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CCT 2, 28, BM 113563 (P358509)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 28, BM 113563 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358509 |
| Museum no. | BM 113563 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 hi-na-a-ma a-na | Thus (says) Hināya: |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušuken: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep | Ašumi, belonging to the son taken |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | which you wrote to me |
| 5 | a-na-kam um-mi3-a-nu la2-qe2-ep | Why should I take my mother? |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu il5-ta-qe2-u2 | their silver they have taken |
| 7 | te2-er-ta-ka3 a-s,e2-er | “I will go out to the steppe!’ |
| 8 | a-mur-esz18-dar esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah | Amur-Ištar (is) Eshdar-pilah |
| 9 | u3 ku-ni-lim li-li-ik-ma | and Kunilim may go, and |
| 10 | mi3-ma la2 i-di2-nu-szum | whatever he did not give to him |
| 11 | u3 szu-ma mi3-ma ku-ni-lum2 | and he, whatever kunīlum |
| 12 | a-ma-kam i-di2-szum | the word gave to him |
| 13 | t,up-pu-szu lu-da-ni-in-ma | I will give it and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-kam i-na | Herewith, in |
| 2 | ki-isz-da-ti2-szu _ku3-babbar_ | his debts silver |
| 3 | la2-al-qe2 i-hi-id-ma | he will take, and |
| 4 | ki-ma t,up-pi3 | like a tablet |
| 5 | ta-asz2-me-u2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | you heard, your recitation, |
| 6 | li-li-ik _uruda_ | may he go. The copper |
| 7 | ni-il5-qe2-ma a-na e-ra-ab2 | we took, and to enter |
| 8 | ku-lu-ma-a / a-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... for silver |
| 9 | pa2-ni / ni-di2-in s,a-ap-an-ni | “My face, my limbs are bound, |
| 10 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 11 | ne2-pa2-asz2-ma s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | We will perform (them) and your ṣuḫaru-vessel. |
| 12 | ni-t,a2-ra-dam | to be repaid |
| left | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) _tug2_ lu-bu-szi2 pa2-s,i2-u2-tim | 5 lubušši-garments, pṣītum, |
| 2 | _dumu_ da-nu-i3-li2 ub-la2-kum | son of Anu-ilī brought. |
Sources & licences
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