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CCT 2, 31-32, BM 113539 (P358538)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 31-32, BM 113539 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358538 |
| Museum no. | BM 113539 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma bu-za-zu-ma | Speak! Thus (says) Buzazu: |
| 3 | a-di2-i _ku3-babbar_ sza ma-ha-ti2-a | until the silver of my cult centers |
| 4 | a-na-kam szu-be-lam usz-ta-am-ri-is, | “As for me, my lord, I have slain. |
| 5 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ lu a-na | either silver or gold or to |
| 6 | qa2-ti2-a i-ma-qu2-ut lu i-na | my hand will fall, either in |
| 7 | sza li-bi4 szu-be-lim | of the staff of Šubelim |
| 8 | lu isz-ti2 a-hi-im eb-ri-im | or with a neighbor, a stranger |
| 9 | ma-la2 a-ka3-szu-du | as much as Akašudu |
| 10 | a-ka3-na-ak-ma | I will make, and |
| 11 | u2-sze2-ba-lam | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi a-ta a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ | that father together with the silver |
| 2 | sza szu-esz18-dar sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | belonging to Shu-Ištar of the granary |
| 3 | i-hi-id-ma mi3-ma | he weighed out, and whatever |
| 4 | a-ni-sza-am la2 i-ta-na-pu-szu-nim | “Why did they not speak to me, |
| 5 | a-na-kam mi3-ma | What else? |
| 6 | _e-gal_-lum2 la2 ha-bu-ul | the palace without a loss |
| 7 | u2 sza na-am-e-dim | and of Namedim |
| 8 | ta-da-nam u2-la2 | you give, he shall weigh out. |
| 9 | i-mu-u2 a-bi a-ta | “The word of my father, from the water |
| 10 | a-ma-kam a-ka3-ri-im | The word of the akarû-demon |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 2 | li-qe2-ma sze2-bi4-lam | take, and send me! |
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