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CCT 2, 16, BM 113454 (P358517)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 16, BM 113454 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358517 |
| Museum no. | BM 113454 |
| 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 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 2 | a-na bu-za-zu qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Buzzu: |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta a-ma-kam-ma | “My brother, from the water I have come,’ |
| 4 | u2-na-hi-id-ka3 | he smote you |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 6 | i-na sza-am-szi2 a-na | in the morning to |
| 7 | ka3-ni-isz te2-ru-bu | they entered in a sealed document. |
| 8 | te2-er-ta-ka3 u3 hu-sza-ha-ka3 | your tēritu and hušaḫa, |
| 9 | e-zi-ib-ma / ku-s,a-am | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep. |
| 10 | u3 a-szur-sza-am-szi2 | and Assur-šammī, |
| 11 | [a]-na a-lim{ki} t,u3-ru-ud-ma | to the city he returned, and |
| 12 | [te2]-er-ta-ka3 | of Tērta |
| 13 | [za-ku]-tum li-li-kam-ma | May the exempt go and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 a]-na-ku / a-na | and I to |
| 2 | te3-er-ti2-ka3 / u3 te2-er-ti2-a | Your prayer and my prayer |
| 3 | la2-hi-id-ma / a-di2 | I took, and as far as |
| 4 | ha-ar-pi2-szu / te2-er-ta-ka3 | (Sum) Its ḫarpīšu is a tēritu. (Akk) It is its hārāiu. |
| 5 | u3 te3-er-ti2 / lu-za-ki-ma | and extispicy, let me be clear, and |
| 6 | la2-li-ka3-ma / a-sza-ar | Come, and I will ask you! |
| 7 | da-am-qu2-ni / lu ne2-pu-usz | May we do a good thing for you. |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta / te2-er-ta-ka3 | “Alas, from the water of the steppe! |
| 9 | da-mi3-iq-tam2 | a good thing |
| 10 | la2-asz2-me-ma / li-bi | Let me hear, and let my heart rejoice! |
| 11 | li-hi-du / mi3-ma | May he rejoice! What |
| 12 | ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 / sza te2-zi-ba!-ni | of your seized property, which you have freed, |
| 13 | szu-ma la2 a-ti2-hi-id | If I did not pay, |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu hu-bu-li2 / sza-am-[nam] | May it be a robbery! |
| 2 | t,a-ba-am / sze2-bi4-lam | Send me good news! |
Sources & licences
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