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CCT 2, 22, BM 113306 (P358527)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 22, BM 113306 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358527 |
| Museum no. | BM 113306 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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# ma-nu-um-ki-a-szur3 i-na-a | to Mannum-kī-Assur, now |
| 2 | u3 du10-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma um-ma u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3-ma | and Du-Assur, thus Uṣur-šašur: |
| 3 | i-na lu-qu2-tim sza sze2-ep | in the luqūtum of the šep |
| 4 | en-na-nim lu _an-na_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ ta-di2-na | Now, either an omen or a textile is given. |
| 5 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza-mu-tim ku-un-ka3-ma | and the silver of the šamūtu-tax shall be paid. |
| 6 | sze2-bi-la2-nim _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _ansze_ | send me garments and donkeys! |
| 7 | sza isz-tu3 ni-ih-ri-a a-mu-ra-am-e-nam | (Sum) I want to say to you “I want to bring you from the niḫriya (temple). (Akk) That which I have seen from the north, |
| 8 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ni szi2-im-szu-nu | they sent to you, their name |
| 9 | lu sza-li-it, lu-qu2-tam2# i-[x-x] | May he be healthy, he shall ... luxuriance. |
| 10 | i-a-ti2 sza ba-ri-ni ma-la2 ku-[ta-nu] | the eye of our ..., as much as is required |
| 11 | u3 _ansze hi-a_ iz-ku-u2-ni | and donkeys they rented |
| 12 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam# | May you be reconciled with me! |
| 13 | lu s,a-ta-ab2-tam2 u3 szu-ma | or seized, and he |
| 14 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-u2-ra-at [a-na] | for silver he shall return. |
| 15 | i-na-a u3 i-a-ti2 sze2-bi4#-[la2-nim] | Now and now, send me! |
| 16 | a-szu-mi3 szu-ku-bi4-im | my name is šukubum |
| 17 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki#} [al-qe2] | I took the tablet of the city. |
| 18 | sza i-na mi3-ma i-[szu-u2-ni] | who in whatever he has |
| 19 | ki-ma a-wa-at na-[ru-a-im] | like the word of a stela |
| 20 | i-na-sa2 be-ti2-a _ku3-babbar [la2_ i-la2-qe2-u2] | he shall pay. My wife the deficit silver shall take. |
| 21 | t,up-pu-um sza a-lim{ki} [da-nu-um] | tablet of the city Antwerp |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ma-kam i-ba-szi2 asz2-ta-na#-[me-ma] | there is a word, and |
| 2 | _e2#_-be2-ti2 sza szu-ku-bi4-im [a-na] | the house of the šukub priestess to |
| 3 | hu-bu-ul me-er-e szu-ku-[bi4-im] | “The destruction of the land is a flood-wave. |
| 4 | ma-ma-an isz-a-am t,up-pa2-am# | Nobody has written a tablet. |
| 5 | al-qe2 sza ma-ma-an _e2#_{be-ti2}-[szu] | I took. Whoever his house |
| 6 | a-na hu-bu-ul me-er-e szu-ku-bi4-[im] | for the damage of a footstool |
| 7 | isz-u2-mu u2-ta-ar la2 sza u2-ta#-i-ru | He will return it, he will not return it. |
| 8 | i-sza-ri-iq-szu-um t,up-pa2-am | He will send him a tablet. |
| 9 | sza a-lim{ki} dingir-na-am u2-ka3-al | of Bison he shall hold. |
| 10 | a-ma-kam a-na sza-i-im _e2#_[{be-ti2}] | what to the owner of the house |
| 11 | a-wa-tam2 id-a / t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} | the wording of the tablet of the city |
| 12 | a-di2 5(disz) u4-me-e u2-sza-ak-sza-da-ku-nu | for 5 days he shall make you submit, |
| 13 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ puzur4-su2-en6 _dumu_ | 1 mina of silver: Puzur-Suen, son |
| 14 | i-sza-a i-na ha-hi-im ha-bu-lam | “He is in Hāḫum, he is in Ḫabulam, |
| 15 | en-na-nim asz2-pu-ur um-ma a-nu-ku-ma | Now I wrote to you, thus: |
| 16 | t,up-pu-szu sze2-li#-ma | send him his tablet. |
| 17 | a-wi-lam lu#-sza-asz2-qi2-il5 a-ma-kam | “Let me praise the man,’s word |
| 18 | en-na-na-am / sza-la2-ma szu-ma | As long as he lives he is named. |
| 19 | [t,up]-pu-um isz-ti2-szu i-ba-szi2 t,up-pa2-am | There is a tablet with him. |
| 20 | li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 szu-ma i-na | he is in |
| 21 | ha#-hi-im t,up-pa2-am e-zi-ib | Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in this place. |
| 22 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu u3 te2-er-tu3-szu | 'You are entrusted to me' and 'it is yours'. |
| left | ||
| 1 | <<u2 te2-er-tu3-szu!>> a-pa2-ni-a li-li-kam t,up-pa2-am | <May> his extispicy go to my lips!” A tablet |
| 2 | a-szar e-zi-bu t,up-pa2-am la2-al-qe2-ma | Wherever I leave, I will take my tablet and |
| 3 | a-wi-lam _ku3-babbar_ lu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5 | a man silver I shall pay. |
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