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CCT 2, 46-47, BM 113560 (P358556)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 46-47, BM 113560 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358556 |
| Museum no. | BM 113560 |
| 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 ku-zi-zi-a / u2-sa2-nim | to Kuzizīya he added. |
| 2 | u3 a-szur-du10 qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-ṭāb speak! |
| 3 | a-na ku-zi-zi-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Kuzizia: |
| 4 | um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Puzur-ištar speaks thus: |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ pa2-sza-lam _sag10_ | 1/2 mina of silver for the šalālu-tax |
| 6 | _diri_ / sza ha-ra-an a-lim{ki} | surplus of the harran of the city |
| 7 | i-na s,e2-ri-ka3 / im-di2-dingir | In your steppe Imdi-ilum |
| 8 | i-szu u4-mu-ka3 / e-ta-at-qu2 | They have taken it as a loan. |
| 9 | a-ha-ma 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ / x | together: 30 minas of tin |
| 10 | ta-la2-qe2-ma i-x x x | you will take and . |
| 11 | _an-na_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na [ku3-ki] sag10_ | 1/2 mina of refined silver |
| 12 | ta-sza-qal a-ma-la2 t,up-pe2-e-ka3 | You will pour, I will weigh it out on your tablet. |
| 13 | ha-ru-mu-tim / sza-qa2-lam | “Ḫarumūtum, the highest, |
| 14 | qa2-bi-a-ti2-ni / _ku3-ki_ sza | our utterances of the holy word that |
| 15 | li-bi-ka3 / a-ma-la2 | I will fill your heart. |
| 16 | t,up-pi2-i / sza _ku3-ki_-ka3 | Tablet of Kukki. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-uk-ma / a-na | are sealed and to |
| 2 | a-szur-du10 / pi2-qi2-id-ma | Assur-ṭāb will be appointed, and |
| 3 | lu-ub-lam / a-bi a-ta | Let me bring, my father, from the father |
| 4 | a-na-kam-ma / as,-ba-at-ka3 | Here I have seized you. |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / _ku3-ki_ / sza | Thus (says) I: the city Kuki of |
| 6 | li-bi-ka3 / szu-qul2 / um-ma | Your heart is pacified, thus says |
| 7 | a-ta-ma / _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ / a!-na! | why 1 shekel of silver to |
| 8 | a-ka3-li-a / la2-szu / isz-ti2 | “Alas, there is none,’ |
| 9 | a-szur-tak2-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | Assur-taklāku, son of Alaḫum |
| 10 | a-wa-ti2 / a-la2-qe2-ma / a-la2-ak | I will take my words and I will go. |
| 11 | i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | in her womb |
| 12 | _e2-gal_-lum2 / bu-la2-ti2-a | the palace of my life |
| 13 | u2-ta-ra-ma / _ku3-ki_ sza | he returned, and Kukia which |
| 14 | li-bi-a / a-ka3-na-ka3-ma | In the midst of the flood, |
| 15 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum / a-na | I will send to you. |
| 16 | u2-sa2-nim qi2-bi-ma | speak!” |
| 17 | a-szur-du10 | Assur-ṭab |
| left | ||
| 1 | ne2-esz15-pe3-er-tam2 sza a-bi-ni | Ne’ešpertam of Abinu |
| 2 | a-szur-du10 na-asz2-a-kum | Ašur-ṭāb brought you. |
| 3 | szi2-ta-me-szi2-ma / a-na a-szur-du10 | Šitamēšima to Ašur-ṭab |
| 4 | di2-szi | Iši |
Sources & licences
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