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CCT 2, 44-45, BM 113504 (P358553)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 44-45, BM 113504 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358553 |
| Museum no. | BM 113504 |
| 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 a-szur-i-mi3-ti3-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza puzur4-sza!-du-e | My name is Puzur-šadue. |
| 4 | _dumu_ tu3-i-mi3-im | son of Tu-imim, |
| 5 | a-di2 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | together with 1 shekel of silver |
| 6 | na-ru-qu2-um a-na | the nāruqû-vessel for |
| 7 | _e2_ a-bi-ni e-ra-bi-im | the house of his father he entered |
| 8 | sza-al-szu-ma / pi2-szu | “It is him, and his mouth’šu |
| 9 | szi2-me-ma / a-ni-tam2 | hear (it) now! |
| 10 | la2 a-ni-tam2 te2-er-ta-ka3# | “It is not my fault(?) that you have been negligent(?) |
| 11 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na-ku / ma-al-ki | and I am yours. |
| 2 | la-as,-ba-at | I shall seize. |
| 3 | a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma | the apsûtu-plant he cut off, and |
| 4 | i-na isz-te2-en6 a-li-ki-im# | in the middle of the city |
| 5 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 6 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza sze2-ep | the tin and textiles of the šēpî |
| 7 | _dumu_ u2-sa3-ri-a ma-la2 iz-ku-u2-ni | son of Usariya, as much as he established |
| 8 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti-a | “Alā of the extispicy, |
| 9 | a-szar ta-ta-di2-ni | where you gave me |
| 10 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-tu3-ra-am | May your rejoicing return. |
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