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CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 (P358903)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358903 |
| Museum no. | BM 115102 |
| 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] i-na-[a] qi2#-bi-ma | Speak to him thus: |
| 2 | [um-ma] e!-la2-li2-ma | thus Elali: |
| 3 | na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 sza ka3-ri-im | the našpertam-offering of the kārīm-official, |
| 4 | sza a-na ru-ba-e | that to the rabâ |
| 5 | la2-pu-ta-at-ni | I shall release. |
| 6 | sza-ma-am u3-la2 i-mu-u2 | “If he does not know the heavens, |
| 7 | u3 na-<asz2>-pe3-er-tam2 sza-li-t,am | and the šalīṭam-offering, |
| 8 | sza a-na 1(u)-tim u2 i-a-ti2 | that for 10 years and me |
| 9 | la2-pu-ta-at-ni 1(u)?-tam2 | they have sworn by the 10(?) |
| 10 | u3-sza-ak-ni-ik-ma | he made secure, and |
| 11 | u3 na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 | and a message |
| 12 | sza ru-ba-u2 sza-ma-am | of the prince of heaven, |
| 13 | la2 i-mu-u2-ni 1(u)-tum | did not agree, 10th |
| 14 | u2-la2-pi3-ta-ma | he removed, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-asz2-a-ku ki-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti-ka2# | I am carrying like your messengers. |
| 2 | i-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a | in Timil, |
| 3 | asz2-me-u2 a-szi2-a-ti2 i-na | (Sum) I am the one who hears my prayers (Akk) I hear my prayers in |
| 4 | hu-ra-ma ak-ta-la2 | I have returned and weighed out. |
| 5 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 6 | ki-ma a-szur-be-el-ma-[al-ki-im] | like Assur-bēl-ma'alkim |
| 7 | e-ru-ba-ni isz-te2-en6 [i-na] | he had entered, a second time in |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ri t,ur4-dam-ma uz2-ni | “The ṣūḫaru-festival is over, and the uznû (festival) is over. |
| 9 | pi3-te2-ma le-ru-ba-am szu-ma | Release it and enter it! |
| 10 | e-ra-bi4 la2 i-ba-szi2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | (Sum) There is no reopening (of the case) (Akk) There are no exits for you |
| 11 | li-li-kam-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | Come, and send me messages! |
| 12 | a-na [ka3]-ri-im lu-sze2-bi4-lam | I shall send to the king. |
| 13 | a [...] x a-na | ... to |
| 14 | [...] u2 [... li]-li-kam# | ... may ... come to me. |
| 15 | [...] tu3 [...] | ... ... |
| 16 | [...]-kam lu [...]-ma | ... ... and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u3] e-ni-ka3 la2-mu-ur-ma | and your father-in-law I shall see, and |
| 2 | [ki-ma] e-en6 a-bi4-ni a-mu-ru | Like the water of his father, I saw |
| 3 | ta-ma-li-ka3-ni | you will serve me. |
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