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CCT 2, 16-17, BM 113377 (P358518)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 16-17, BM 113377 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358518 |
| Museum no. | BM 113377 |
| 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 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-ta-ma mi3-ma / e-zi-ba-ku-ni | Why did you leave anything behind? |
| 5 | me-eh-ra-am la2-pi3-it-ma | “If he is blinded by a ghost, |
| 6 | sze2-bi4-lam me-eh-ra-am | Send me a reply! |
| 7 | e-na-a-szur na-asz2-a-kum | Enā-Assur is your provider. |
| 8 | u3 a-szu-mi3 a-mu-tim | and Ašumi, the mother |
| 9 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 10 | u4-ma-ma a-szur-du-ri | When Assur-duri |
| 11 | a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it | to Turḫumit |
| 12 | a-sza-pa2-ar-[ma] | I shall send, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na-ku a-di2 2(disz) u4-me | and I for 2 days |
| 2 | u2-s,i2-ma szu-ma qa2-ti2 | he brought out, and that is the hand of |
| 3 | i-s,a-ba-si2 za-ku-u2-sa3! | he will seize her, she is free |
| 4 | a-sza-pa2-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
| 5 | a-ma 2(disz) u4-me la2 ta-ha!-da-ar | For two days you will not tremble |
| 6 | sza si2-ka3!-tim za-ki-ma | of the sikkû-flour is cleared and |
| 7 | ha-ra-ka3 a-li-ik | I will go to the haraŋ. |
| 8 | a-bi a-ta a-szar u2-zu-a | My father, from the water where he knows, |
| 9 | ta-sza-me-u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 | You are adjured, your rejoicing |
| 10 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
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