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CCT 2, 37, BM 113453 (P358545)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 37, BM 113453 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358545 |
| Museum no. | BM 113453 |
| 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 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na ku-ra-ra szu-esz18-dar i-di2-a-szur3 | To Kūra Šū-Išar, Iddi-Assur, |
| 3 | u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Uṣur-ša-Assur: |
| 4 | 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ka3-ni-isz | 30 minas of silver as ka’iš |
| 5 | tu3-sze2-bi3-la2 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | brought. 8 1/3 minas 5 1/3 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza ki-ma ah-sza-lim | the silver to that which like Ahšallim |
| 7 | ta#-asz2-qu-la2 lu _ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di2-ku-be | you will weigh out, or silver for the guarantor |
| 8 | ta-asz2-qu-la2 i-szi2-im _uruda sag10_ | you have poured out. The price of the copper is high. |
| 9 | lu szi2-ki-im s,a-hi-ra-ma | “Let it be a ṣaḫirāma prayer. |
| 10 | szi2-tam2 sze2-bi-la2-nim szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | a šītu of silver send to me, a price of silver |
| 11 | sza szi2-ib-tim / be-li2 | of the rations of my lord |
| 12 | te9-er-ti _an-na_ sza | The extispicy of the heavens which |
| 13 | e-zi-ba-ku-nu-ti2-ni sze2-bi-la2-nim | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query to you. |
| 14 | 2(disz) me-at 5(u) _ma-na_ | 200-50 minas |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _uruda_ szi2-kam 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza isz-ti2 | the copper of the price, 2 shekels of silver that with |
| 2 | ha-ar-a-lim il5-qe2-u2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | Ḫar-alim took, 1 mina 5 shekels |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza i-ku-pi3-a | silver from Ikupīya |
| 4 | i-li-bi4-szu a-szi2-tam2 | Ili-bīšu, the sage, |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im | 1/2 mina 1 1/3 shekels of tin |
| 6 | ra-qi2-ti2-a _dumu_ u2-zu-a | Raqitiya son of Uzuya |
| 7 | sza-asz2-qi2-la a-di2 a-a-im u4-mi3-im | “To the father of the day, |
| 8 | u2-ka3-al 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ | shall hold. 1/3 mina 4 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-sig17_ sza ab-ni-szu | the gold that his father |
| 10 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tum mu-t,a2-u2 | 1 1/3 shekels: Amūtum, deficit; |
| 11 | _ki gal_ si2-ki-tim 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | the great place of the wool, 2 1/2 shekels |
| 12 | a-mu-tam2 _ki_ ku-ra-ra | the word of Kūra |
| 13 | lu szi2-im _tug2_-ti2-a sza sze2-ep | or the price of my garments that is torn, |
| 14 | al-be-li2 mi3-ma a-nim | Albeli, whatever |
| 15 | isz-ti2 szu-esz18-dar za-ki-a-nim | With Šū-Ishtar, the exorcist, |
| 16 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur | to Uṣur-ša-As&xvş[r] |
| left | ||
| 1 | qi2-bi4-ma szu?-ma _ku3-ki_ u3 szi2-im | speak! Hand of Kukia and the šim |
| 2 | a-mu-tim _ki gal_ si2-ki-tim | the flood, the great place of silt |
| 3 | la2 tu3-sza-asz2-qi2-il5? a-na sza | You shall not raise a claim against |
| 4 | ki-ma [x-(x)] | like ... |
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