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CCT 2, 45, BM 113562 (P358554)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 45, BM 113562 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358554 |
| Museum no. | BM 113562 |
| 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 | um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Puzur-ištar speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u2 i-ku-pi3-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | and Ikūpi-Aš[ur] speak!” |
| 4 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 5 | a-hi a-ta a-na u4-mu-u2 | “My brother, in the future, |
| 6 | e-t,a2-ru-im | scrap metal |
| 7 | i-na sza-ha-at | in the šaḫat |
| 8 | i-ku-pi3-a-szur i-zi-iz-ma | Ikū-pî-Assur stood, and |
| 9 | lu sza na-ru-uq | or of the stele, |
| 10 | zu-pa2 lu szal2-t,a2-tu3-a | may my sins be erased, |
| 11 | sza li-bi zu-pa2 | of the lībi-zu-pa |
| 12 | t,up-pi3-i / i-ku-pi3-a-szur | Tablet of Ikupi-Assur. |
| 13 | lu-la2-mi3-id-ka3-ma | I shall let you know, and |
| 14 | ma-la2 / la2 ta-ba-li-ka3 | Do not abandon me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | gu-mu-ur-szi2-na | Gumuršina |
| 2 | lu sza tam2-ka3-ru-a | or that of a seal |
| 3 | a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | where the silver is 1 shekel |
| 4 | ha-bu-lu-ni-ni s,u2-ha-ru-um | “Ḫabulunīni, the ṣuḫarum-priestess, |
| 5 | lu-la2-mi3-id-ka3-ma | I shall let you know, and |
| 6 | a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ qa2-ra-bi4-im | where the silver is 1 shekel of qarabum |
| 7 | u2-za-an s,u2-ha-ri-im pi3-te2 | “He will remove the ṣuḫarû-flour from the mouth. |
| 8 | szu-ma a-wa-at zu-pa2 | he is the word of a sage |
| 9 | ta-ag-ta-am-ra | to the border |
| 10 | sa2-ru-u2-um i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | the sārû-tax with silver |
| 11 | sza!-im i-na a-wa-ti2-ku-nu | that by your words |
| 12 | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ usz-ta-bu-ni | as long as he holds the silver, |
| 13 | sa2-ru-u2-um qa2-ti2 | the sārû-offering of the hand |
| 14 | lu-bi-il5 me-eh-ri | Let me carry (them) on my own. |
| left | ||
| 1 | x a-ma-kam lu sza a-lim{ki} | “I have heard that of the city |
| 2 | i-na _igi_ pu-szu-ke!-en6! iz-ku-ma | before Pušukēn he stood, and |
| 3 | la2-mi3-su2 | his debts |
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