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CCT 2, 14, BM 113359 (P358515)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 14, BM 113359 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358515 |
| Museum no. | BM 113359 |
| 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 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | a-di2-i sza _dumu_ szu-nu-nu | as far as those of their son |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ni | that you constantly send to me, |
| 5 | a-na sza-al-t,im sza i-na | for the šalṭim-measure that in |
| 6 | me-eh-ri-ka3 / la2-pu-tu3 | “In your presence, the lapû-demon, |
| 7 | si2-ku-szu / a-s,a-na-ba-at-ma | I will take away his garment and |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / mi3-ma / la2 ha-bu-la2-ku | Thus (says) he: “What have I not done? |
| 9 | al-kam / ru-ug-ma-ma | Come, ... |
| 10 | at-wu-u2 / ki-ma szi2-bi4 | The atwû-priestess, like a shepherd, |
| 11 | i-qa2-ti2-a / la2 u2-ka3-lu | Iqatīya will not hold back. |
| 12 | a-wi-lum2 / a-na sza qa2-ta-tim s,a-wi-lum2 | (Sum) A man, for the hand of a man (Akk) The man for the hands of the man |
| 13 | pa2-al-ha-ku / szi-bi4 | I am afraid - hear it! |
| 14 | 4(disz) / asz2-ku-szu-um / sza ki-ma | 4 (pieces of) aškūsum-wood, which like |
| 15 | isz-tu3 li-mi3-im | from the year |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ku-pi3-esz18-dar _iti-kam_ a-la2-na-tim | Ikupi-Ištar, month: “alānâtum, |
| 2 | a-na ma-la i-na | as much as in |
| 3 | li-bi4-szu / ta-bu-ru | (Sum) His heart is a flood that is to be swollen (Akk) Its heart is to swell |
| 4 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | 1 1/2 shekels each, ṣibtam |
| 5 | u2-s,a-ba-ku-ni a-szu-mi3 | Ašumi |
| 6 | ah-sza-lim sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Aḫšalim, about whom you wrote me, |
| 7 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | Thus (says) he: Why the silver |
| 8 | ta-ak-la2 / mi3-nam | What are you holding back? |
| 9 | ha-bu-la2-ti2-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | of Habulātuma silver |
| 10 | a-ka3-la2 / szu-ma a-na | “To eat, to drink, to eat |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ib-ti2-szu | the silver and its interest |
| 12 | a-wi-lum2 ta-sze2-e | a man will take |
| 13 | szu-pu-ur-ma _ku3-babbar_ | send, and the silver |
| 14 | u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | and its interest |
| 15 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu / mi3-ma | his šašqiŋil, what |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 / la2 al-qe2 | I did not take your silver. |
| 2 | u2-la2 i-di2-nam | he did not give. |
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