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CCT 3, 21, BM 113389 (P358579)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 21, BM 113389 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358579 |
| Museum no. | BM 113389 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 szu-hu-bur-ma | Šuhubur (speaks) thus: |
| 2 | a-na im-di2-dingir pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Imdi-dingir Pušu |
| 3 | a-mur-{d}utu u3 zu-pa2 | Amur-šamaš and Zupa |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma a-na a-mur-{d}utu | speak to Amur-Šamaš |
| 5 | u3 zu-pa2 qi2-bi4-ma te2-er-ti2 | and Zu-pa, speak, and extispicy |
| 6 | la2-li-im / isz-tu3 | “From |
| 7 | ha-hi-im / i-li-ka3-ku-nu-ti2-ma | they will come to you, and |
| 8 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ sza ki-ma | 1 talent of tin, which like |
| 9 | i-a-ti2 / i-di2-nu-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | I gave to you. |
| 10 | ki-ma la2-li-im / a-tu3-nu | Like a lalû-demon, you are the one who gives birth. |
| 11 | tal-qe2-a / a-na-kam | you took, why? |
| 12 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na _an-na_-ki-a | 10 minas of silver for tin |
| 13 | a-wi-lum2 / pa2-szu | the man’s mouth |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-nam / la2 li-bi4 <dingir-ma> | He who does not trust in his god |
| 2 | la2-lu-um me-et / a-na-kam | Lalûm, what is it that is missing? |
| 3 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-szu | from his silver |
| 4 | al-qe2-ma sza ki-ma | I took, and that like |
| 5 | szu-a-ti2 um-ma szu-ut-ma | that one, thus he: |
| 6 | szu-pur-ma a-szar _an-na_-ka3 | send, and at the place of An |
| 7 | il5-qe2-u2-ni / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | took, the silver |
| 8 | li-isz-qu2-lu-ni-kum | may they pluck up for you. |
| 9 | a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu | Ahua! Atunu! |
| 10 | ki-ma t,up-pi2 ta-asz2-me-a-ni | You heard me like a tablet. |
| 11 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 10 minas of refined silver |
| 12 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-ap2 la2!-li-im | from the old silver |
| 13 | li-qe2-a-ma a-na im-di2-dingir | take, and to Imdi-ilum |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 szu-uq-la2 | and pušu-kēn-disease. |
Sources & licences
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