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CCT 3, 30, BM 113320 (P358594)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 30, BM 113320 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358594 |
| Museum no. | BM 113320 |
| 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 | a-na i-di2-a-bi-im u3 puzur4-a-szur3 | to Iddi-abīm and Puzur-Ašszur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma | Speak, thus Sabasiya: |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-a-bi-im qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Iddi-abīm: |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) ku-ta-ni i-na 5(u) [n] | 15 kutānu-vessels from 50 |
| 5 | ku-ta-ni [ta]-su2-uq | you shave his head. |
| 6 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ u3! 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-am | 1 talent of tin and 1 homer of ṣalamām, |
| 7 | a-bi / i-di2-na-kum / _sza3-ba_ | the father gave to you, in the heart |
| 8 | sza 4(u) _ma-na an-na / ku3-babbar_ / a-na | of 40 minas of tin silver to |
| 9 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 / ta-di2-in | Ūṣur-šašur was given. |
| 10 | szi2-ti2 / _an-na_ 2(u) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) ku-ta-ni | 20 minas 15 kutānu |
| 11 | u3 / _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-am / isz-tu3 | and a donkey, a ṣalamāma, from |
| 12 | _mu 2(u)-sze3_ / a-na e-bu-t,i2 / i-na | for 20 years for the slaughtering, in |
| 13 | li-bi-ka3 / ta-ak-la2 | Your heart will be pacified. |
| 14 | 2(disz) ku-a-u2-tum 2(disz) i-a-u2-tum | 2 (mana wool for) Kuātum, 2 (for) Iautum |
| 15 | usz-bu-ma / um-ma a-ta-ma / ke-na | he sat down, saying: "Why is it true?" |
| 16 | _tug2 hi_-tu3 / _an-na_ u3 _ansze_ | linen garments, tin and donkeys |
| 17 | i-li-bi-a / isz-ti2 / a-hi-u2-tim | “Ilībiya with the companions, |
| 18 | la2-az-ku-ma / ni-a-tim | “Let me be present, and let me be alive! |
| 19 | ma-ma-an / i-ta!-ba-al | nobody will raise a claim |
| 20 | a-ni-u2-tum / lu-usz-bu | 'Let me live!' |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi a-ta / be-li2 a-ta isz-tu3 | Father, why, my lord, why from? |
| 2 | _mu 2(u)-sze3 / an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2 | for 20 years ... and garments |
| 3 | lu tu3-ka3-a-al / ma-ti2-ma | You should be present wherever you go. |
| 4 | ar-gu5-ma-kum u3 ma-ma-an | You are my friend, and nobody |
| 5 | la2 asz2-pu-ra-kum / a-szar wa-as-mu-ni | I did not write to you, where is he coming? |
| 6 | ep-sza-ma _ku3-babbar_ / a-na puzur4-a-szur | did and silver to Puzur-Assur |
| 7 | di2-in-ma / a-na sza {d}iszkur | a verdict for Adad |
| 8 | li-isz-{qu2}qul2 / a-na puzur4-a-szur | may they pluck up. To Puzur-Assur |
| 9 | qi2-bi-ma / isz-tu3 / _mu 2(u)-sze3 an-na_ | speak! From the 20th year of An |
| 10 | u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2 / a-di2 / u4-mi3-im / a-nim | and a good garment, as long as the days |
| 11 | u2-ka3-al / a-szar / wa-as-mu-ma! | he will hold, wherever he wishes |
| 12 | la2 a-ta-bu-lu / gu5-mu-ur-ma | (Sum) I want to utter an arazu prayer to you (Akk) Do not utter a prayer to me |
| 13 | ma-la2 / la2 a-ka3-bu-su2 / _ku3-babbar_ | as much as he does not weigh out the silver |
| 14 | ma-la2 / ta-la2-qe2-u2 / a-na hu-bu-li | You will take as much as you will to the road. |
| 15 | sza {d}iszkur szu-qul / mi3-szu | of Adad, the šuqul priest, his wife |
| 16 | sza a-na _e2#_{[be2-tim} / pa2-ta-e-em] | who to the house of the governor |
| 17 | um-mi3 / u3 a-hi / i-ka3-lu-u2-ka3-ni | The mother and the brother will eat. |
| 18 | ma-s,a-ar-tum / i-na ku-nu-ki-ka3 | Guards in your sealed document |
| 19 | u3 ku-nu-uk / a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku | and sealed documents of Assur-taklāku, |
| 20 | kan2-ka3-at / t,up-pe2-e-a / pi2-te2-ma | It is the opening of my tablet. |
| 21 | a-ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-a / t,up-pi2 | Amala of the extispicy of the tablet. |
| 22 | sze2-li | šeli |
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