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CCT 2, 33, BM 113330 (P358540)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 33, BM 113330 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358540 |
| Museum no. | BM 113330 |
| 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-ku-pi3-a-szur | to Ikū-pî-Assur |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ku-bu-ma la li-bi4 | Thus (says) Šukubu: “Do not be afraid! |
| 3 | i-li-ma a-bu-ni | went up and his father |
| 4 | me-et a-wa-su2 la iq-bi4 | (Sum) The one who does not speak his word (Akk) Who does not say his word |
| 5 | szu-ma dam-qa2-ku-um ti2-ib-a-ma | “He is a good man, come forth, and |
| 6 | a-tal-kam _e2_ a-bi4-ni sze2-sze2-er | I came. The house of our father was trembling |
| 7 | ma-num sza mi3-nim | the lord who is worthy |
| 8 | i-qa2-bi4-a-ku-ni a-wi-lu isz-te2-en6 | “If a man speaks to me, |
| 9 | u3 sze2-na la-am-nu-tum a-na | and šena lāmnutum for |
| 10 | _e2_ a-bi4-ni da-la-hi-im | the house of his father, the slain |
| 11 | i-za-zu a-me-er-u2-um _e2_-et a-bi4-ni | the one who stands, the lord of the house of our father |
| 12 | la i-ma-i-du | he did not know. |
| 13 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3_ sza sze2-ep | 20 minas of refined silver |
| 14 | _dumu_ su2-ka3-li2-a i-qa2-ta-ra | son of Sukaliya he shall burn. |
| 15 | mu#-ut a-bi4-ni | the husband of his father |
| 16 | [x?]-bu#-ur-ki-a isz-me-u2 | heard your ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu#_ su2-ka3-li2-<a> u2-ni-ma | son of Sukali<ca> he gave, and |
| 2 | [_ku3_] il5-qe2-ma a-na a-lim{ki} | he took the silver and to the city |
| 3 | [e]-ru#-ba-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | entered, thus I: |
| 4 | mi3-szu-um _ku3_ ta-al-qe2 um-ma szu-ut-ma | you took half of the silver, thus says |
| 5 | _ku3_-ap2 a-bi4-a ku-lu a-hi-a | the silver of my father, the copper of my brother |
| 6 | lu-ub-lu-nim-ma u3 a-na-ku | let me bring, and I |
| 7 | lu-ta-er sza ki-ma a-bi4-ni | I will return. That which like our father |
| 8 | a-qa2-ra-be-tim nu-sze-ri-ib | We shall enter the aqarabētum. |
| 9 | ki#?-ma _e2_ ku-nu-ki t,up-pu u3 ku-lu-ma | like a sealed house, the tablet and the sealed document |
| 10 | ta#?-s,u2-ru lu?-ba-i-szu-ma | you keep watch over him, and |
| 11 | x-ur-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma | ... thus he: |
| 12 | t,up-pi3 me-hi!-ri la-al-ma-ad | The tablet of Meḫiri I will measure out. |
| 13 | _igi_ sza ki-ma a-bi4-ni um-ma a-na-ku-ma | before the one who like our father, saying: "I |
| 14 | a-bu-ni u3 a-hu-ni _gal_ | his father and his great brother |
| 15 | la ra-la-szu li-li-kam-ma | May he come to me without ceasing and |
| 16 | u3 li-ma-ad um-ma szu-ut-ma | And he said thus: |
| 17 | a-ta me-eh-ri tal-qe2-ma | you took from the rear, and |
| 18 | a-ta u3 ku-ra ta-na-ar-ma | you will wash from the water and the water, and |
| 19 | tu3-ha-la2-ka3-ni-a-ti2 | Tuhalani-ati, |
| left | ||
| 1 | um-ma sza ki-ma a-bi4-ni a-li [...] | Thus (says) the one who like our father ... |
| 2 | mi3-num [x x] iq#-bi4 t,up-pi3 li-[...] | ... he said. May my tablet ... |
| 3 | u3 _ku3_ [x x] x ni x [...] | and silver ... ... |
| 4 | [...]-ma a-bi4-ni [...] | ... his father ... |
Sources & licences
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