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CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 (P358551)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358551 |
| Museum no. | BM 113490 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 3 | asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 4 | a-na#-[ku]-ma a-di2 _ku3-ki_ | I, as long as Kuki |
| 5 | [u3] _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na za-ha-a | and the silver that for the zaḫāyu |
| 6 | a-na a-szi2-im ta-di2-nu | given to Ašim. |
| 7 | a-szi2-um ma-se2-er | ašīm means “to be equal. |
| 8 | a-na sza ki-ma qa2-qi2-di2-ka3 | to that which like your head |
| 9 | szu-pu-ur-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 | send, and your extispicy |
| 10 | qa2-at-ka3 li-is,-ba-at | May your hand hold back. |
| 11 | u3 szu-ma a-szi2-am | and he himself |
| 12 | qa2-su2-nu i-s,a-ba-at | they will seize their hands. |
| 13 | isz-ti2 i-[ib]-ri# a-wi-li | From the Ibri of a man |
| 14 | sza pi3-szu-nu i-di2-nu-ni-ku-ni! | that they gave to you, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e#-di2-il5 tap-pa2-e-szu | “It is enough, his companions |
| 2 | [asz2]-ta#-al-ma a-szi2-am | I asked, and she said: |
| 3 | a-na e-t,a2-ar ra-mi3-<ni>-szu | for his own life |
| 4 | a-s,e2-er qa2-qu2-ru-um | “Aṣīt-qaqurum |
| 5 | da#-nu-um u2-ka3-lu-ka3 | Anum will hold. |
| 6 | li-ba-ka3 i-ma-ra-as, / | In your city he will smite |
| 7 | a-wi-lu-um a-na | a man to |
| 8 | a-szi2-im ma-di2-im | the land of Ašim, |
| 9 | a-na _e-gal_-lim pi3-szu | to the palace his mouth |
| 10 | i-di2-in szu-pu-ur-ma | give, send, and |
| 11 | lu te2-er-ta-<ka3> lu a-szi2-a-ka3 | be it a return or a stay, |
| 12 | e-ba-ar lu-hu-sa3-ti2-a | of Luḫusatia |
| 13 | la2 e-ti2-iq# [a]-di2 t,up-pi3-ka3 | I did not pass until your tablet |
| 14 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra#-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 15 | a-na ku?!-nu-ki [a]-szur#-i-mi3-ti2 | to you, Assur-imitti |
| 16 | sza esz18-dar-[...] | of Ištar- |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ta-wu-u2 [um-ma szu]-ut-ma t,up-pi3 | They have sworn by the following: |
| 2 | sza e-la2-li2 [a-ma-la2 di2]-in | of Elali, the judge |
| 3 | ka3-ri-im [...] qa2-ti2-ni | (Sum) ... his hand(?) ... (Akk) The ... of ..., his hand |
| 4 | u2-ka3-al# [...]-ma | he will hold, and |
| 5 | a [...] | ... water |
Sources & licences
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