ma | and she eats. Speak!” |
| 4 | um-ma a-ha-ha-ma a-ma hu-bu-ul | Thus (says) Aḫāma, the mother of Ḫubul. |
| 5 | a-bi4-ku-nu ta-al-ta-am-da | your father you will praise. |
| 6 | lu szi2-ip-ka3-tim lu tam2-ka3-ra-am | Be it a šipkātu-demon, be it an eagle, |
| 7 | ti2-szu-a / ma-ma-an qa2-su2 | “At his side, no one is holding his hand. |
| 8 | la2 i-la2-qe2 / a-na hu-bu-li-ku-nu | He will not take it for your loan. |
| 9 | ku-nu-im be2-ta-ku-nu | “You are the one who has chosen you, |
| 10 | u2 i-szi2-ti2 / _e2#_{[be2-ta}-ku-nu] | and the dowry of your house |
| 11 | i-ta-aq-nu / i-na _e2_ li-mi3-im | in the house of the eponym |
| 12 | szi2-im _e2_-ta-ku-nu i-ba-ta-aq-ma | the price of your house he shall weigh out, and |
| 13 | ma-la2 hu-bu-la2-ak-nu | as much as a ḫubullaknu |
| 14 | i-szi2-tu3-ni a-sza-pa2-ra-ku-nu-ti2 | I will write to you. |
| 15 | _e2_ [a]-szur u2 u2-t,u3-ub-tu3-szu | the house of Assur and his uṭubtu |
| 17 | a-na 3(u) _ma-na_ | for 30 minas |
| 18 | sza# qa2-ta-ti2-szu | of his hands |
| 19 | na#-al-pu-ta-ti2-ni | our supplication |
| 20 | [a]-wa#-tum i-za-ku-[u2] u2 <a>-szi2-a-ti2 | They speak a word, and the people |
| 21 | za-ku-sa3 a-sza-pa2-ra#-kum# | I will send you a sealed document. |
| 22 | i-na 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ | from 2 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 23 | u2 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza as,-bu-tu2! | and 1 mina of silver for the aṣbutu |
| 24 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 7 1/2 minas of silver to |
| 25 | s,i2-ba-at 3(u) _ma-na_ | a ration of 30 minas |
| 26 | sza qa2-ta-tim na-al-pu-ta-ti2-ni | of the qatātu-offerings, |
| 27 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | from your silver |
| 28 | i-szi2-qi2-il5 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na | he shall weigh out. 6 1/2 minas to |
| 29 | szi2-im _e2_ u2-ki-da | the price of the house he shall measure out |
| 30 | i-szi2-qi2-il5 5(disz) _ma-na_ a-na | he shall weigh out. 5 minas to |
| 31 | szi2-im _e2_ na-gi5-ri-im | the price of the house of the fugitive |
| 32 | i-szi2-qi2-il5 szu-ma-mi3-in | Iši-qīl, my name |
| 33 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-um | the silver of Anum |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ib-szi2-ma la2 i-szi2-qi2-il5 | he shall not raise a claim, and he will not pay it back. |
| 2 | a-wa-tu3-mi3-in i-bi-szi2-[a] | my words before her |
| 3 | hu-bu-la2-ak-<nu?> ik-ti2-li-[x?] | Ḫubullak-nu ... |
Sources & licences
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