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CCT 6, 11, BM 115057 (P358894)

Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	CCT 6, 11, BM 115057
ID	P358894
Museum no.	BM 115057
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 pu-szu-ke-en-ma [a-na]	Pušuken speaks thus:
2	la2-ma-si2 qi2-bi-ma szi2-ti2	Speak to Lamassu, so that she will live!”
3	_tug2 hi-a_-ti2-ki pa2-ni-u2-tim#	your earlier garments
4	gam2-ra-ki-im 2(u) _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-[na]	20 layers of textiles, which for
5	puzur4-a-szur3 ta-di2-ni-ni	Puzur-Assur, you gave me.
6	1(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum 2(disz) _tug2_ szi2-mu-um	1 nishatu-garment, 2 šimum-garments,
7	szi2-tum 1(u) 7(disz) _tug-hi-a_ al!-qe 6(disz) _tug2_	a total of 17 garments I took. 6 garments
8	a-hu-qar / ub-lam 6(disz) _tug2_ i-a-szar	Aḫuqar brought. 6 garments Iašar
9	ub-lam 2(disz) _tug2_ i-di2-su2-en6 ub-lam	he brought. 2 garments Idissu-en brought.
10	_sza3-ba_ 3(disz) _tug2_ a-na puzur4-a-szur3	therefrom: 3 garments for Puzur-Assur
11	u2-ra-di2-ma 2(u) _tug2_ u2-pi3-iq-szum-ma#	he trimmed, and 20 garments he made him wear, and
12	a-qa2-ti2-szu / a-di2-in szi2-ti2 _tug2#-[hi_-ti2-ki]	I gave him as his gift a life of your garments.
13	1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ i-li-bi-a / _sza3-ba#_	11 garments, Ilībia, inside
14	1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-[ha-su2]	1 1/2 minas of silver, his nishasu-tax
15	_diri_ / sza-du-a-su2 [sza-bu]	Diri means “his head is high.‭
16	ku-nu-ki-a / ku-lu-ma#-[a]	My kunuku, my kullumu
17	na-asz2-a-ki-im ta-[asz2-pu-ri-ma]	you wrote to me, and
reverse
1	um-ma a-ti2-ma i-li#-[bi]	Thus says Ati: "Illibi
2	_tug2 hi-a_ sza u2-sze2-bi4-la2#-[ku-ni]	the clothing that he sent to you
3	2(disz) _tug2_ sza szu-pu-ul-tim-ma#	2 garments of the šupultum
4	_ku3-babbar_ sza ku-lu-ma-a na-asz2-[a-ki-ni]	the silver that Kulumâ has deposited
5	1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-wa-um 1/2(disz) ma#-[na]	1 mina of silver: Kuwum, 1/2 mina
6	a-na szu-pu-ul-tim di2-ni	Give it to the šupultum-official!
7	szi2-im 1(disz) _tug2_ kab-tim sza! szu-pu#-[ul-tim]	the price of 1 large garment of red wool
8	isz-tu3 bu-ru-usz-ha-tim	from Burušḫatum
9	u2-bu-lu-nim 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_	7 shekels of silver
10	sza il5-ba-ni _dumu_ ku-sa3-ri-[im]	of Ilbani, son of Kusarim
11	isz-qu2-la2-ni u3 i-na szi2-im#	he smote me, and according to the word
12	szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_-ti2-ki _ku3-babbar_	the šītu-payment of your garments of silver
13	usz-ta-s,a-ba-at-ma [(x)]	he has seized and
14	i-di2-su2-en6 u2-sze2-ba#-[la2-ki-im]	Idi-Suen shall deliver to you
15	a-na la2-ma-si2 qi2-[bi-ma]	Speak to Lamassu:
16	5(disz)-_ta tug2 hi-a sag10_-[tim]	5 pairs of good quality textiles
17	a-s,u2-ha-ri di2-ni	Judge my case.
18	lu-ub-lu-nim	let me bring.
left
1	li-ik-szu-du-ni mi3-szu e-ma-am	May they bind me. What is his name?
2	ta-ah-di2-ri-ni / a-na-ku a-na-kam	I am indeed your servant.
3	ki-ma i-qa2-bi4-u2-ni i-s,e2-er? _ninda_-ka3 a-zu-ab2	When he says, he will eat your bread.
4	e-na-a e-ru-ba u2-s,i2-a!	When he entered, he went out

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