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CCT 2, 15, BM 113309 (P358516)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 15, BM 113309 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358516 |
| Museum no. | BM 113309 |
| 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-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | a-di2 i-pa2-ni-tim asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni | as long as I have written to you |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus I: silver |
| 5 | 4(u) _ma-na_ a-ka3-na-ak-ma | 40 minas of akanak, and |
| 6 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum i-nu-mi3 | at that time |
| 7 | a-la2-hi-nu-um e-ri-isz-tam2 | Alahinum, the erištam |
| 8 | e-ri-szi2-ni um-ma szu-nu-ma | they asked me, thus they: |
| 9 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ a-na _iti-kam_ | 1 talent of tin for the month |
| 10 | nu-sze2-s,a-a-kum u2 a-na-ku | We will bring you, and I |
| 11 | a-na a-ni-a-tim a-ti2-ki-il5-ma | I turned into ruins, and |
| 12 | a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu | as far as the length and width |
| 13 | [i]-na na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2-a | in my letter |
| 14 | al-pu-ta-kum a-ni | I have written to you: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma im-ta-tal-u2#-ni#-ni | when he came to me |
| 2 | zu-di-a _dumu#_ i-zi-hi-im | Zudiya, son of Iziḫum |
| 3 | a-gu5-ur-ma u2 isz-te2-en6 | “It is a storm, and the grass is swollen— |
| 4 | i-s,u2-ha-ri isz-ti2-szu a-na | he will receive from him. |
| 5 | s,e2-ri-szu asz2-ta-pa2-ar | I have written on his foot. |
| 6 | ki-ma t,up-pe2-e-ka3 asz2-me-u2 | I have heard (it) like your tablet. |
| 7 | la2-qe2-pa2-am <a>-s,e2-ri-szu a-t,a2-ra-ad | I have taken (it) as a loan. I will measure it out. |
| 8 | a-bi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ pa-ni-am-ma | the father from the father the silver before me |
| 9 | lu ku-a-um lu i-a-um | be it a kūʾu-demon or a young man, |
| 10 | a-ka3-na-ak-ma isz-ti2 | I will eat, and with |
| 11 | la2-qe2-pi2-im u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | he will take and bring it to you. |
| 12 | a-bi a-ta a-di2 1(u) u4-me-e | “My father, from day to day, |
| 13 | la2 ta-szu-usz me-eh-ra-am | Do not neglect the supplementary payment. |
| 14 | sza u2-t,i2-ti2-ka3 szu-ba-al-<ki>-it-ma | “Send to me what you have learned, so that |
| 15 | sze2-bi-lam a-na-kam _dumu_ szu-nu-[nu] | Send me a son of theirs! |
| 16 | me-eh-ra-am uh3-ta-li-iq# | a second time he has stolen |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am sza _dam-gar3 dumu_ a-ni-nim# | Tablet of the merchant, son of Aninim |
| 2 | bu-za-zu! lu!-sze2-ti2-qam | let me praise your name(?) |
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