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CCT 2, 20, BM 113317 (P358524)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 20, BM 113317 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358524 |
| Museum no. | BM 113317 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma / mi3-nam | “Anum-bālum-Assur, what is it? |
| 3 | lu-mu-un / li-bi4-im | The lord ... |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 5 | na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 / a-sza-pa2-ra-ma | I will send a message. |
| 6 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a / la2 ta-na-hi-id-ma | Do not delay in my return, and |
| 7 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / la2 i-tu3-ra-am | Your return will not come back. |
| 8 | ma-ti2 / sza a-na-ku / | The land that I |
| 9 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a / a-sza-pa2-ra-ni | I will send to you in extispicy. |
| 10 | a-na ku-wa-tim / | to Kuwatum |
| 11 | na-asz2-pe3-er-tim la2 ad-mu-u2-ni | he did not give me advice. |
| 12 | ki-ma / sza a-na | like that to |
| 13 | a-wa-at a-bi4-a [a]-pa2#-ri-du | the word of Abiya I have splurged |
| 14 | u2 a-na ku-wa-tim# | and to Kuwatum |
| 15 | a-pa2-ri-id ta-ki-li#! | I have gathered up the takīlīdu-festival |
| 16 | sza ma-ma-an | of nobody |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-sza-me / a-ma-kam | Do not listen, it is my word. |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 / sza-i-il5 | Your ṣuḫarītu is raised. |
| 3 | a-bi4 a-ta / a-na te2-er-ti2-a | Father, from the water to my extispicy |
| 4 | u2 a-wa-ti2-a / pa2-ni-ka3 / | and my words before you |
| 5 | la2 ta-sza-ka3-an-ma / a-wa-ti2 | You shall not place (them) there, and the words |
| 6 | la2 i-na-di2 / a-sza-me-ma | he will not give. I will ask and |
| 7 | ha-ra-nam u2-szi2-ru ki-ma | (Sum) The harānu priestess, like |
| 8 | ha-ra-nam u2-szi2-ru-ni | he brought to me a gift. |
| 9 | lu-qu2-ti2 / ab2-ka3-nim | the luqūtu of the cows |
| 10 | la2-at-be-a-ma / la2-tal-kam | Let me go, let me go! |
| 11 | a-na-kam / szi2-im / _tug2 hi-a_ | what is the price of the various garments? |
| 12 | _uruda_ dingir-ba-ni / e-ri-szi2-ma | the copper of Ilī-bani to her, and |
| 13 | _uruda_ u2-ka3-i-il5-szu-um | copper for Uka-ilšum |
| 14 | a-szi2-a-ti2 asz2-pu-ra-ku-um | I have written to you, |
| 15 | i-na wa-s,a / dingir-ba-ni | at the side of Ilī-bani, |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 _ku3-sig17_ | silver, the remainder of gold |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um u2 a-szu-mi3 a-szur-i-di2 | and Ašumi, Assur-idi |
| 2 | _dumu#_ ku-ku-la2-nim u2 en-na-su2-en6 | son of Kukulanum, and Ennasuen |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / _sag10_-tum / li-li-kam | May your extispicy be good! |
Sources & licences
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