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CCT 2, 34, BM 113413 (P358541)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 34, BM 113413 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358541 |
| Museum no. | BM 113413 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 i-na-a <qi2-bi-ma> | To Pušukēn and thus say |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ku-bu-um-ma | Šukubum (speaks) thus: |
| 3 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 1 talent 20 minas of tin |
| 4 | 3(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ | 35 kutanu-garments, 18 minas |
| 5 | _an-na_ qa2-tim 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-me | of tin, 2 homers of chick-peas |
| 6 | u3 e-nu-su2-nu 1/3(disz) _ma-na [ku3]-babbar#_ | and their interest, 1/3 mina of silver |
| 7 | be2-u2-la2-at a-mur-{d}utu | the slave of Amur-šamaš, |
| 8 | a-na be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | for his wife 3 kutanu-garments |
| 9 | a-ha-ma da!?-ku-u2 mi3-ma | each other, whatever |
| 10 | a-nim a-ta-ta i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti | “Anu, after you have departed, they will bring you to me. |
| 11 | a-hu-a a-tu3-nu _an-na_ | my brother, Atunu of tin |
| 12 | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ mi3-isz-la2 li-qe2-a-ma | and a tiara of half a shekel may take, and |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-tim i-ra-mi3-ni-ku-nu | they shall pay you the remainder of the silver. |
| 14 | ki-ma ta-ga-mi3-la2-ni-ni | when you have brought it to me |
| 15 | id-a-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he gave, and silver |
| 16 | i-sze2-ep i-na-a li-li-kam | he will do, in a lilīma |
| 17 | li-bi4 la2 i-la2-mi3-in | (Sum) My one who does not have a spouse (Akk) I do not have children |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ma _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | If he is an tin or a cloth |
| 2 | la2 ta-la2-qe2-a-ma la2 ta-ga-mi3-la2-ni | You shall not take it, and you shall not bring it to me. |
| 3 | lu a-na i-ta-at,-lim | be it for a gift, |
| 4 | lu a-na u4-me pa2-ti2-u2-tim | or in distant days |
| 5 | lu a-na u4-me qur2-bu-tim | or in the days of battle |
| 6 | di2-na-ma / a-li ba-la2-t,i2-a | Judge me, where is my life? |
| 7 | ep-sza-ma u3 te2-er-ta-ku-nu | You have performed sorcery and rebellion. |
| 8 | li-li-kam a-na i-na-a | He should come to me. |
| 9 | qi2-bi4-ma a-s,e2-er na-asz2-pa2-ra-tim | Speak, and I will send you messages. |
| 10 | sza i-sze2-ep pu-szu-ke-en6 | which he made into a potsherd, |
| 11 | u2-la2-pi2-ta-ku-ni | shall remove from you, |
| 12 | mi3-nam ha-[bu]-la2-ku-ni#?-ma sza sze2-pi3-ka3 | What have you taken away from your feet? |
| 13 | wa-ar-ki-tim szi2-im | later, the šimmu |
| 14 | e-ma-ri-a ta-ak-la2-szu | (Sum) His word is a flood, its wind blows (Akk) Its word is an emery wind, it blows |
| 15 | i-sze2-[ep] i3-li2-a | did Ilī |
| 16 | la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | do not send me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na na-asz2-pa2-ra-tim sza sze2-ep pu-szu-ke-en6 | For the našparātu-allocation of the Ŋepsû-disease. |
| 2 | i-hi-id i-na a-la2-ki-ka3 la2 ta-qa2-bi4 | You will not say at your departure: |
| 3 | um#-ma# a-[ta]-ma mi3-szu-um uz-ni la2 tap-te2 | Thus (says) “Why do you not listen to my prayers? |
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