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CCT 2, 18, BM 113290 (P358520)

Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	CCT 2, 18, BM 113290
ID	P358520
Museum no.	BM 113290
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 in-bi-esz18-dar-[ma a-na]	Inbi-Ishtar speaks thus:
2	a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur / u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni	to Ṣilli-Adad and Adad-bani
3	qi2-bi-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-am	Speak, and you will write me.
4	um-ma a-ta-ma _tug2 hi-a_ / u3 sza-ap2-tum	Thus (says) he: “Why the embroidered garment and the šāptu-garment
5	i-ba-szi2 / i-na {d}utu-szi	there is in Šamaš
6	na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2 / ta-sza-me-u2	You hear the supplication
7	lu _tug2 hi-a_ lu sza-ap2-tum / i-ba-szi2	either a garment or a šāptu-garment there is
8	u2-nu-tam2 / ra-ki-is-ma	the utensils are cut off, and
9	bi-la-at! / e-ma-ri / ka3-i-in-ma	The daughter-in-law of the emāru priestess is yours
10	ma-la2 e-ma-ru / i-na-szi2-u2-ni	as much as he brought,
11	u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 / ar-hi-isz	and your extispicy quickly
12	li-li-kam-ma / szu-ma _ansze hi-a_	let him come, and he is a donkey.
13	ta-ha-sza-ah / e-ma-ri	you will harness (them) for the army.
14	isz-tu2 / a-na-kam / lu-sze2-ri-a-am	From here let me bring (them) down.
15	_ansze hi-a_ / u3 u2-nu-su2-nu	donkeys and oxen
16	lu er-su2-a-at / a-di2	May it be firmly founded, as far as
17	te2-er-ta-ka3 la2 i-li-ka3!-ku!-ni	he will not come to you in extispicy.
18	la2 ta-sa2-ri-dam	do not be negligent!
reverse
1	i-nu-mi3 te2-er-ti2 / i-la2-ka3-ni	At that time, a remission will be imposed.
2	ar-hi-isz si2-ir-da-dam	quickly to be smashed
3	5(u) e-me-ri / 1(u) e-tu3-de8-e	50 emeru, 10 etude’e,
4	a-di2 / a-sza-pa2-ra-ku-ni / li-ta-qe2-ma	Until I send you, may he take, and
5	li-zi-zu / isz-tu3 2/3(disz) _gin2_	may they stand. From 2/3 shekel
6	1(disz)! la2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza-qi2-il5-ma	1 less 1/6 shekels and 1 shekel of ša-qi-il
7	1(disz) _gin2-ta_ li-im-qu2-da-ni-kum	1 shekel each may they pluck up for you.
8	3(disz) e-me-ri / zi-it-lu-ne2-e	3 (mana wool for) Emeri of Zitlune—
9	qa2-dum / sza a-ta-ta / si2-ra-am	The hand of the one who has sinned,
10	pa2-szu-ra-am ma-asz2-ka3-am / sza _gu4_	“Pašurām, the messenger of the ox
11	ku!-si2-a-am / sza _ansze_ / mi3-ma a-nim	a leather bag of donkeys, whatever
12	lu e-er-su2-u2 / _tug2 hi-a_ u2 / _siki hi-a_	or an ersû-offering of textiles and textiles,
13	mi3-ma la2 ta-da-an u3 a-ta	You will not give anything, and why
14	ba-a-ba-ti2-ka3 / za-ki-ma / a-di2	Your bābatu-vessel is cleared, as far as
15	5(disz) u4-me-e / a-sza-pa2-ra-kum	5 days I will send to you.
16	ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam /	Come, and I will come.
17	_ku3-babbar_ sza _gal_ ma-hi-ri-im	the silver of the chief of the judges
18	sza lu-hu-sa3-ti2-a lu sza gal szu bi li	(Sum) The one of the luhuŋsatu priestess, ... (Akk) That of my lulhu priestesses ...
19	ra ba a ti2 ta a-di2 s,i2-ib-tim	(Sum) ..., what did I do? ... (Akk) ....
left
1	ba-a-ab2-ta-ka3 / za-ki-i a-di2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ isz-ti2 a-szur-gal	to your “seizing-of-the-mouth’, until the 1st month of Assurgal
2	a-na a-lim{ki} ta-la2-ak	to the city you will go.

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