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CCT 2, 23, BM 113299 (P358528)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 23, BM 113299 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358528 |
| Museum no. | BM 113299 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2-[bi-ma] | Speak to Imdīlum: |
| 2 | um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar u2-s,ur-sza#-[a-szur] | Thus Āmur-ištar, Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 3 | u3 u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar-ma | and Uṣur-ša-ištar |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3 _uruda_ sza a-szur-na-da | Ašumi copper of Assur-nada |
| 5 | sza en-um-a-szur a-hu-szu | belonging to Enum-Ašszur, his brother. |
| 6 | isz-tu3 ma-at sa2-wi-id | from the land of Sawid |
| 7 | u2-sze2-s,i2-a-ni a-ma-la2 di2-in | he brought out, judge me! |
| 8 | ka3-ri-im en-um-a-szur | the granary of Enum-Ašarēd, |
| 9 | ni-is,-ba-at-ma 3(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | we seized, and 3 talents of copper |
| 10 | 5(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 5 talents 40 minas of copper |
| 11 | ku-na-na-ma-i-am _igi#_ 2(disz){sze2-na} | Kunanamām |
| 12 | me-er-e um-mi3-a-ni _uruda_ a-na | his apprentice copper to |
| 13 | i-ku-pi3-a ni-ip-qi2-id | he entrusted to me. |
| 14 | 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-me sza en-um-a-szur | 6 homers of wheat, rations of Enum-Assur, |
| 15 | [ir]-de8-a-ni a-na-kam! i-ku-pi3-a | When he brought it, what did he do? |
| 16 | [is,]-ba-su2-nu-ma a-na | seized them and to |
| 17 | [na-ab-ri]-tim na-ad-u2 | the nabrūtum-priests, the herdsmen |
| 18 | szu-ma _ansze hi-a_ a-na | If a donkey to |
| 19 | [_e2?_] en-um-a-szur i-tu3-ru! | the house of Enum-Assur returned |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-at-ni / ni-isz-ku-un# | We put our hands on it. |
| 2 | [n 1(disz)] _gu2 uruda_ qa2-ti2 | n 1 talent of copper, hand-washing; |
| 3 | [a]-szur#-na-da i-na _e2-gal_-lim | Assur-nada in the palace |
| 4 | u2-s,a-ma hi-na-a i-ku-pi3-a | he brought out, and my sins he committed, |
| 5 | u3 en-um-a-szur qa2-su2-nu | and Enum-Assur their hands |
| 6 | isz-ku-nu u3 ne2-nu | they placed, and the nenu-official |
| 7 | ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | like a cow |
| 8 | qa2-at-ni ni-isz-ku-un | We have set our hands on it. |
| 9 | _uruda_ a-na i-ku-pi3-a-ma | copper to Ikū-pî-a, and |
| 10 | pa2-qi2-id 1(disz) _ansze#_ | entrusted, 1 donkey |
| 11 | s,a-la2-ma-am a-[na] | ṣalamām to |
| 12 | en-um-[a-szur] | Enum-Assur |
| 13 | ni-ip-[qi2]-id#-ma | we appointed, and |
| 14 | i-ra-de8-a-kum | will bring to you. |
| 15 | u3 ni-sza-me-ma# | and the people |
| 16 | a-szur3-na-da# | Assur-nada |
| left | ||
| 1 | _uruda_ 1(u) _gu2_ bu-la2-ti2 i-na | copper, 10 talents of balatu-silver in |
| 2 | ku-na-na-me-et i-szu a-di2 | a kunānu-vessel with its lid, |
| 3 | 3(disz) u4-me en-um-a-szur i-ta-la2-kam | On the 3rd day Enum-Assur will come. |
Sources & licences
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