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CCT 3, 32, BM 113356 (P358596)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 32, BM 113356 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358596 |
| Museum no. | BM 113356 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li-ma | thus Adad-ṣululi: |
| 3 | a-di2 sza na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 | as far as the letter |
| 4 | sza i-sze2-ep szu-esz18-dar u3-la2-pi3-ta-ku-ni | (Sum) You are the one who makes the šu’išar-disease disappear(?) (Akk) You who make the shuŋi-eshtar disappear |
| 5 | me-eh-ra-at na-asz2-pe3-er-tim | before the messengers, |
| 6 | szi2-a-ti2 i3-li2-we-da-ku | the life of Ilī-wedakku |
| 7 | u3-la2-pi3-tam2-ma a-na sza-la2-tu3-wa-ar | he will pay back. To Šala-tuwar |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er bu-za-zu u3-bi4-il5-szi2 | I raised your buzāzu-vessel. |
| 9 | i-na na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2 | in the letter |
| 10 | i3-li2-we-da-ku lu _ku3-babbar_ | Ilī-wedakku the silver |
| 11 | 2(u) _ma-na_ lu 3(u) _ma-na_ | 20 mina or 30 mina |
| 12 | ma-la2 te2-pu-szu-ni sze2-bi4-lam | Send me whatever you have done! |
| 13 | u3 a-na-ku ma-la2 | and I, as much as |
| 14 | a-ka3-szu-du lu-ra-di2-ma | I want to go down to the quay and |
| 15 | lu i-a-um lu sza puzur2-a-szur | be it me, be it Puzur-Assur, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sze2-ep {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li | Iškur-ṣululi |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ li-li-ik-szu-ma | the silver may he pay him, and |
| 3 | li-ba-am | the libam priest |
| 4 | a-na puzur2-a-szur lu ni-di2-in | Let us give it to Puzur-Ašsūr! |
| 5 | a-na-kam i-s,e2-er _uruda_-im | “Why does he draw the copper line? |
| 6 | ki-li-szu bu-za-zu | his limbs, būzazu, |
| 7 | i-ir-ti2-bi4-is, sze2-bu-lam | Irtī-biṣ, the šebulam, |
| 8 | la i-mu-a / s,a-al-tu3-um | “If he does not know, the ṣaltû-demon |
| 9 | i-na ba-ri-szu-nu i-te2-be-e | he will go out from them. |
| 10 | i-na {d}utu-szi t,up-pi3-i | by Utu the tablet |
| 11 | ta-sza-me-u2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | You are adjured, your return. |
| 12 | a-s,e2-er i3-li2-we-da-ku | (Sum) I am the shepherd of Ilī-wedāku, (Akk) The shepherd of Illil-wedašu, |
| 13 | u3 bu-za-zu li-li-kam-ma | and your buzzu may it come to me, and |
| 14 | mi3-ma bu-za-zu isz-ti2 | whatever you desire with |
| 15 | i3-li2-we-da-ku la2 i-za-ku?! | Ilī-wedāku does not |
| left | ||
| 1 | ki-ma ku-wa-ti2 a-ma-<kam> szal2-mi3-esz18-dar a-na | Like a kuwaštu-demon, I am sending Šalmī-Išar to |
| 2 | ka3-la2-szi2-na-ma sza-i-il5 | all of them carried off. |
| 3 | <na-asz2>-be-er-ti2-im mi3-ma la2 ta-sza-qa2-lam | <You will not raise a claim,” |
Sources & licences
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