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CCT 2, 03, BM 113278 (P358535)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 03, BM 113278 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358535 |
| Museum no. | BM 113278 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma a-szu-mi3 | Speak to Pušu-kēn, my name. |
| 3 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni sza ta-qi2-pu-szu | Ninšubur-bani, whom you spoke |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma i-na te2-er-ti2-ka3-ma | you wrote me, and in your letter |
| 5 | lu-qu2-tam2 i-li-bi4 {d}mar-tu | the luqutam priestess of Amurru |
| 6 | a-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi3 al-qe2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | I gave, and silver I took. That silver |
| 7 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-szi2-tam2 | 5/6 mina 1 1/4 shekels of ashtam |
| 8 | asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 9 | li-isz-qu2-la2-ku-ma t,up-pu-szu | they should cut off and his tablet |
| 10 | di2-in-szu-um / t,up-pu-ka3 5(disz) u3 6(disz) | Inšum, your tablet is 5, and 6. |
| 11 | i-li-ku-nim a-ni-a-tim | who went before me, |
| 12 | ki-ma sza-bu-a-ku-ni mi3-szu-um | Like a šabû-demon, what is it that you want to say? |
| 13 | i-t,up-pi3-ka3 la2 ta-al-pu-tam2 | Do not send me your tablet! |
| 14 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | 6 1/3 minas of tin, his silver |
| 15 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ ku-si2-tum | 1 mina 3 shekels of kusitum-flour |
| 16 | ma-al-a-i-tum 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-num | Malaītum 1/2 garment of Kutanum |
| 17 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | 1/2 mina 5 shekels of apsu silver |
| 18 | 3(disz) _tug2_ sza ik-ri-bi4-a | 3 garments of Ikribiya, |
| 19 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza s,u-ha-ar-tim | 1 garment of the ṣuhartu type |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 s,u2-ba-ti2-szu a-szur3-ma-lik | With his ṣibatu, Assur-mālik |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-zu-za u2-bi4-il5-szu-um | son of Azuza, Ubi-ilšum, |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar la2_ i-ba-ta-qam | 1 mina of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 4 | szu-ma _tug2 hi-a_ a-ta tal-qe2 | If you have taken a cloth, |
| 5 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 6 | t,up-pu-um sza a-ki-la2-li-ki-nu | Tablet of Akilikinu. |
| 7 | la2-pu-tu3 ki-ma ta-asz2-me-u2 | (Sum) It is a lapû-demon like a tašmē’u (demon) (Akk) The laputu-disease is as if it had been heard |
| 8 | pa2-nam szu-ku-szu-ma mi3-ma a-nim | whose face is shattered, and whatever |
| 9 | sza la2-pu-ta-ku-ni a-na nu-ku-ra-e | that I did not send to you, to the nukurru-office |
| 10 | la2 i-sza-ka3-an t,up-pu-um | He will not place a tablet. |
| 11 | sza ki-la2-li-ku-nu li-li-kam-ma | May the one who loves you come and |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 a-na-kam la2-al-qe2 | that silver I took. |
| 13 | ma-di2-isz du-mu-uq-tam2 | a lot of good fortune |
| 14 | e-pu-szu-um u2 li-ba-ka3 i-de8 | “It is done, and the libānu-plant he will eat. |
| 15 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu sza-lu-hi-im | for his silver he shall pay. |
| 16 | isz-tap-ra-am i-di2-qa2-ti2-ma | he sent to me, and |
| 17 | li-isz-pu-ra-ma a-na-kam _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | may he write to me, and as for the silver |
| 18 | la2-al-qe2 szu-ma | I will take. That |
| 19 | szi2-ip-s,a-tim e-ta-wu i-na | (If) he slips through the cracks, in |
| 20 | isz-te2-en6 a-li-ki-im | “Ištēn-a-li-kim, |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma sza la2-qa2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | your return, may he come, and that the loss of silver |
| 2 | a-na-ku a-na-kam mi3-il5-ki la2-am-li-ik | (Sum) I am your servant, I want to go to you (Akk) I, what should I do to you? I will come to you. |
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