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CCT 2, 13, BM 113458 (P358514)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 13, BM 113458 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358514 |
| Museum no. | BM 113458 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | Thus (says) Ilwedāku: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 / sza szu-esz18-dar | Ašumīma of Šulši-Ishtar. |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma / i-nu-mi3 | Thus (says) ... |
| 6 | 1(u) li-me _uruda_ sza bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | 10 eponymy of copper for Burušḫātum |
| 7 | _e2-gal_-lum2 i-di2-nu-szu-ni | the palace gave to him |
| 8 | i-na _uruda_ a-mi3-im | with copper |
| 9 | qa2-ti2 asz2-ku-un u3 SZU-esz18-dar | I placed (it) in my hand, and Hand-of-Ištar |
| 10 | s,u2-ha-ri a-bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | ṣuḫari means “abūru-ušhātum. |
| 11 | i-li-ik ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | went, you wrote me. |
| 12 | um-ma a-ta-ma / szi2-bi4-a | Thus (says) ... |
| 13 | la2 u2-ka3-al a-ma-kam | does not hold, it is a word |
| 14 | szu-esz18-dar sza-al-ma | “Šu-Ishtar is whole— |
| 15 | szu-mi3 szi2-bi4 li-iz-ku-ra-am!-ma! | May my name and my fate be decreed for me |
| 16 | i-na ta-ah-si2-is-tim | in battle |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-szu-nu szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar gave them. |
| 2 | asz2-a-al-ma um-ma szu-ut-<ma> | I asked, thus he: |
| 3 | szi2-bi4 / sza _uruda la2_ u2-ka3-al | he will hold the copper rations. |
| 4 | sza _ku3-babbar_ a-lu-la2-a | of silver Alulâ |
| 5 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku i-<na> | Assur-taklaku in |
| 6 | s,e2-ri-a u3 a-na-ku | in the steppe and I |
| 7 | u2-e-sza-ni-ma szi2-bi4 | “I will bring it to her, and she will die. |
| 8 | a-na _ku3-babbar dumu_ i3-li2-lim s,i2-li2-<a>-lim? | for silver, son of Ilīm, Ṣillî-alim |
| 9 | szi2-bi4 3(disz) asz2-ku-szu-um / ki-ma | Its labor: 3 (mana wool for) Aškusum, like |
| 10 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza _dumu_ i3-li2-nim | from the silver of the son of Ilī-nim |
| 11 | u2-sze2-s,i2-a-ni / qa2-at-ka3 sza-ak-na-at-ni | “They brought me out, they placed me in your hands. |
| 12 | u2-e-sza-ni-ma / i-mi3-ma | “He will come to me, and he will speak!’ |
| 13 | i-szu-u2 / qa2-at-ka3 | he has, your hand |
| 14 | u2-sza-asz2-ka3-ka3 | he shall establish. |
| left | ||
| 1 | mi3-ma li-ba-ka3 la2 i-pa2-ri-id | he will not find anything of interest. |
| 2 | a-na a-wa-tim / ma-szu-ha-tim | to speak a word |
| 3 | sza x [...] | of ... |
Sources & licences
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